Sunday, March 20
College Station
12:00 PM
Texas A&M
6
vs
1
Alabama
Texas A&M Men’s Tennis Sweeps Sunday Doubleheader
Mar 20, 2016 | Men's Tennis
COLLEGE STATION, Texas - The No. 9 Texas A&M men's tennis team swept a doubleheader Sunday afternoon defeating the No. 43 Alabama Crimson Tide, 6-1 and the No. 38 Rice Owls, 4-0. The wins completed a perfect four-win weekend at the George P. Mitchell Tennis Center for the maroon and white.
In the morning session with the No. 43 Crimson Tide, the Aggies dropped the doubles point but stormed back to sweep all six singles points.
The day began when Bama took the doubles matchups 2-1 defeating the Arconada/Catanzariti and Lunkin/Vansant lines. The Aggies did manage to take the ranked matchup on court one, defeating the No. 42 ranked Lovett and Osuma combination by the 25th ranked pair of Jackson Withrow and Arthur Rinderknech.
AJ Catanzariti breezed through his match with Spencer Richey winning the first set 6-0, and the second 6-3 while junior Max Lunkin handled his opponent dropping him 6-1, 6-1 in his first SEC test of the season. No. 34 Shane Vinsant was another straight set winner, down 2-1 in the first set he rallied winning the next five games and the subsequent set 6-4.
It was Jordi Arconada who gave the Aggies their decisive fourth point. Despite falling in the first set, the sophomore only dropped four games the rest of the way for a 4-6, 6-3, 6-1 victory, giving him a 4-1 record in SEC play on the season.
After the Aggies had clinched the matchup, Jackson Withrow was victorious in nail-bitter three set match on court five. After falling in the first set 6-3, he handled his opponent with 6-4 and 6-3 wins. No. 14 Rinderknech completed the singles sweep winning his court thanks to a super tiebreaker third set victory.
In the night cap of the doubleheader the Aggies dismantled the Rice owls with a 4-0 sweep.
The doubles matches saw the 25th ranked Rinderknech and Withrow combination win 6-4, and Catanzariti/Lunkin win 6-0.
In singles, Aleksandre Bakshi and Shane Vinsant were the first Aggie to finish, both winning by the score of 6-1, 6-1. The wins gave the maroon and white a 3-0 lead. The final point came from Rinderknech who won in straight sets 6-3, 6-2. The weekend concluded with both Catanzariti and Lunkin holding one set advantages over their opponents.
The win puts the Aggies at 19-4 on the season and marks their fifth consecutive victory over ranked opponents.
Next up, the team will travel to Nashville on Friday for a matchup with the No. 68 Vanderbilt Commodores before returning to College Station for a Monday showdown with Incarnate Word and No. 3 TCU.
Head Coach Steve Denton
""The conditions were really tough today with the wind. I thought our guys, especially after losing the doubles point to Alabama really stepped up in the singles. They fought hard against a really talented team. I thought we were mentally tough and handled the conditions really well. Tonight against Rice, obviously all these SEC teams are really good so this was a tough win. I knew this team was certainly capable if we did not play well but our guys played well. Tonight's match they had their chance to win the doubles point but we were able to turn it around at number one doubles which gave us some cushion. I was really pleased with some of our guys. Max Lunkin is playing at a really high level right now. We got Aleksandre Bakshi out there to be able to play tonight in a match and he won comfortably. Shane Vinsant I thought played really well here at number one. He has been playing lights out the last few matches. He played a really talented player against Alabama today, very tricky left handed player that plays with two hands on both sides. Shane handled that really well and I was happy with the way he ended that match and he was able to carry that forward tonight in the number one spot and played pretty inspiring tennis."
