TULSA, Okla. – The Texas A&M men's tennis team captured four wins in qualifying action at the 2016 Saint Francis Health System ITA Men's All-American Championships Monday at the Michael D. Case Tennis Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Qualifying matches started Monday and continue through Wednesday afternoon, main draw contests get underway Oct. 6. The singles and doubles finals are scheduled for Oct. 10.
Junior Jordi Arconada topped Sebastian Rey of Tulane to open singles qualifying matches for the Aggies, while senior Max Lunkin fell to No. 70 Josh Hagar of Notre Dame. Arconada will face No. 59 David Wilczynski of Stanford Tuesday, with third round action to follow in the afternoon session. Lunkin will take on No. 96 Harrison O'Keefe of South Carolina in the consolation draw.
In doubles action, the Aggies claimed a trio of wins Monday afternoon. Arconada and junior AJ Catanzariti topped Sean Huynh and Dioga Rocha of Denver in the first round before dispatching Manuel Castellanos and Simon Pritchard of Kennesaw State in the second round. Arconada and Catanzariti will face No. 28 Justin Butsch and Jordan Daigle of LSU, Tuesday. Freshman Hady Habib and sophomore Aleksandre Bakshi claimed a first round win against Okkie Kellerman and Daniel Santos of Tulsa before falling to Walker Duncan and Wayne Montgomery of Georgia.
Updated draws and main draw daily recaps can be found at the ITA Championship Central page (http://www.itatennis.com/Events/ITANationalChampionships/MensAllAmerican.htm). Pre-qualifying and qualifying round matches can be watched at http://streamingtennis.com/Tulsa/. FloTennis will provide live streaming of select main draw matches at www.flotennis.com. Information also can be obtained on Twitter by following @ITA_Tennis and using the hashtag #TulsaITA.
Singles quarterfinalists, doubles finalists and consolation champions will receive an automatic entry into the 2016 USTA/ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships on Nov. 3-6, held at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, New York.
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.
Pre-Qualifying First Round
Aleksandre Bakshi (TAMU) def. Ciro Lampasas (Lou) 2-6, 6-2, 7-6(3)
AJ Catanzariti (TAMU) def. Guillem Sanchis (EKU) 6-1, 6-1
Frankie Colunga (TAMU) def. Dylan Steffens (Ill St) 7-6(5), 7-6(2)
Hady Habib (TAMU) def. Ben Clark (Drake) 6-3, 6-2
Kevin Lam (TAMU) def. Santiago Salazar (Lou) 4-6, 7-6(5), 6-4
Austin Rapp (UCLA) def. James Martell (TAMU) 6-1, 7-6(11)
Pre-Qualifying Second Round
Aleksandre Bakshi (TAMU) def. Calum MacGeoch (Drake) 6-0, 6-3
Hady Habib (TAMU) def. Alexander Lebedev (ND) 6-4, 6-2
Josef Dodridge (Wisc) def. AJ Catanzariti (TAMU) 6-4, 2-6, 6-2
Jimmy Bendeck (BU) def. Frankie Colunga (TAMU) 6-4, 6-2
Nick Stachowiak (Duke) def. Kevin Lam (TAMU) 6-0, 6-0
Pre-Qualifying Third Round
Robert Dula (EWU) def. Aleksandre Bakshi (TAMU) 7-5, 6-2
Michael Weindl (ODU) def. Hady Habib (TAMU) 6-2, 6-3
Pre-Qualifying Consolation Draw
James Martell (TAMU) def. Ricardo Almeida (EWU)6-2, 6-0
Singles Qualifying First Round
Jordi Arconada (TAMU) def. Sebastian Rey (Tulane), 6-7(1), 6-3, 6-4
No. 70 Josh Hagar (ND) def. Max Lunkin (TAMU) 6-1, 6-3
Singles Qualifying Second Round
Jordi Arconada (TAMU) vs. No. 59 David Wilczynski (Stanford), 9:00 a.m. Tuesday
Singles Qualifying Consolation
Max Lunkin (TAMU) vs. No. 96 Harrison O'Keefe (SC)
Doubles Qualifying First Round
Hady Habib/Aleksandre Bakshi (TAMU) def. Okkie Kellerman/Daniel Santos (Tulsa) 6-2, 6-0
No. 51 Jordi Arconada/AJ Catanzariti (TAMU) vs. Sean Huynh/Dioga Rocha (Denver) 6-3, 6-2
Doubles Qualifying Second Round
Walker Duncan/Wayne Montgomery (UGA) def. Hady Habib/Aleksandre Bakshi (TAMU) 1-6, 6-3, 1-0(5)
No. 51 Jordi Arconada/AJ Catanzariti (TAMU) def. Manuel Castellanos/Simon Pritchard (Kenn St) 7-5, 6-1
Doubles Qualifying Third Round
No. 51 Jordi Arconada/AJ Catanzariti (TAMU) vs. No. 28 Justin Butsch/Jordan Daigle (LSU)
Qualifying matches started Monday and continue through Wednesday afternoon, main draw contests get underway Oct. 6. The singles and doubles finals are scheduled for Oct. 10.
