San Diego – Texas Men’s Tennis junior Eliot Spizzirri advanced to the finals of the ITA National Fall Championships in San Diego on Saturday.
The fourth-seeded No. 35 Spizzirri defeated top-seeded No. 28 Garrett Johns of Duke, 6-0, 4-6, 6-3. After sweeping the opening set, Spizzirri trailed 2-0 in the second after a break in the opening game. He got that break back to even it at 2-2, but Johns broke right back to regain the lead, which he maintained to send it to a third set. That frame stayed on serve up to a 4-3 lead for Spizzirri when he secured the break he needed for 5-3 and served out from there.
It was the second time Spizzirri downed Johns this fall after the two previously met in the quarterfinals of the ITA All-American Championships on Oct. 7, a 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 decision.
Spizzirri will now face 3 seed Nishesh Basavareddy of Stanford, who is ranked by the ITA as the No. 2 freshman/newcomer coming into the year. That match will start not before 12 p.m. PT/2 p.m. CT.
Spizzirri becomes the first Longhorn to reach the final of the National Fall Championships since 2019 when Yuya Ito claimed the tournament title.
Live scoring can be found on the Tennis Ticker app, with live video streaming on Track Tennis, while select matches will have commentary from Cracked Racquets.
2022 ITA National Fall Championships
Tournament Information
Tournament Home Page
Live Scoring
Live Video
Cracked Racquets Broadcast
Results/Schedule
Saturday, Nov. 5 (Semifinals)
Singles
4 seed No. 35 Eliot Spizzirri (UT) def. 1 seed No. 28 Garrett Johns (Duke), 6-0, 4-6, 6-3
Sunday, Nov. 6 (Finals)
Singles
4 seed No. 35 Eliot Spizzirri (UT) vs. 3 seed Nishesh Basavareddy (Stanford), nb 12 p.m. PT/2 p.m. CT