Schedule
#1 texas def. #4 liberty 4-0
Singles Results:
Nicaise Muamba (LU) def. #57 Siem Woldeab (UT) 6-4, 6-0
#120 Eliot Spizzirri (UT) def. Josh Wilson (LU) 6-4, 6-1
#78 Micah Braswell (UT) def. Goncalo Ferreira (LU) 6-4, 6-1
Cleeve Harper (UT) def. Rafa Marques Da Silva (LU) 6-4, 6-4
Chih Chi Huang (UT) v Christiaan Worst (LU) 7-5, 4-2, unf.
Evin McDonald (UT) v Deji Thomas-Smith (LU) 7-6, 2-4, unf.
Doubles Results:
Spizzirri/Woldeab (UT) def. Wilson/Ferreira (LU) 6-4
Holden/Huang (UT) v Worst/Thomas-Smith (LU) 4-4, unf.
Braswell/Harper (UT) def. Muamba/Longwe-Smit (LU) 6-3
#2 florida def. #3 arizona 4-2
Singles Results:
#12 Duarte Vale (UF) v #50 Jonas Ziverts (ARIZ) 4-6, 7-5, 4-3, unf.
#8 Sam Riffice (UF) def. Alejandro Reguant (ARIZ) 6-3, 6-2
#105 Gustaf Strom (ARIZ) def. #85 Andy Andrade (UF) 6-3, 6-2
Johannes Ingildsen (UF) def. #54 Filip Malbasic (ARIZ) 7-5, 4-6, 6-3
Ben Shelton (UF) def. Carlos Hassey (ARIZ) 4-6, 6-3, 6-2
#68 Blaise Bicknell (UF) def. Nick Lagaev (ARIZ) 6-4, 6-3
Doubles Results:
#45 Vale/Riffice (UF) def. Middleton/Ziverts (ARIZ) 6-4
Hassey/Reguant (ARIZ) def. Ingildsen/Shelton (UF) 6-3
Malbasic/Strom (ARIZ) def. Andrade/Grant (UF) 6-4
championship
#1 TEXAS DEF. #2 FLORIDA 4-3
Singles Results:
1. #57 Siem Woldeab (UT) def. #12 Duarte Vale (UF) 7-5, 7-5
2. #120 Eliot Spizzirri (UT) def. #8 Sam Riffice (UF) 5-7, 6-4, 6-3
3. #85 Andy Andrade (UF) def. #78 Micah Braswell (UT) 6-3, 6-0
4. Cleeve Harper (UT) def. Johannes Ingildsen (UF) 6-2, 6-2
5. Chih Chi Huang (UT) def. Ben Shelton (UF) 6-4, 7-6 (7-3)
6. #68 Blaise Bicknell (UF) def. Evin McDonald (UT) 6-3, 4-6, 6-4
Doubles Results:
1. #45 Vale/ Riffice (UF) def. Spizzirri/ Woldeab (UT) 6-2
2. Holden/Huang (UT) vs. Ingildsen/ Shelton (UF) 5-4, unf.
3. Andrade/ Grant (UF) def. Braswell/ Harper (UT) 6-2
consolation
#3 aRIZONA Def. #4 LIBERTY 4-0
Singles Results
1. #50 Jonas Ziverts (ARIZ) vs. Nicaise Muamba (LIBERTYM) 6-1, 2-5, unf.
