Texas A&M
Texas Tech
Aggies Drop Top 25 Tennis Match
Apr 07, 2012 | Men's Tennis
LUBBOCK, Texas - A Top 25 matchup between the Aggies of Texas A&M (No. 25) and the Red Raiders of Texas Tech (No. 23) came down to the final match at No. 6 singles where Texas Tech's Francisco Zambon outlasted Aggie freshman Jordan Szabo to give the edge to Texas Tech, 4-3, at the McLeod Tennis Center in Lubbock late Saturday.
The Aggies fall to 12-10 on the year and 1-2 in Big 12 play while the Red Raiders are 13-6 on the year and 2-0 in the league and have won seven of their last nine matches.
The Aggies won the doubles point as Niall Angus and John Lewis battled for a 9-7 victory at No. 2 doubles and coupled with Colin Hoover and Alexis Klegou's 8-4 win at No. 3 doubles gave A&M the initial lead, 1-0.
A&M would extend the lead to 2-0 as Alexis Klegou won at No. 1 singles as he defeated No. 57 Gonzalo Escobar, 6-1, 6-2.
Tech would rally with three singles wins before Jeremy Efferding outlasted Gabriel Wanderley, 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 to tie the match at three points each.
At No.6 singles, Aggie freshman Szabo battled throughout forcing three sets but dropped the match, 6-3, 5-7, 6-3 to Zambon.
The Aggies have a short turnaround as A&M hosts Notre Dame at 6 p.m. on Monday, Apr. 9 at the Mitchell Tennis Center on the Texas A&M campus.
Singles
#1-(29) Alexis Klegou (A&M) def. (57) Gonzalo Escobar (Tech)-6-1, 6-2
#2-(96) Raony Carvalho (Tech) def. Colin Hoover (A&M)-6-4, 6-2
#3-Rafael Garcia (Tech) def. (103) John Lewis (A&M)-6-2, 4-6, 6-3
#4-Vitor Manzini (Tech) def. Niall Angus (A&M)-6-4, 6-4
#5-Jeremy Efferding (A&M) def. Gabriel Wanderley (Tech)-3-6, 6-3, 7-6
#6- Francisco Zambon (Tech) def. Jordan Szabo (A&M)-6-3, 5-7, 6-3
Doubles
#1-(28) Raony Carvalho/Gonzalo Escobar (Tech) def. (30) Jackson Withrow/Junior Ore (A&M)-8-4
#2-Niall Angus/John Lewis (A&M) def. Rafael Garcia/Vitor Manzini (Tech)-9-7
#3-Colin Hoover/Alexis Klegou (A&M) def. Gabriel Wanderley/Jeff Bryan (Tech)-8-4
Order of Finish: Doubles 1, 3, 2
Singles 1, 2, 4, 3, 5, 6
Season records: No. 23 Texas Tech (13-6, 2-0) No. 25 Texas A&M (12-10, 1-2)
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