April 29, 2011
IRVING, Texas - Two Aggies were crowned Big 12 singles champions and one A&M doubles team earned championship honors by positions in men's tennis.
Senior All-American captain Austin Krajicek (Brandon, Florida) is the first Aggie tennis player to win a Big 12 singles title three times. Krajicek fashioned a 5-1 mark in Big 12 play at No. 1 singles, tying John Peers from Baylor. Krajicek defeated Peers, 7-6 (4), 6-3, last week in Waco in head-to-head competition. This marked the second straight year for Krajicek to earn the Big 12 No. 1 singles crown and the third year for the lefthander to win a Big 12 singles championship as he won in 2009 at the No. 2 line. Krajicek joins some prestigious Aggie company joining A&M legend Shuon Madden as a two-time Big 12 champion at No. 1 singles. Madden accomplished the feat in 2000 and 2001.
Junior Alexis Klegou (Dunkerque, France) was perfect in league play with a 6-0 overall mark which included a 4-0 record at the No. 4 singles and a 2-0 mark at No. 3 singles. Klegou takes over the crown that was won by teammate Alexey Grigorov (Moscow, Russia) in 2010.
The No. 3 doubles team of junior Colin Hoover (Victoria, Texas) and sophomore Alberto Bautista (McAllen, Texas) was crucial to A&M winning many doubles points throughout the season and during league play the Aggie duo put together a 4-2 record. Bautista and Hoover are the first No. 3 A&M doubles team to win the crown since the 2007 tandem of Bryan Wooten and Luka Ocvirk.
The Aggies open Big 12 Championship play today in Waco against Oklahoma State at 12 noon.
ALL-TIME AGGIE BIG 12 CHAMPIONS BY POSITIONS
No. 1 Singles
2011Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Conor Pollock
2004Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Ante Matijevic
2003Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Lester Cook
1998Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Carlos Tori
No. 3 Singles
2009Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Wil Spencer
2003Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Ante Matijevic
No. 4 Singles
2011Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Alexis Klegou
2010Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Alexey Grigorov
No. 5 Singles
2000Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Ryan Newport
No. 6 Singles
2005Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Mohamed Dakki
1999Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Juan Aramburo
Doubles #1
2010Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Austin Krajicek/Jeff Dadamo
2005Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Brett Joelseon/Ante Matijevic
Doubles #2
2007Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Matt Bain/Conor Pollock
2005Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Zack Malmgren/Bryan Wooten
Doubles #3
2011Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Colin Hoover/Alberto Bautista
2007Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Bryan Wooten/Luka Ocvirk
2005Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Matt Bain/Jerry Makowski
2001Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Cody Hubbell/Jarin Skube
1998Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Cody Hubbell/Rafael de Mesa