2. Alejandro Reguant (ARIZ) vs. Josh Wilson (LIBERTYM) 6-1, 6-5, unf.
3. #105 Gustaf Strom (ARIZ) def. Goncalo Ferreira (LIBERTYM) 6-2, 6-4
4. #54 Filip Malbasic (ARIZ) def. R. Marques Da Silva (LIBERTYM) 6-2, 6-2
5. Carlos Hassey (ARIZ) def. Christiaan Worst (LIBERTYM) 6-3, 6-4
6. Nick Lagaev (ARIZ) vs. Deji Thomas-Smith (LIBERTYM) 6-3, 5-1, unf.
Doubles Results:
1. Middleton Ziverts (ARIZ) def. Ferreira/ Wilson (LIBERTYM) 7-5
2. Thomas-Smith/ Worst (LIBERTYM) vs. Hassey/ Reguant (ARIZ) no result
3. Malbasic/ Strom (ARIZ) def. Muamba/R. M. Da Silva (LIBERTYM) 6-2
Rosters
Texas (Host)
Coach: Bruce Berque
Asst. Coach: Brandon Wagner
Leighton Allen, FR
Nevin Arimilli, JR
Micah Braswell, FR
Jacob Bullard, SO
Cleeve Harper, SO
Payton Holden, SR
Chih Chi Huang, JR
Evin McDonal, SO
Eliot Spizzirri, SO
Eshan Talluri, SO
Siem Woldeab, SO
Florida
Coach: Bryan Shelton
Asst. Coach: Tanner Stump
Andy Andrade, SR
Brian Berdusco, SR
Blaise Bicknell, SO
Josh Goodger, SR
Will Grant, SO
Lukas Greif, JR
Johannes Ingildsen, R-SR^
Sam Riffice, JR*^
Ben Shelton, FR
Duarte Vale, SR*^
Arizona
Coach: Clancy Shields
Asst. Coach: Bryce Warren
Carlos Hassey, JR
Jared Horwood, SO
Igor Karpovets, JR
Nick Lagaev, FR
Filip Malbasic, JR
Jett Middleton, FR
Conner Olsen, SO
Alejandro Reguant, SR
Hiroki Sakagawa, FR
Jonas Ziverts, SO
Liberty
Coach: Derek Schwandt
Asst. Coach: Trevor Foshey
Goncalo Ferreira, FR
Zion Heaven, SO
Thando Longwe-Smit, R-FR
Rafael Marques Da Silva, FR
Nicaise Muamba, JR
Steve Mundt, SO
Deji Thomas-Smith, FR
Josh Wilson, SO
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*Returning Singles All-American, ^Returning Doubles All-American
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Team Background
TEXAS
2019 NCAA Champion
37 total NCAA appearances
15 ITA top-10 finishes
#1 recruiting class in 2019 (tennisrecruiting.net), #5 in 2020
34 athletes have earned 66 All-American honors
FLORIDA
2019 NCAA Final Four
55-28 in NCAA play
13 top-10 ITA finishes
2 NCAA singles champions (Mark Merklein - 1994, Jeff Morrison - 1999)
27 athletes have earned 62 All-American honors
ARIZONA
9 NCAA appearances
Team has contributed 8 members of the UA Sports Hall of Fame
2019 NCAA competitor
7 athletes have earned 9 All-American honors
LIBERTY
Nicaise Muamba won ASUN Player of the Year honors in 2019
Josh Wilson won ASUN Freshman of the Year honors in 2019
Conference semifinalist in 2019
Coaches
Texas - Bruce Berque
2nd season as Texas head coach
Coached Texas to its first NCAA team championship in 2019
2012 ITA Regional Coach of the Year
Head or assistant coach for 4 national team championships (2 NCAA, 2 ITA) and 6 national individual championships
Has coached 5 singles players and 3 doubles teams to a #1 national ranking
Florida - Bryan Shelton
9th season as Florida head coach
372-172 (.684) career record
Coached the Georgia Tech women to an NCAA championship in 2007
Lead Florida to an NCAA Final Four in 2019
2007 ITA National Coach of the Year - Women
2-time ITA Regional Coach of the Year
Arizona - Clancy Shields
5th season as Arizona head coach
2019 Pac-12 Coach of the Year
2019 ITA Southwest Region Coach of the Year
Of Arizona's 7 athletes with the highest career singles win percentage, Shields has coached 5 of them
2016 ITA Mountain Region Coach of the Year
2016 Mountain West Coach of the Year
Liberty - Derek Schwandt
4th season as Liberty head coach
32-29 (.525) career record
Coached Nicaise Muamba to the NCAA singles championships, becoming only the second player in Liberty history to qualify
Mentored Chase Burton to ITA Ashe Leadership & Sportsmanship Award in 2019