#9 Texas A&M 5, #38 Alabama 1
Singles competition
1. #14 Arthur Rinderknech (TAMU) def. #81 Korey Lovett (UA) 6-4, 6-6 (2-7), 1-0 (10-1)
2. #34 Shane Vinsant (TAMU) def. #62 Mazen Osama (UA) 6-2, 6-4
3. B. O'Shaughnessey (UA) vs. #67 Jordi Arconada (TAMU) no result
4. AJ Catanzariti (TAMU) def. Spencer Richey (UA) 6-0, 6-3
5. Jackson Withrow (TAMU) def. Matthew Rossouw (UA) 3-6, 6-4, 6-3
6. Max Lunkin (TAMU) def. Danny Kerznerman (UA) 6-1, 6-1
Doubles competition
1. #42 Korey Lovett/Mazen Osama (UA) def. #25 Jackson Withrow/Arthur Rinderknech (TAMU) 6-4
2. Grayson Goldin/B. O'Shaughnessey (UA) def. Jordi Arconada/AJ Catanzariti (TAMU) 6-2
3. Shane Vinsant/Max Lunkin (TAMU) def. Spencer Richey/Matthew Rossouw (UA) 6-3
Match Notes:
Alabama 14-4; National ranking #38
Texas A&M 16-4; National ranking #9
Order of finish: Doubles (2, 3, 1); Singles (4, 6, 2, 3, 5, 1)
#9 Texas A&M 4, #38 Rice 0
Singles competition
1. #34 Shane Vinsant (TAMU) def. Jamie Malik (RICE) 6-1, 6-1
2. #14 Arthur Rinderknech (TAMU) def. Tommy Bennett (RICE) 6-3, 6-2
3. Harrison Adams (TAMU) vs. Adam Gustafsson (RICE) 3-6, 6-3, unfinished
4. AJ Catanzariti (TAMU) vs. Jacob Hansen (RICE) 7-5, 2-4, unfinished
5. Max Lunkin (TAMU) vs. David Warren (RICE) 6-3, 3-4, unfinished
6. Aleksandre Bakshi (TAMU) def. Emanuel Llamas (RICE) 6-1, 6-1
Doubles competition
1. #25 Arthur Rinderknech/Jackson Withrow (TAMU) def. Tommy Bennett/David Warren (RICE) 6-4
2. Shane Vinsant/Harrison Adams (TAMU) vs. Jamie Malik/Adam Gustafsson (RICE) 5-5, unfinished
3. AJ Catanzariti/Max Lunkin (TAMU) def. Emanuel Llamas/Jacob Hansen (RICE) 6-0
Match Notes:
Rice 14-5; National ranking #38
Texas A&M 19-4; National ranking #9
Order of finish: Doubles (3, 1); Singles (6, 1, 2)
In the morning session with the No. 43 Crimson Tide, the Aggies dropped the doubles point but stormed back to sweep all six singles points.
The day began when Bama took the doubles matchups 2-1 defeating the Arconada/Catanzariti and Lunkin/Vansant lines. The Aggies did manage to take the ranked matchup on court one, defeating the No. 42 ranked Lovett and Osuma combination by the 25th ranked pair of Jackson Withrow and Arthur Rinderknech.
AJ Catanzariti breezed through his match with Spencer Richey winning the first set 6-0, and the second 6-3 while junior Max Lunkin handled his opponent dropping him 6-1, 6-1 in his first SEC test of the season. No. 34 Shane Vinsant was another straight set winner, down 2-1 in the first set he rallied winning the next five games and the subsequent set 6-4.
It was Jordi Arconada who gave the Aggies their decisive fourth point. Despite falling in the first set, the sophomore only dropped four games the rest of the way for a 4-6, 6-3, 6-1 victory, giving him a 4-1 record in SEC play on the season.
After the Aggies had clinched the matchup, Jackson Withrow was victorious in nail-bitter three set match on court five. After falling in the first set 6-3, he handled his opponent with 6-4 and 6-3 wins. No. 14 Rinderknech completed the singles sweep winning his court thanks to a super tiebreaker third set victory.
In the night cap of the doubleheader the Aggies dismantled the Rice owls with a 4-0 sweep.
The doubles matches saw the 25th ranked Rinderknech and Withrow combination win 6-4, and Catanzariti/Lunkin win 6-0.
In singles, Aleksandre Bakshi and Shane Vinsant were the first Aggie to finish, both winning by the score of 6-1, 6-1. The wins gave the maroon and white a 3-0 lead. The final point came from Rinderknech who won in straight sets 6-3, 6-2. The weekend concluded with both Catanzariti and Lunkin holding one set advantages over their opponents.
