COLLEGE STATION - Texas A&M men's tennis' 37th-ranked duo of Jeremy Efferding and Jordan Szabo advanced to the third round of the 2014 Saint Francis Health System ITA Men's All-American Championships in Tulsa Friday afternoon. The Aggies advanced through the second round of the first men's national title of the fall season hosted by the ITA and the University of Tulsa.
Efferding and Szabo continued their run through the doubles bracket with a straight-set win over No. 14 Eric Perez and Tam Trinh of LSU Thursday afternoon, the maroon and white clad duo only dropped five games in the win. The A&M pair will face the 26th-ranked tandem of Paul Oosterbaan and Ben Wagland of Georgia at 1 p.m. on Saturday for a place in the quarterfinals.
No. 15 Shane Vinsant run in the singles bracket ended in straight sets to No. 40 Andrew Harris of Oklahoma.
For the 10th straight year, the University of Tulsa will host the Saint Francis Health System ITA Men's All-American Championships at the state-of-the-art Michael D. Case Tennis Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
To see the full draw of the ITA All-American log on to 12thMan.com. Follow @AggieMTEN on twitter to stay up to date with the Aggies.
ITA All-American Singles
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Oct 2-6
First Round
No. 80 Thai-Son Kwiatkowski, Virginia def. AJ Catanzariti, Texas A&M. 7-6(5), 6-4
No. 15 Shane Vinsant, Texas A&M def. No. 25 Andrew Adams, USC. 6-4, 3-6, 6-3
No. 39 Jonny Wang, USC def. No. 11Harrison Adams, Texas A&M. 6-3, 6-3
Second Round
No. 40 Andrew Harris, Oklahoma def. No. 15 Shane Vinsant, Texas A&M.6-3, 6-4
ITA All-American Doubles
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Oct 2-6
First Round
No. 37 Jeremy Efferding & Jordan Szabo, Texas A&M def. No. 6 Gregory Bayane & Chase Melton, Cal. 4-6, 6-3, 1-0(8)
No. 27 Alex Lawson & Billy Pecor, Notre Dame def. AJ Catanzariti & Max Lunkin, Texas A&M. 6-4, 6-4
Second Round
No. 37 Jeremy Efferding & Jordan Szabo, Texas A&M def. No. 14 Eric Perez & Tam Trinh, LSU. 6-4, 6-1
Third Round
No. 37 Jeremy Efferding & Jordan Szabo, Texas A&M vs. Paul Oosterbaan & Ben Wagland, Georgia.