Texas A&M
Prairie View A&M
Men's Tennis Advances To NCAA Second Round With 4-0 Rout Of Panthers
May 15, 2010 | Men's Tennis
May 15, 2010
COLLEGE STATION, Texas - The 10th-seeded and 10th-ranked Texas A&M men's tennis team advanced to the second round of the 2010 NCAA Division I Championship with a 4-0 rout of Prairie View A&M on Friday night at the George P. Mitchell Tennis Center.
It marked the 13th consecutive year for the Aggies (24-6) to move past the first round since 1998. They will face 18th-ranked Mississippi (19-7) tomorrow in a rematch of last year's NCAA Sweet 16 meeting between both schools which could be played prior to the original start time of 3 p.m. (CT). Ole Miss defeated TCU by a count of 4-1 to reach the second round. Updates and any possible time changes to the match will be available on www.AggieAthletics.com once weather conditions are monitored in the morning.
A nearly three-hour rain delay didn't stop the Aggies from their task at hand against the Southwestern Athletic Conference champion Panthers (10-16). A&M relinquished only one game in 20 minutes of doubles play as the No. 34-ranked tandem of junior Marcus Lunt (San Antonio, Texas) shut out Ronald Chidzikwe and Kudakwashe Nyatoti, 8-0, at the No. 2 line followed by fifth-ranked junior All-American Austin Krajicek (Brandon, Fla.) and junior Jeff Dadamo (Tampa, Fla.) with an 8-1 victory over Kristen Powell and Jimmy Yates at No. 1.
"We came out and played very well in doubles," Texas A&M head coach Steve Denton said. "Our guys were focused on the task at hand. Considering the rain delay, I was pleased with our play. Our guys concentrated well and did not have any mental lapses. That was a major concern for us this evening, but we have faced a lot of adversity this year to prepare us for situations like this. The key in these NCAA Tournament matches is to advance and try to save your legs, because there are a lot of matches to be played in a short period of time. I thought our guys did a good job of that tonight."
Dadamo, ranked No. 39 nationally in singles, and Krajicek, ranked No. 6, increased A&M's lead to 3-0 with dominant showings at the top of the order. Dadamo won two love sets over Craig Wiltz, 6-0, 6-0, at the No. 2 line, while Krajicek gave up just one game to Prairie View's Nyatoti, 6-0, 6-1, at No. 1. Freshman Alberto Bautista (McAllen, Texas) clinched the first-round victory for the Aggies with a 6-0, 6-2 decision over Jose Garcia at No. 4. The Aggies and Panthers played only four singles matches due to the weather delay and to allow time for the two remaining courts to dry, if needed.
"Texas A&M is a really tough team and very deserving of their No. 10 ranking," said Prairie View A&M head coach John Cochran, Jr., whose Panthers' were making their second-ever NCAA Tournament appearance in school history. "Overall, I was pleased with our performance. We have a really young team and I like where we are at. We didn't come out sharp, but it was a good match. We wish A&M the best of luck and hope they make it all the way to Athens."
Live scoring, live video and results from the second round can be accessed via the Texas A&M NCAA Tournament Central link at: http://www.aggieathletics.com/sports/m-tennis/spec-rel/2010-tournament.html
(10) TEXAS A&M 4, PRAIRIE VIEW A&M 0
NCAA Division I Men's Tennis Championship
First Round
May 14, 2010
George P. Mitchell Tennis Center
at College Station, Texas
Attendance: 192
SINGLES
No. 1 - (6) Austin Krajicek (Texas A&M) def. Kudakwashe Nyatoti (Prairie View A&M), 6-0, 6-1.
No. 2 - (39) Jeff Dadamo (Texas A&M) def. Craig Wiltz (Prairie View A&M), 6-0, 6-0.
No. 3 - Alexey Grigorov (Texas A&M) vs. Ronald Chidzikwe (Prairie View A&M), 6-1, 5-1, DNF.
No. 4 - Alberto Bautista (Texas A&M) def. Jose Garcia (Prairie View A&M), 6-0, 6-2.
No. 5 - Marcus Lunt (Texas A&M) vs. Kristen Powell (Prairie View A&M), DNP.
No. 6 - Niall Angus (Texas A&M) vs. Chris Jordan (Prairie View A&M), DNP.
DOUBLES
No. 1 - (5) Krajicek-Dadamo (Texas A&M) def. Powell-Yates (Prairie View A&M), 8-1.
No. 2 - (34) Grigorov-Marcus Lunt (Texas A&M) def. Chidzikwe-Nyatoti (Prairie View A&M), 8-0.
No. 3 - Bautista-Hoover (Texas A&M) vs. Garcia-Jordan (Prairie View A&M), 7-0, DNF.
ORDER OF FINISH
Singles: 1, 2, 4*
Doubles: 2, 1
***
(18) MISSISSIPPI 4, (51) TCU 1
NCAA Division I Men's Tennis Championship
First Round
May 14, 2010
George P. Mitchell Tennis Center
at College Station, Texas
Attendance: 192
SINGLES
No. 1 - (33) Marcel Thiemann (Ole Miss) def. Emanuel Brighiu (TCU), 7-6 (4), 6-7 (3), 6-2.
No. 2 - (97) Tucker Vorster (Ole Miss) def. Slah Mbarek (TCU), 6-2, 6-3.
No. 3 - Zach Nichols (TCU) def. Jonas Lutjen (Ole Miss), 6-3, 6-7 (4), 7-5.
No. 4 - Chris Thiemann (Ole Miss) def. Marius Cirstea (TCU), 7-5, 6-3.
No. 5 - Adrian Forberg Skogeng (Ole Miss) vs. Chris Price (TCU), 6-7 (4), 2-2, DNF.
No. 6 - Harry Fowler (Ole Miss) vs. Paul Chappell (TCU), 6-4, 3-6, 1-1, DNF.
DOUBLES
No. 1 - (20) Thiemann-Thiemann (Ole Miss) def. (42) Brighiu-Price (TCU), 8-4.
No. 2 - (61) Lutjen-Vorster (Ole Miss) def. Mbarek-Nash (TCU), 8-1.
No. 3 - Chappell-Nichols (TCU) def. Forberg Skogeng-Fowler (Ole Miss), 8-5.
ORDER OF FINISH
Doubles: 3, 2, 1
Singles: 2, 4, 3, 1*
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