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UT Tyler men's tennis player Jorge Sala Frigeri celebrates during the Patriots' 6-1 win over DBU on April 15, 2021, at the Summers Tennis Center in Tyler, Texas
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Men’s Tennis Clinches Share of LSC Title

UT Tyler clinched at least a share of its first LSC team championship with a 6-1 win over DBU

Box Score TYLER, Texas -- UT Tyler kept its perfect Lone Star Conference record intact with a 6-1 win over DBU on Thursday, clinching at least a share of the conference men's tennis championship with a chance to claim the title outright on Saturday.
 
The Patriots claimed the doubles points with a tiebreaker victory at No. 2 doubles, where Gonzalo Fernandez Gil and Jorge Sala Frigeri posted a 7-6 (7-2) win after the teams split the No. 1 and No. 3 doubles matches. DBU posted a 6-2 win at No. 1 doubles, which UT Tyler answered with a 6-2 win at No. 3 from Egor Shestakov and Moritz Mayer.
 
UT Tyler won 5 of 6 singles matches to secure the win, collecting all 5 points by virtue of straight-set victories. DBU's lone singles win came on a third-set super tiebreaker at No. 3 singles.
 
Egor Shestakov and Jan Lucca Marquardt led the way with victories in the top two positions of the singles lineup, as Shestakov posted a 6-4, 6-4 win while Marquardt notched a 6-2, 6-1 win at the No. 2 spot.
 
Yudai Watanabe (No. 4) and Jorge Sala Frigeri (No. 5) did not lose a game until the second set of their singles matches, as Watanabe secured a 6-0. 6-2 win while Sala finished with a 6-0, 6-3 win. Jonas Dixon registered the final team point for UT Tyler with a 7-5, 6-3 win at No. 6 singles.
 
With the victory, UT Tyler improved to 9-7 overall and 6-0 in LSC play, while DBU fell to 10-8 overall and 2-4 in the LSC.
 
The Patriots' 2021 season wraps up at home on Saturday with a matchup against Midwestern State.
 
UT Tyler 6, DBU 1
 
Doubles
No. 1 Gabe Garrido/Josh Williams (DBU) def. Jan Lucca Marquardt/Michael Apple (UTT) 6-2
No. 2 Gonzalo Fernandez Gil/Jorge Sala Frigeri (UTT) def. Grant McKenzie/Aaron Capone (DBU) 7-6 (7-2)
No. 3 Egor Shestakov/Moritz Mayer (UTT) def. Hunter Terrell/Joshua Ramos (DBU) 6-2
 
Singles
No. 1 Egor Shestakov (UTT) def. Grant McKenzie (DBU) 6-4, 6-4
No. 2 Jan Lucca Marquardt (UTT) def. Aaron Capone (DBU) 6-2, 6-1
No. 3 Gabe Garrido (DBU) def. Gonzalo Fernandez Gil (UTT) 2-6, 6-1, 1-0 (10-7)
No. 4 Yudai Watanabe (UTT) def. Hunter Terrell (DBU) 6-0, 6-2
No. 5 Jorge Sala Frigeri (UTT) def. Josh Williams (DBU) 6-0, 6-3
No. 6 Jonas Dixon (UTT) def. Joshua Ramos (DBU) 7-5, 6-3
 
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Players Mentioned

Michael Apple

Michael Apple

5' 9"
Graduate Student
Jonas Dixon

Jonas Dixon

6' 1"
Junior
Jan Lucca Marquardt

Jan Lucca Marquardt

6' 5"
Sophomore
Jorge Sala Frigeri

Jorge Sala Frigeri

5' 11"
Senior
Gonzalo Fernandez Gil

Gonzalo Fernandez Gil

6' 1"
Junior
Moritz Mayer

Moritz Mayer

6' 4"
Freshman
Egor Shestakov

Egor Shestakov

6' 0"
Freshman
Yudai Watanabe

Yudai Watanabe

5' 7"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Michael Apple

Michael Apple

5' 9"
Graduate Student
Jonas Dixon

Jonas Dixon

6' 1"
Junior
Jan Lucca Marquardt

Jan Lucca Marquardt

6' 5"
Sophomore
Jorge Sala Frigeri

Jorge Sala Frigeri

5' 11"
Senior
Gonzalo Fernandez Gil

Gonzalo Fernandez Gil

6' 1"
Junior
Moritz Mayer

Moritz Mayer

6' 4"
Freshman
Egor Shestakov

Egor Shestakov

6' 0"
Freshman
Yudai Watanabe

Yudai Watanabe

5' 7"
Freshman