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No. 17 men’s tennis ends season in Sweet 16

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No. 17 men’s tennis ends season in Sweet 16


AUSTIN, TX – The No. 17 Texas A&M men’s tennis team fell in the Austin Regional, 4-0, to the No. 3 Texas Longhorns at the Texas Tennis Center Friday night.

“I was proud of the guys,” head coach Steve Denton said. “I thought they fought really hard in doubles, we were down three on court two and were able to come back and win a tiebreaker. I was proud of the way our guys competed tonight and played really hard despite not being at our best. Obviously, our leader was not out there playing, but the rest of the guys stepped up and played at a high level, which I was very pleased to see.”

The doubles point proved to be highly competitive with all six pairings winning five sets in their respective matches. On court 2, the duo of JC Roddick and Lathan Skrobarcek were down 3-0 to Eshan Talluri/Pierre-Yves Bailly of Texas (25-3) but responded by claiming three straight sets to even the score. Roddick/Skrobarcek would see-saw with their opponent for the rest of the match until the tie breaker with the score knotted at 6-6. The Aggie pair dominated the tie breaker, 7-3, to give A&M (20-11) its first match of doubles. However, the Longhorns went on to take the other two duals by a score of 7-5 in both matches to capture the doubles point.

The Maroon & White were without two-time All-SEC First Team selection No. 20 Raphael Perot due to injury. The Longhorns capitalized and took three singles wins on courts 2, 3 and 6 to claim the match.

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Perot and Roddick will take part in NCAAs during the singles portion of the tournament and No. 14 Giulio Perego and Togan Tokac will compete in doubles for the national title. The tournament will take place May 20-25 at the Greenwood Tennis Center in Stillwater, Oklahoma.

MATCH STATS

Doubles

  • No. 26 Eliot Spizzirri/Siem Woldeab (UT) def. No. 14 Giulio Perego/Togan Tokac (TAMU) 7-5
  • JC Roddick/Lathan Skrobarcek (TAMU) def. Pierre-Yves Bailly 7-6 (7-3)
  • Micah Braswell/Cleeve Harper (UT) def. Tiago Pires/Luke Casper (TAMU) 7-5

Order of finish: 1, 2, 3*

Singles

  • No. 42 JC Roddick (TAMU) vs. No. 2 Eliot Spizzirri (UT) 5-7, 4-5 UNF
  • No. 5 Micah Braswell (UT) def. Giulio Perego (TAMU) 6-3, 6-3
  • No. 40 Gilles-Arnaud Bailly (UT) def. Togan Tokac (TAMU) 6-3, 6-4
  • Tiago Pires (TAMU) vs. Siem Woldeab (UT) 3-6, 6-4, 2-2 UNF
  • Luke Casper (TAMU) vs. No. 56 Jonah Braswell (UT) 0-6, 5-5 UNF
  • Cleeve Harper (UT) def. Lathan Skrobarcek (TAMU) 6-3, 6-1



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Aaliyah Crump plans to transfer from Texas: report

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AUSTIN (KXAN) — According to a report by On3Sports, Texas freshman guard Aaliyah Crump will enter the transfer portal.

On3’s Talia Goodman reported Monday that Crump is headed out of Austin, leaving head coach Vic Schaefer without one of the most coveted recruits of the 2025 class.

Texas guard Aaliyah Crump, center, battles Vanderbilt forward Sacha Washington, left, and guard Aubrey Galvan, right, for the ball during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

Crump averaged 17.4 minutes per game over 24 games played this season, missing almost the entire nonconference schedule with a foot injury. She scored 7.9 points per game, with a high of 18 against Texas Southern on Nov. 16, and about one steal per game.

She was one of Texas’ top perimeter shooting threats, making 23 of 73 3-point attempts for 32%.

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Crump, a 6-foot-1 guard from Minnetonka, Minnesota, will have three seasons of eligibility left. She was ranked as the No. 5 recruit in her class by ESPN, and she was on the Team USA U16 squad that won gold at the FIBA Americas Championships in 2023.

