Tech's Tyson bound for transfer portal, according to report
Texas Tech basketball player Jaylon Tyson, who started all but one game for the Red Raiders this past season, will have his name entered into the NCAA transfer portal, according to a report Sunday by The Athletic.
Tyson had not yet entered his name into the portal, a Texas Tech official confirmed Sunday.
The 6-foot-7 swingman from Plano John Paul II averaged 10.7 points and 6.1 rebounds per game during his sophomore season, the Red Raiders finishing 16-16. His rebounding average ranked eighth in the Big 12.
Assuming Tyson follows through and transfers, his next college program would be his third. He played in eight games for Texas during the 2021-2022 season before transferring to Tech at mid-term that year.
Men's tennis
NORMAN, Okla. — Olle Wallin and Franco Ribero won their doubles matches as well as Nos. 1 and 2 singles, leading Texas Tech over Oklahoma 4-2 Sunday in a Big 12 regular-season finale.
Wallin teamed with Isaac Arevalo and Ribero with Piotr Pawlak for the two victories that gave Tech the best-of-three doubles point.
Oklahoma went 2-1 by winning the first two singles matches to finish. Lorenzo Esquici tied it for Tech, beating Nathan Han 7-6 (7-2), 7-6 (9-7) at No. 5 singles, and Ribero put the Red Raiders ahead, downing Jordan Hasson 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 on the No. 2 court. Willin clinched it by outlasting Alex Martinez 1-6, 7-6 (7-5), 7-6 (8-6) in the No. 1 match.
Tech (14-9, 2-3) finished in a three-way tie for third in the Big 12 with Oklahoma (13-10, 2-3) and Baylor (17-14, 2-3). All six Big 12 teams will play in the conference tournament that unfolds Friday through Sunday at Lawrence, Kansas.
Women's tennis
AMES, Iowa — Chie Kezuka, Ange Oby Kajuru and Sofia Cabezas won singles matches, leading No. 12 Iowa State past Texas Tech 4-1 in the Red Raiders' last match of the regular season.
Olivia Peet scored Texas Tech's point, rallying past Thasaporn Naklo 3-6, 6-1, 7-6 (7-3) at No. 1 singles.
Tech (14-9, 4-5) and Big 12 tournament host Kansas (14-6, 4-5) finished tied for fifth in the conference. The 10-team conference tournament will begin with the 7-seed/10-seed and 8-seed/9-seed matches Thursday in Lawrence, Kansas, and Tech will play a quarterfinal match Friday at noon or 3 p.m.
Iowa State (16-4, 5-2) plays a regular-season finale Tuesday against West Virginia (11-10, 1-7).
Softball
Ana Watson's three-run homer capped a four-run first inning and No. 18 Baylor held off Texas Tech 8-5 Sunday in the rubber match of a three-game Big 12 series at Rocky Johnson Field.
Sydney Collazos doubled home the game's first run, and Watson followed with a drive to left field that made it 4-0. Both players finished with two hits for Baylor (34-10, 4-5).
Tech (29-17, 3-9) twice cut its deficit to one run, but never pulled even. The Red Raiders got within 4-3 in the third inning on a two-run homer by Ellie Bailey and a solo shot from Alanna Barraza in back-to-back fashion. Bailey's home run was her Big 12-leading 15th and Barraza's her ninth.
Winning pitcher Dariana Orme (14-5) struck out seven in four innings, allowing three runs on six hits. Tech starter Kendall Fritz (9-5) was lifted after the first inning.
Makinzy Herzog's run-scoring double in the sixth drew Tech within 6-5, but Baylor answered in the seventh with McKenzie Wilson hitting an RBI single and Amber Toven an RBI double.
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