COLLEGE STATION, Texas –The Texas A&M Men's Tennis team claimed nine wins in Ft. Worth at the 2016 ITA Texas Regional Championships Saturday, hosted by TCU at the Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center.
In doubles action, No. 20 Max Lunkin and Arthur Rinderknech topped Rodrigo Banzer and John Mee of Texas in the Round of 16 then bested Jamie Malik and Eric Rutledge of Rice. Lunkin and Rinderknech will take on No. 29 Alexander Sendegeya and Bjorn Thomson of Texas Tech in the semifinals, while Aleksandre Bakshi and Hady Habib will oppose No. 41 Trevor Johnson and Reese Stalder of TCU in the other semifinal match. Habib and Bakshi defeated Igor Cantanhede and Takeru Watanabe of UTSA to open play Saturday, then outlasted Colin Markes and Leonardo Telles of Texas in the quarters.
In the singles bracket, No. 9 Rinderknech defeated Telles and William Little of Baylor to advance to the quarterfinals set for 12:00 p.m. Sunday against No. 83 Sendegeya. Habib outplayed Kevin Bettendroffer of Texas A&M-Corpus Christi in the Round of 32, before falling in three-sets to No. 56 Guillermo Lopez of TCU. Bakshi advanced with a straight set win over Carlos Di Laura of Texas Tech before falling to Yuya Ito of Texas. Lunkin defeated Banzer before falling to No. 95 Jolan Cailleau of Texas Tech. Senior James Martell was tripped up by Gerardo Lopez Villasenor of TCU in the Round of 32.
Singles and doubles championships are scheduled to be played Monday, with the winners advancing to face other regional winners across the country at the USTA/ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships, Nov. 3-6, in Flushing, N.Y.
Visit 12thMan.com for more information on Texas A&M men's tennis. Aggie fans also can keep up to date with the A&M men's tennis team on Twitter by following @AggieMTEN or on Facebook at Facebook.com/AggieMensTennis.
2016 ITA Regional Championships, Texas Regional
Fort Worth, Texas (Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center)
October 21-24, 2016
Singles
Round of 128
Frankie Colunga (TAMU) def. Sebastian Langdon (ACU) 6-3, 6-4
Round of 64
No. 9 Arthur Rinderknech (TAMU) def. Jose Mauricio Del Rio Hinojasa (UTA) 6-2, 6-1
No. 91 John Mee (Texas) def. Kevin Lam (TAMU) 6-1, 6-0
Hady Habib (TAMU) vs. Cole Lawson(ACU) 6-0, 6-1
Reese Stadler (TCU) def. Frankie Colunga (TAMU) 6-3, 6-0
James Martell (TAMU) vs. Colin Markes (Texas) 6-2, 6-7, 6-3
Aleksandre Bakshi (TAMU) def. Nedim Ahmic (UIW) 6-1, 6-0
Max Lunkin (TAMU) def. Gianni Mancini (TCU) 6-2, 6-1
Round of 32
No. 9 Arthur Rinderknech (TAMU) def. Leonardo Telles (Texas) 6-3, 7-6
Hady Habib (TAMU) def. Kevin Bettendroffer (TAMUCC) 6-3, 6-3
Gerardo Lopez Villasenor (TCU) def. James Martell (TAMU) 6-4, 6-2
Aleksandre Bakshi (TAMU) def. Carlos Di Laura (TTU) 6-3, 6-2
Max Lunkin (TAMU) def. Rodrigo Banzer (Texas) 6-4, 7-5
Round of 16
No. 9 Arthur Rinderknech (TAMU) def. William Little (Baylor) 6-4, 6-4
No. 56 Guillermo Nunez (TCU) def. Hady Habib (TAMU) 6-3, 5-7, 6-3
Yuya Ito (Texas) def. Aleksandre Bakshi (TAMU) 6-0, 6-2
No. 95 Jolan Cailleau (TTU) def. Max Lunkin (TAMU) 6-2, 6-3
Quarterfinals
No. 9 Arthur Rinderknech (TAMU) vs. No. 83 Alex Sendegeya (TTU) 12:00 p.m.
Doubles
Round of 32
William Little/Bjoern Peterson (Baylor) def. Frankie Colunga/James Martell (TAMU) 8-4
No. 20 Max Lunkin/Arthur Rinderknech (TAMU) def. Paul Domanski/Hunter Holman (ACU) 8-2
Aleksandre Bakshi/Hady Habib (TAMU) def. Francisco Bendana/Sebastian Mortier (UIW) 8-7
Round of 16
No. 20 Max Lunkin/Arthur Rinderknech (TAMU) def. Rodrigo Banzer/John Mee (Texas) 8-6
Aleksandre Bakshi/Hady Habib (TAMU) def. Igor Cantanhede/Takeru Watanabe (UTSA) 8-4
Quarterfinals
No. 20 Max Lunkin/Arthur Rinderknech (TAMU) def. Jamie Mailk/Eric Rutledge (Rice) 8-4
Aleksandre Bakshi/Hady Habib (TAMU) def. Colin Markes/Leonardo Telles (Texas) 8-5
Semifinals
No. 20 Max Lunkin/Arthur Rinderknech (TAMU) vs. No. 29 Alexander Sendegeya/Bjorn Thomson (TTU), 9:30 a.m.
