Austin – No. 2 Texas Men’s Tennis swept ACU, 7-0, to open the 2026 season on Saturday at the Weller Indoor Tennis Center. The teams played out both doubles and singles with the Longhorns winning all nine matches without dropping a set.
Three freshmen made their UT dual match debuts, including Abel Forger, Lucas Marionneau and Mariano Dedura-Palomero. Forger played his first-ever matches as a Longhorn after arriving this past week, while Marionneau and Dedura-Palomero came in the fall and participated in tournament play.
It was Marionneau and Dedura-Palomero who paired together in doubles and were first off the court with a 6-3 win over Merse Deli and Jorge Aza at No. 3. Texas then secured a pair of 6-4 wins, first by the duo of senior Jonah Braswell and sophomore Evan Burnett against Tomas Quesada and Dennis Dutiné at No. 2 to clinch the point, and then by Forger and senior Sebastian Gorzny versus Luis Jose Nakamine and Ethan Scribner to close out doubles.
In singles, Dedura-Palomero and Marionneau were again first off the court with Dedura-Palomero beginning his UT dual match singles career in decisive fashion with a 6-0, 6-0 sweep of Scribner at No. 5. A short time later, Marionneau produced an impressive score of his own with a 6-0, 6-2 victory over Deli at No. 4 to provide the Longhorns a 3-0 lead.
It was Gorzny who then clinched it after also sweeping his first set, just like Dedura-Palomero and Marionneau, on the way to a 6-0, 6-3 win over Nakamine at No. 1.
With the overall match secured, Braswell, Burnett and Forger brought home the sweep, with Braswell taking a 6-2, 6-1 victory over Dutiné at No. 3, Burnett claiming a 6-1, 6-4 win against Aza, and Forger posting a 7-6 (5), 6-2 win versus Quesada.
#2 Texas 7, Abilene Christian 0
Singles – Order of Finish (5,4,1,3,6,2)
1. #39 Sebastian Gorzny (TEX) def. Luis Jose Nakamine (ACU) 6-0, 6-3
2. Abel Forger (TEX) def. Tomas Quesada (ACU) 7-6 (7-5), 6-2
3. Jonah Braswell (TEX) def. Dennis Dutine (ACU) 6-2, 6-1
4. Lucas Marionneau (TEX) def. Merse Deli (ACU) 6-0, 6-2
5. Mariano Dedura-Palomero (TEX) def. Ethan Scribner (ACU) 6-0, 6-0
6. Evan Burnett (TEX) def. Jorge Aza (ACU) 6-1, 6-4
Doubles – Order of Finish (3,2,1)
1. Sebastian Gorzny/Abel Forger (TEX) def. Luis Jose Nakamine/Ethan Scribner (ACU) 6-4
2. Jonah Braswell/Evan Burnett (TEX) def. Tomas Quesada/Dennis Dutine (ACU) 6-4
3. Lucas Marionneau/Mariano Dedura-Palomero (TEX) def. Merse Deli/Jorge Aza (ACU) 6-3
Individual Match Key Moments
(by order of finish)
Doubles No. 3: Marionneau/Dedura-Palomero (TEX) def. Deli/Aza (ACU), 6-3
Texas broke for a 3-1 lead on the third-straight deuce-point game between the teams.
Doubles No. 2: Braswell/Burnett (TEX) def. Quesada/Dutine (ACU), 6-4
Texas broke for a 4-3 lead with last three games staying on serve.
Doubles No. 1: Gorzny/Forger (TEX) def. Nakamine/Scribner (ACU), 6-4
Texas earned the only break of the match for a 3-2 lead on a deuce point and then held its last two serves on deuce points including match point.
Singles No. 5: Dedura-Palomero (TEX) def. Scribner (ACU) 6-0, 6-0
First Set: Dedura-Palomero broke Scribners’ first two serves on deuce points on the way to a set sweep.
Second Set: Dedura-Palomero completed the sweep with a deuce-point hold.
Singles No. 4: Marionneau (TEX) def. Deli (ACU) 6-0, 6-2
First Set: Marionneau broke Deli’s first two serves on deuce points on the way to a set sweep.
Second Set: Marionneau broke Deli’s last two serves on deuce points, including match point.
Singles No. 1: Gorzny (TEX) def. Nakamine (ACU) 6-0, 6-3
First Set: Gorzny broke on a deuce point for 2-0 on the way to a set sweep.
Second Set: Gorzny earned the final break for a 4-2 lead.
Singles No. 3: Jo. Braswell (TEX) def. Dutiné (ACU) 6-2, 6-1
First Set: Braswell broke for a 3-1 lead and again for the set.
Second Set: Braswell closed on a 5-0 run.
Singles No. 6: Burnett (TEX) def. Aza (ACU) 6-1, 6-4
First Set: Burnett broke in the opening game and closed on a 4-0 run, including a deuce-point match point.
Second Set: Burnett earned the final break for the match.
Singles No. 2: Forger (TEX) def. Quesada (ACU) 7-6 (7-5), 6-2
First Set: Forger got a break back for 3-3 with the rest of the set on serve.
First Set Tiebreaker: Forger used a 3-0 run to go from 2-4 to 5-4 then won the last two points.
Second Set: Forger broke in the opening game on a deuce point and then again for 5-2.