Tennis

After completing a historic run to the NCAA championship, which saw the Longhorns defeat Wake Forest to capture their school’s first title, the Texas men’s tennis team will look to continue its momentum from the previous season as invitational play begins.

Second-ranked Texas has not been fazed by anything this year, not after 18-year head coach Michael Center was fired mid-season, not after falling in the Big 12 Championship game to Baylor, and certainly not now, as No. 24 California enters Austin for the NCAA Championship Round of 16 match on Saturday.

Texas secured its sixth straight round of 16 appearance in the NCAA Championships after taking care of Tennessee Tech and South Florida on Friday and Saturday.

On Tuesday evening as the sun was setting over Austin, Texas, the men’s tennis team was busy posing for team photos, with the Tower dressed in burnt orange as a backdrop.