Aaliyah Moore, who missed the entire season after having surgery on both knees, also intends to transfer from the Longhorns.



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Austin City Council members ask to begin process of renaming Cesar Chavez Street

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AUSTIN, Texas — Some members of the Austin City Council are calling on the city manager to develop a plan for renaming Cesar Chavez Street after allegations of sexual abuse came out against the late labor leader earlier this year.

According to a memo on Friday to City Manager T.C. Broadnax, José Velásquez, Vanessa Fuentes, José “Chito” Vela and Zohaib “Zo” Qadri requested Broadnax develop a community outreach plan to gather input and assess the cost to the city, residents and businesses on renaming the street.

“The City of Austin is committed to upholding the dignity and safety of all people and affirms its unwavering support to survivors of sexual violence,” the memo said. 

The council members outlined how the outreach plan should be developed and what should be included.

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For the development of the plan, council members asked Broadnax to do the following steps:

  • Work with the Equity Office, Transportation and Public Works Department, and other appropriate departments as needed.
  • Engage Latino Community Leaders, labor unions, City Commissions and residents, businesses, neighborhood associations located on East and West Cesar Chavez Street.
  • Assess estimated renaming costs to the city.
  • Assess estimated renaming costs to residents and businesses on East and West Cesar Chavez Street.
  • Follow additional guidelines provided by the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO).

And the council members said the outreach plan should include:

  • A series of hybrid listening sessions with at least two in-person sessions and one virtual session.
  • An online survey for the public.
  • A stakeholder survey for residents and businesses on East and West Cesar Chavez Street to understand the impacts of renaming the street.

The council members requested that Broadnax come up with a report by May 26 that included a plan, cost estimates and a proposed timeline for the renaming, according to the memo.

César Chávez was known for his work with the farmworker movement and co-founded the National Farm Workers Association, which later became the United Farm Workers of America, with Dolores Huerta. Huerta said she was one of the young women and girls who were groomed and sexually abused by Chávez, which resulted in two pregnancies. She gave birth to the two children and sent them to live with other families.

In her statement, Huerta said she did not know about the other women and girls and that she stayed silent for 60 years because she worried that her coming forward would hurt the farmworker movement.

Other Texas cities have already distanced themselves from Chávez. In Fort Worth, the city removed the street toppers that honored Chávez.

The Cesar E. Chavez Legacy & Educational Foundation — the foundation that hosted the nation’s largest César Chávez march in San Antonio for 29 years — announced it will soon dissolve. The City of San Antonio moved the Cesar Chavez city holiday to Good Friday, and it is requesting the public’s feedback on renaming César E. Chávez Boulevard.

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Also, the Texas Education Agency (TEA) has directed all public schools to suspend any instruction or activities related to Chávez.

Chávez died on April 23, 1993, at the age of 66.



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Family of Round Rock student hit by car Wednesday asking for prayers from community

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The family of a Round Rock ISD student that was hit by a car Wednesday issued a statement asking for prayers from the community following the incident.

The incident occurred just after 3:30 p.m. Wednesday at the intersection of Teravista Club Drive and Teravista Parkway.

The child was riding a bicycle when he was struck by a vehicle while crossing in a crosswalk. He suffered from “incapacitating injuries,” according to the Texas Department of Public Safety.

According to the family statement, the victim sustained major injuries to his brain and neck. The family asked for prayers on Easter Sunday in support of the victim.

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The family of the victim are “asking the Lord to perform a miracle” on their son. They also stated that he “walked through life as everyone’s friend. He is a kind person that would help friend’s in need and with great confidence and strength, stick up for others who couldn’t stick up for themselves.”

Round Rock ISD confirmed that the student was a Teravista Elementary School student. The principal stated in the shared statement that counselors are available to help support students during this time.

The lead agencies on the Wednesday incident are the Round Rock Police Department and Texas DPS.



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