The win puts the Aggies at 19-4 on the season and marks their fifth consecutive victory over ranked opponents.
Next up, the team will travel to Nashville on Friday for a matchup with the No. 68 Vanderbilt Commodores before returning to College Station for a Monday showdown with Incarnate Word and No. 3 TCU.
Head Coach Steve Denton
""The conditions were really tough today with the wind. I thought our guys, especially after losing the doubles point to Alabama really stepped up in the singles. They fought hard against a really talented team. I thought we were mentally tough and handled the conditions really well. Tonight against Rice, obviously all these SEC teams are really good so this was a tough win. I knew this team was certainly capable if we did not play well but our guys played well. Tonight's match they had their chance to win the doubles point but we were able to turn it around at number one doubles which gave us some cushion. I was really pleased with some of our guys. Max Lunkin is playing at a really high level right now. We got Aleksandre Bakshi out there to be able to play tonight in a match and he won comfortably. Shane Vinsant I thought played really well here at number one. He has been playing lights out the last few matches. He played a really talented player against Alabama today, very tricky left handed player that plays with two hands on both sides. Shane handled that really well and I was happy with the way he ended that match and he was able to carry that forward tonight in the number one spot and played pretty inspiring tennis."
#9 Texas A&M 5, #38 Alabama 1
Singles competition
1. #14 Arthur Rinderknech (TAMU) def. #81 Korey Lovett (UA) 6-4, 6-6 (2-7), 1-0 (10-1)
2. #34 Shane Vinsant (TAMU) def. #62 Mazen Osama (UA) 6-2, 6-4
3. B. O'Shaughnessey (UA) vs. #67 Jordi Arconada (TAMU) no result
4. AJ Catanzariti (TAMU) def. Spencer Richey (UA) 6-0, 6-3
5. Jackson Withrow (TAMU) def. Matthew Rossouw (UA) 3-6, 6-4, 6-3
6. Max Lunkin (TAMU) def. Danny Kerznerman (UA) 6-1, 6-1
Doubles competition
1. #42 Korey Lovett/Mazen Osama (UA) def. #25 Jackson Withrow/Arthur Rinderknech (TAMU) 6-4
2. Grayson Goldin/B. O'Shaughnessey (UA) def. Jordi Arconada/AJ Catanzariti (TAMU) 6-2
3. Shane Vinsant/Max Lunkin (TAMU) def. Spencer Richey/Matthew Rossouw (UA) 6-3
Match Notes:
Alabama 14-4; National ranking #38
Texas A&M 16-4; National ranking #9
Order of finish: Doubles (2, 3, 1); Singles (4, 6, 2, 3, 5, 1)
#9 Texas A&M 4, #38 Rice 0
Singles competition
1. #34 Shane Vinsant (TAMU) def. Jamie Malik (RICE) 6-1, 6-1
2. #14 Arthur Rinderknech (TAMU) def. Tommy Bennett (RICE) 6-3, 6-2
3. Harrison Adams (TAMU) vs. Adam Gustafsson (RICE) 3-6, 6-3, unfinished
4. AJ Catanzariti (TAMU) vs. Jacob Hansen (RICE) 7-5, 2-4, unfinished
5. Max Lunkin (TAMU) vs. David Warren (RICE) 6-3, 3-4, unfinished
6. Aleksandre Bakshi (TAMU) def. Emanuel Llamas (RICE) 6-1, 6-1
Doubles competition
1. #25 Arthur Rinderknech/Jackson Withrow (TAMU) def. Tommy Bennett/David Warren (RICE) 6-4
2. Shane Vinsant/Harrison Adams (TAMU) vs. Jamie Malik/Adam Gustafsson (RICE) 5-5, unfinished
3. AJ Catanzariti/Max Lunkin (TAMU) def. Emanuel Llamas/Jacob Hansen (RICE) 6-0
Match Notes:
Rice 14-5; National ranking #38
Texas A&M 19-4; National ranking #9
Order of finish: Doubles (3, 1); Singles (6, 1, 2)
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