COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Texas A&M senior Jeremy Efferding will begin play in the NCAA Men's Tennis Singles Championship on Wednesday and juniors Harrison Adams and Shane Vinsant open the NCAA Men's Tennis Doubles Championship on Thursday at Baylor University's Hurd Tennis Center in Waco.
First-round opponents of the 64-player singles bracket and the 32-doubles team bracket were revealed today. Efferding, from Boca Raton, Florida, will face No. 27 Or Ram-Harel of Tulsa at 1:30 p.m. in Wednesday's opening round. In doubles, Adams and Vinsant drew No. 8 Diego Galeano and Julian Lenz of Baylor in the first round. Thursday's start time is to be determined following the first round of singles action.
No. 47 Efferding, All-SEC First Team member and SEC Tournament MVP, will represent the back-to-back SEC Tournament Champions in the singles field. The senior tallied 12 dual wins this spring in singles competition to bring his career wins total to 95, the most on the Aggie roster. The senior teamed with classmate Jordan Szabo and stand at 16-6 in doubles matches and 7-2 in SEC action.
The A&M junior tandem ranks No. 10 in the latest ITA doubles rankings, going 12-4 against ranked duos, including an unheard of 4-1 ledger against top-5 tandems. Adams and Vinsant are making their first appearance in the NCAA doubles field; both competed in the singles bracket in 2014. Vinsant earned All-American honors after advancing to the Round of 16 a season ago. The duo was an impressive 11-3 against ranked duos, including an unheard of 5-1 ledger against top-5 tandems this season.
Texas A&M recently completed the team portion of the NCAA Men's Tennis Championship, finishing the season 24-5 after being eliminated by eventual national champion Virginia, 4-0, in the national quarterfinals. It marked the second time in program history the Aggies advanced to the Elite 8.
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