Aleksandre Bakshi/Hady Habib (TAMU) vs. Trevor Johnson/Reese Stalder (TCU), 9:30 a.m.
In doubles action, No. 20 Max Lunkin and Arthur Rinderknech topped Rodrigo Banzer and John Mee of Texas in the Round of 16 then bested Jamie Malik and Eric Rutledge of Rice. Lunkin and Rinderknech will take on No. 29 Alexander Sendegeya and Bjorn Thomson of Texas Tech in the semifinals, while Aleksandre Bakshi and Hady Habib will oppose No. 41 Trevor Johnson and Reese Stalder of TCU in the other semifinal match. Habib and Bakshi defeated Igor Cantanhede and Takeru Watanabe of UTSA to open play Saturday, then outlasted Colin Markes and Leonardo Telles of Texas in the quarters.
In the singles bracket, No. 9 Rinderknech defeated Telles and William Little of Baylor to advance to the quarterfinals set for 12:00 p.m. Sunday against No. 83 Sendegeya. Habib outplayed Kevin Bettendroffer of Texas A&M-Corpus Christi in the Round of 32, before falling in three-sets to No. 56 Guillermo Lopez of TCU. Bakshi advanced with a straight set win over Carlos Di Laura of Texas Tech before falling to Yuya Ito of Texas. Lunkin defeated Banzer before falling to No. 95 Jolan Cailleau of Texas Tech. Senior James Martell was tripped up by Gerardo Lopez Villasenor of TCU in the Round of 32.
Singles and doubles championships are scheduled to be played Monday, with the winners advancing to face other regional winners across the country at the USTA/ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships, Nov. 3-6, in Flushing, N.Y.
Visit 12thMan.com for more information on Texas A&M men's tennis. Aggie fans also can keep up to date with the A&M men's tennis team on Twitter by following @AggieMTEN or on Facebook at Facebook.com/AggieMensTennis.
2016 ITA Regional Championships, Texas Regional
Fort Worth, Texas (Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center)
October 21-24, 2016
Singles
Round of 128
Frankie Colunga (TAMU) def. Sebastian Langdon (ACU) 6-3, 6-4
Round of 64
No. 9 Arthur Rinderknech (TAMU) def. Jose Mauricio Del Rio Hinojasa (UTA) 6-2, 6-1
No. 91 John Mee (Texas) def. Kevin Lam (TAMU) 6-1, 6-0
Hady Habib (TAMU) vs. Cole Lawson(ACU) 6-0, 6-1
Reese Stadler (TCU) def. Frankie Colunga (TAMU) 6-3, 6-0
James Martell (TAMU) vs. Colin Markes (Texas) 6-2, 6-7, 6-3
Aleksandre Bakshi (TAMU) def. Nedim Ahmic (UIW) 6-1, 6-0
Max Lunkin (TAMU) def. Gianni Mancini (TCU) 6-2, 6-1
Round of 32
No. 9 Arthur Rinderknech (TAMU) def. Leonardo Telles (Texas) 6-3, 7-6
Hady Habib (TAMU) def. Kevin Bettendroffer (TAMUCC) 6-3, 6-3
Gerardo Lopez Villasenor (TCU) def. James Martell (TAMU) 6-4, 6-2
Aleksandre Bakshi (TAMU) def. Carlos Di Laura (TTU) 6-3, 6-2
Max Lunkin (TAMU) def. Rodrigo Banzer (Texas) 6-4, 7-5
Round of 16
No. 9 Arthur Rinderknech (TAMU) def. William Little (Baylor) 6-4, 6-4
No. 56 Guillermo Nunez (TCU) def. Hady Habib (TAMU) 6-3, 5-7, 6-3
Yuya Ito (Texas) def. Aleksandre Bakshi (TAMU) 6-0, 6-2
No. 95 Jolan Cailleau (TTU) def. Max Lunkin (TAMU) 6-2, 6-3
Quarterfinals
No. 9 Arthur Rinderknech (TAMU) vs. No. 83 Alex Sendegeya (TTU) 12:00 p.m.
Doubles
Round of 32
William Little/Bjoern Peterson (Baylor) def. Frankie Colunga/James Martell (TAMU) 8-4
No. 20 Max Lunkin/Arthur Rinderknech (TAMU) def. Paul Domanski/Hunter Holman (ACU) 8-2
Aleksandre Bakshi/Hady Habib (TAMU) def. Francisco Bendana/Sebastian Mortier (UIW) 8-7
Round of 16
No. 20 Max Lunkin/Arthur Rinderknech (TAMU) def. Rodrigo Banzer/John Mee (Texas) 8-6
Aleksandre Bakshi/Hady Habib (TAMU) def. Igor Cantanhede/Takeru Watanabe (UTSA) 8-4
Quarterfinals
No. 20 Max Lunkin/Arthur Rinderknech (TAMU) def. Jamie Mailk/Eric Rutledge (Rice) 8-4
Aleksandre Bakshi/Hady Habib (TAMU) def. Colin Markes/Leonardo Telles (Texas) 8-5
Semifinals
No. 20 Max Lunkin/Arthur Rinderknech (TAMU) vs. No. 29 Alexander Sendegeya/Bjorn Thomson (TTU), 9:30 a.m.
Aleksandre Bakshi/Hady Habib (TAMU) vs. Trevor Johnson/Reese Stalder (TCU), 9:30 a.m.