Written by Michael Thervil

[2026 ATP 250 Fayez Sarofim Men's tennis] Marking day six of the 2026 ATP 250 Fayez Sarofim and company U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championship at the River Oaks Country Club located in Houston, Texas. With the first match of the day, a Double starting at 12 noon featuring winners Evan King (USA) and Reese Stalder (USA) versus Mackenzie McDonald (USA) and Marc Polmans (AUS), the final score for this match would be 7-7 to 6-6. Looking at the service stats of   Evan King and Reese Stalder, they had a serve rating of 270, with five aces, and two double faults. They also had a first serve of 56/82(68%) with a return rating of 118. 

In the case of Mackenzie McDonald and Marc Polmans, they had a serve rating of 299, with three aces, and one double fault. Drilling down into the point stats of each team, Mackenzie McDonald and Marc Polmans, they earned 58/80(73%) in terms of service points won, with 29/82(35%) return points won, and 87/162(54%). Looking at Evan King and Reese Stalder, they had 53/82(65%), with 22/80(28%) in return points won, and 75/162(46%) in total points won.

For the second doubles match of the day, it featured Brazilians Orlando Luz and Rafael Matos facing off against Argentina's Roman Andres Burruchaga and Thiago Agustin Tirante. In this powerful match the result would be Orlando Luz and Rafael Matos defeating Roman Andres Burruchaga and Thiago Agustin Tirante. Starting off with Roman Andres Burruchaga and Thiago Agustin Tirante, their serve rating stood at them achieving a serve rating of 268, with two aces, and two double faults. As a team they had a first serve of 53/69(77%) with a return rating of 178. 

Winners Orlando Luz and Rafael Matos obtained a serve rating of 251, two aces, and one double fault. They also acquired a first serve of 42/61(69%) with a return rating of 138. The point stats resulted in Orlando Luz and Rafael Matos achieving 44/69(64%) in service points won, 26/61(43%) in return points won, and 70/130(54%) in total points won. In contrast, Roman Andres Burruchaga and Thiago Agustin Tirante acquired 35/61(57%), 25/69(36%) in return points won, and 60/130(46%) in total points won.