With 3 W's in the past 6 days over Top 10 teams, Texas Tech is clearly playing their best tennis of the year. They are now projected to jump into the Top 30 in the next ITA rankings which, under normal circumstances, would qualify the Red Raiders for an at large NCAA bid. But because they have a sub .500 record (13-14), that isn't possible and they have to win today to have a NCAA chance. It's win or go home. and for their seniors - Frog-killer Jolan Cailleau and Carlos Di Laura - it could be the last match of their college careers. Coach Masi and their team are aware of this and they're "not going to change a thing" and are going to play with "desperation." That means that the line-up will probably be #29 Cailleau, #79 Bjorn Thomson, Alex Sendegeya, Connor Curry, DiLaura and Jackson Cobb.
Meanwhile, the Frogs have made mincemeat out of the Big 12 which, with 4 Top 10 teams, 5 Top 15 teams and now mall 6 teams in the Top 30, are arguably the best college tennis conference. Our Big12 record in 6 matches is 28-3, which doesn't even include enough losses to lose one match, let alone 6. Can we clinch our 2nd straight tournament championship - the 8th all sports all-time in the Big12? It's on Fox Sports Southwest and Fox College Sports Central in less than an hour.
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