Junior Jordi Arconada topped Sebastian Rey of Tulane to open singles qualifying matches for the Aggies, while senior Max Lunkin fell to No. 70 Josh Hagar of Notre Dame. Arconada will face No. 59 David Wilczynski of Stanford Tuesday, with third round action to follow in the afternoon session. Lunkin will take on No. 96 Harrison O'Keefe of South Carolina in the consolation draw.
In doubles action, the Aggies claimed a trio of wins Monday afternoon. Arconada and junior AJ Catanzariti topped Sean Huynh and Dioga Rocha of Denver in the first round before dispatching Manuel Castellanos and Simon Pritchard of Kennesaw State in the second round. Arconada and Catanzariti will face No. 28 Justin Butsch and Jordan Daigle of LSU, Tuesday. Freshman Hady Habib and sophomore Aleksandre Bakshi claimed a first round win against Okkie Kellerman and Daniel Santos of Tulsa before falling to Walker Duncan and Wayne Montgomery of Georgia.
Updated draws and main draw daily recaps can be found at the ITA Championship Central page (http://www.itatennis.com/Events/ITANationalChampionships/MensAllAmerican.htm). Pre-qualifying and qualifying round matches can be watched at http://streamingtennis.com/Tulsa/. FloTennis will provide live streaming of select main draw matches at www.flotennis.com. Information also can be obtained on Twitter by following @ITA_Tennis and using the hashtag #TulsaITA.
Singles quarterfinalists, doubles finalists and consolation champions will receive an automatic entry into the 2016 USTA/ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships on Nov. 3-6, held at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, New York.
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.
Pre-Qualifying First Round
Aleksandre Bakshi (TAMU) def. Ciro Lampasas (Lou) 2-6, 6-2, 7-6(3)
AJ Catanzariti (TAMU) def. Guillem Sanchis (EKU) 6-1, 6-1
Frankie Colunga (TAMU) def. Dylan Steffens (Ill St) 7-6(5), 7-6(2)
Hady Habib (TAMU) def. Ben Clark (Drake) 6-3, 6-2
Kevin Lam (TAMU) def. Santiago Salazar (Lou) 4-6, 7-6(5), 6-4
Austin Rapp (UCLA) def. James Martell (TAMU) 6-1, 7-6(11)
Pre-Qualifying Second Round
Aleksandre Bakshi (TAMU) def. Calum MacGeoch (Drake) 6-0, 6-3
Hady Habib (TAMU) def. Alexander Lebedev (ND) 6-4, 6-2
Josef Dodridge (Wisc) def. AJ Catanzariti (TAMU) 6-4, 2-6, 6-2
Jimmy Bendeck (BU) def. Frankie Colunga (TAMU) 6-4, 6-2
Nick Stachowiak (Duke) def. Kevin Lam (TAMU) 6-0, 6-0
Pre-Qualifying Third Round
Robert Dula (EWU) def. Aleksandre Bakshi (TAMU) 7-5, 6-2
Michael Weindl (ODU) def. Hady Habib (TAMU) 6-2, 6-3
Pre-Qualifying Consolation Draw
James Martell (TAMU) def. Ricardo Almeida (EWU)6-2, 6-0
Singles Qualifying First Round
Jordi Arconada (TAMU) def. Sebastian Rey (Tulane), 6-7(1), 6-3, 6-4
No. 70 Josh Hagar (ND) def. Max Lunkin (TAMU) 6-1, 6-3
Singles Qualifying Second Round
Jordi Arconada (TAMU) vs. No. 59 David Wilczynski (Stanford), 9:00 a.m. Tuesday
Singles Qualifying Consolation
Max Lunkin (TAMU) vs. No. 96 Harrison O'Keefe (SC)
Doubles Qualifying First Round
Hady Habib/Aleksandre Bakshi (TAMU) def. Okkie Kellerman/Daniel Santos (Tulsa) 6-2, 6-0
No. 51 Jordi Arconada/AJ Catanzariti (TAMU) vs. Sean Huynh/Dioga Rocha (Denver) 6-3, 6-2
Doubles Qualifying Second Round
Walker Duncan/Wayne Montgomery (UGA) def. Hady Habib/Aleksandre Bakshi (TAMU) 1-6, 6-3, 1-0(5)
No. 51 Jordi Arconada/AJ Catanzariti (TAMU) def. Manuel Castellanos/Simon Pritchard (Kenn St) 7-5, 6-1
Doubles Qualifying Third Round
No. 51 Jordi Arconada/AJ Catanzariti (TAMU) vs. No. 28 Justin Butsch/Jordan Daigle (LSU)