TULSA, Okla. – Texas A&M men's tennis freshman Juan Carlos Aguilar won two more matches at the Saint Francis Health System ITA Men's All-American Championship Pre-Qualifying Sunday. Aguilar will join teammate Val Vacherot in Monday's Qualifying Draw singles first round action followed by a couple doubles matches for the Aggies.
The University of Tulsa is hosting the Saint Francis Health System ITA Men's All-American Championship for the 13th straight season, with matches taking place on the courts of the Michael D. Case Tennis Center. Qualifying singles and doubles are set for Oct. 2-3, with main draw matches scheduled for Oct. 5-9.
Aguilar won a pair of matches for the second straight day, defeating Petr Vodak of Buffalo 7-6(5), 6-3 before clinching his spot in the qualifying draw with a 7-5, 6-3 triumph over Jack Mingjie Lin of Columbia. The freshman will take on No. 70 Alberto Barroso-Campos of South Florida in Monday's Qualifying first round at 8:00 a.m. No. 93 Valentin Vacherot will begin play in Tulsa with a 10:00 a.m. match against Dominic West of New Mexico.
The Aggies doubles teams will kick off play with a pair of matches Monday afternoon. Junior Kevin Lam and Vacherot will face off against Andy Andrade and Chase Perez-Blanco of Florida at 1:00 p.m. while Aguilar and Senior Jordi Arconada will take on Ricky Hernandez Tong and West of UNM at 2:00 p.m.
Lam dropped a pre-qualifying consolation match 6-3, 6-2 to Will Matheson of Columbia.
In addition to vying for the All-American national title, players will be competing to secure a berth into the 2017 Oracle ITA National Fall Championships, which takes place November 1-5, in Palm Desert, California. Singles quarterfinalists, consolation singles champion and finalist, along with doubles semifinalists and consolation doubles champion and finalist advance to the end of fall national championship.
The ITA Men's All-American event page will include updated draws, links to scoring updates, live streaming and photo galleries, in addition to daily main draw recaps. You can also follow the conversation on Twitter by following @ITA_Tennis and using the hashtag #TulsaITA.
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.
2017 Saint Francis Health System ITA Men's All-American Championship
Pre-Qualifying Singles
First Round
Juan Carlos Aguilar (TAMU) def. Josh Howard-Tripp (Ark), 1-6, 6-3, 6-2
Elijah Melendez (GT) def. Kevin Lam (TAMU) 5-7, 6-1, 6-3
Second Round
Juan Carlos Aguilar (TAMU) def. Turner Vogues (Memphis), 6-3, 6-2
Third Round
Juan Carlos Aguilar (TAMU) def. Petr Vodak (Buff), 7-6(5), 6-3
Fourth Round
Juan Carlos Aguilar (TAMU) def. Jack Mingjie Lin (Columbia), 7-5, 6-3
PQ Consolation
Will Matheson (Columbia) def. Kevin Lam (TAMU) 6-3, 6-2
Qualifying Singles
First Round
Juan Carlos Aguilar (TAMU) vs. No. 70 Alberto Barroso-Campos (USF), 8:00 a.m.
No. 93 Valentin Vacherot (TAMU) vs. Dominic West (UNM), 10:00 a.m.
Qualifying Doubles
First Round
Kevin Lam / Valentin Vacherot (TAMU) vs. Andy Andrade / Chase Perez-Blanco (UF), 1:00 p.m.
Juan Carlos Aguilar / Jordi Arconada (TAMU) vs. Ricky Hernandez Tong / Dominic West (UNM), 2:00 p.m.
The University of Tulsa is hosting the Saint Francis Health System ITA Men's All-American Championship for the 13th straight season, with matches taking place on the courts of the Michael D. Case Tennis Center. Qualifying singles and doubles are set for Oct. 2-3, with main draw matches scheduled for Oct. 5-9.
Aguilar won a pair of matches for the second straight day, defeating Petr Vodak of Buffalo 7-6(5), 6-3 before clinching his spot in the qualifying draw with a 7-5, 6-3 triumph over Jack Mingjie Lin of Columbia. The freshman will take on No. 70 Alberto Barroso-Campos of South Florida in Monday's Qualifying first round at 8:00 a.m. No. 93 Valentin Vacherot will begin play in Tulsa with a 10:00 a.m. match against Dominic West of New Mexico.
The Aggies doubles teams will kick off play with a pair of matches Monday afternoon. Junior Kevin Lam and Vacherot will face off against Andy Andrade and Chase Perez-Blanco of Florida at 1:00 p.m. while Aguilar and Senior Jordi Arconada will take on Ricky Hernandez Tong and West of UNM at 2:00 p.m.
Lam dropped a pre-qualifying consolation match 6-3, 6-2 to Will Matheson of Columbia.
In addition to vying for the All-American national title, players will be competing to secure a berth into the 2017 Oracle ITA National Fall Championships, which takes place November 1-5, in Palm Desert, California. Singles quarterfinalists, consolation singles champion and finalist, along with doubles semifinalists and consolation doubles champion and finalist advance to the end of fall national championship.
The ITA Men's All-American event page will include updated draws, links to scoring updates, live streaming and photo galleries, in addition to daily main draw recaps. You can also follow the conversation on Twitter by following @ITA_Tennis and using the hashtag #TulsaITA.
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.
2017 Saint Francis Health System ITA Men's All-American Championship
Pre-Qualifying Singles
First Round
Juan Carlos Aguilar (TAMU) def. Josh Howard-Tripp (Ark), 1-6, 6-3, 6-2
Elijah Melendez (GT) def. Kevin Lam (TAMU) 5-7, 6-1, 6-3
Second Round
Juan Carlos Aguilar (TAMU) def. Turner Vogues (Memphis), 6-3, 6-2
Third Round
Juan Carlos Aguilar (TAMU) def. Petr Vodak (Buff), 7-6(5), 6-3
Fourth Round
Juan Carlos Aguilar (TAMU) def. Jack Mingjie Lin (Columbia), 7-5, 6-3
PQ Consolation
Will Matheson (Columbia) def. Kevin Lam (TAMU) 6-3, 6-2
Qualifying Singles
First Round
Juan Carlos Aguilar (TAMU) vs. No. 70 Alberto Barroso-Campos (USF), 8:00 a.m.
No. 93 Valentin Vacherot (TAMU) vs. Dominic West (UNM), 10:00 a.m.
Qualifying Doubles
First Round
Kevin Lam / Valentin Vacherot (TAMU) vs. Andy Andrade / Chase Perez-Blanco (UF), 1:00 p.m.
Juan Carlos Aguilar / Jordi Arconada (TAMU) vs. Ricky Hernandez Tong / Dominic West (UNM), 2:00 p.m.