The University of Texas at Dallas debate team is quickly making the case that it will have one of its best seasons in recent years after strong performances at a trio of national tournaments this fall. “We had notable victories over Baylor University, Emory University, the University of Southern California and Dartmouth College,” said Scott Herndon, UTD director of debate. Karthik and Sendejas won the University of Houston College Tournament, which featured 18 teams and was held Oct. 12-14. They finished 5-1 in the preliminaries with victories over Kansas State University, Liberty University and the U.S. Military Academy. In the elimination debates, Karthik and Sendejas won all of their matchups with 3-0 decisions, including their final-round victory over Trinity University.