Sunday, February 12
College Station
1:00 PM
Texas A&M
5
vs
2
Texas Tech
Photo by: Sam Craft/Texas A&M Athletics
Texas A&M Men’s Tennis Sweeps Sunday Doubleheader
Feb 12, 2017 | Men's Tennis
COLLEGE STATION, Texas – The No. 25 Texas A&M men's tennis team picked up a pair of wins Sunday afternoon at the George P Mitchell Tennis Center in College Station, Texas. The Aggies topped Texas Tech, 5-2, followed by defeating UTRGV, 6-0. With the wins the Maroon & White improved to 3-3 on the season, while the Red Raiders fell to 4-6 and the Vaqueros are now 2-6 this spring.
The Aggies opened the day winning the doubles point for the first time this season. The French pair of Arthur Rinderknech and Valentin Vacherot served up a bagel, topping Roni Bisht and Ales Sendegeya 6-0 on doubles court two. Texas A&M's top pair of Aleksandre Bakshi and AJ Catanzariti suffered a 6-3 setback to Connor Curry and Bjorn Thomson before the Jordi Arconada and Max Lunkin clinched the point for the Aggies on doubles court three over Jolan Cailleau and Carlos Di Laura, 7-5.
Texas A&M kept the pressure on Texas Tech in singles play, winning five of six first sets. Vacherot continued his impressive play winning 6-3, 6-0 on court six over Di Laura to put the Aggies ahead 2-0. A few minutes later Arconada tacked a third point on the Texas A&M tally with a 6-2, 6-1 triumph over Bisht on court five. Bakshi clinched the win for the home team via a 6-3, 6-1 victory over Sendegeya on court four. The final point for Texas A&M came from No. 14 Rinderknech, the junior topped No. 50 Cailleau 6-1, 6-4 on the top court.
Texas Tech was able to claim the final two points of the match as Curry bested Catanzariti 6-3, 6-4 on court two and Thomson tripped up Lunkin 1-6, 6-1, 6-3 on court three.
Texas A&M won the doubles point to open the match against UTRGV, the top pair of Rinderknech and Arconada topped Eliot Johnstone and Clement Sarradin 6-2, followed by a 6-2 win by Kevin Lam and Frankie Colunga on court three over Andres Hernandez and Rodrigo Del Pozo.
The home team continued their dominance in first sets on the day, winning all six against the Vaqueros. Catanzariti bounced back from the setback against Texas Tech, winning 6-0, 6-0 over Johnstone on court one. Moments later, senior Frankie Colunga topped Del Pozo 6-1, 6-0 on court six. Vacherot clinched the win for the Aggies on court two with a 6-1, 6-4 triumph over Jansen. Senior James Martell increased the Aggie lead to 5-0 with a 6-1, 6-2 victory on court five over Hernandez. Sophomore Kevin Lam made the final score 6-0, winning 6-3, 6-0 over Mateo Schmit on court three. Freshman Hady Habib's match was abandoned because of UTRGV's travel plans back to South Texas.
The Aggies take to the road in two weeks, playing a pair of matches in the Sunshine State. The Maroon & White will take on South Florida on Fe. 24 followed by a Feb. 26 match up with Florida State.
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.
Post Match Quotes
Steve Denton, Texas A&M Head Coach
On getting back into win column…
"I thought it was crucial for us today to get off to a good start in the doubles. Our guys did a good job there fighting, we were down a break after one point each for two of our doubles teams. Max and Jordi really came up big to win the set and clinch the doubles point against Texas Tech. That really propelled us for the rest of the day. Our guys really fed off that, we have been working hard in practice and our guys really came through there. That led us into the singles and we were pretty dominant against a good Tech team."
On winning the first set in 11 of 12 singles matches today…
"It has been a point for us in practice to try to get off to a fast start in those singles matches. Competing early in sets and getting ahead was big for us. With that momentum, it carried on and our guys played really well."
On the Aggies depth…
"We have depth, we are good from top to bottom. I was very pleased with the way our guys have played this season, even in a couple matches that we have lost this spring. We have done a good job of winning two out of three from the bottom three courts so far this season and that continued today. We are pretty deep and with Hady [Habib] coming back into the lineup, we will be even deeper and stronger for the rest of the season. That is probably one of the strengths of this team."
Tennis Match Results
Texas A&M vs Texas Tech
Feb 12, 2017 at College Station, TX
(George P Mitchell Tennis Center)
#25 Texas A&M 5, Texas Tech 2
Singles competition
1. #14 Arthur Rinderknech (TAMU) def. #59 Jolan Cailleau (TT) 6-1, 6-4
2. Connor Curry (TT) def. AJ Catanzariti (TAMU) 6-3, 6-4
3. Bjorn Thomson (TT) def. Max Lunkin (TAMU) 1-6, 6-1, 6-3
4. Aleksandre Bakshi (TAMU) def. Alex Sendegeya (TT) 6-3, 6-1
5. Jordi Arconada (TAMU) def. Ronit Bisht (TT) 6-2, 6-1
6. Valentin Vacherot (TAMU) def. Carlos Di Laura (TT) 6-3, 6-0
Doubles competition
1. Connor Curry/Bjorn Thomson (TT) def. Aleksandre Bakshi/AJ Catanzariti (TAMU) 6-3
2. Arthur Rinderknech/Valentin Vacherot (TAMU) def. Ronit Bisht/Alex Sendegeya (TT) 6-0
3. Jordi Arconada/Max Lunkin (TAMU) def. Jolan Cailleau/Carlos Di Laura (TT) 7-5
Match Notes:
Texas Tech 4-6
Texas A&M 2-3; National ranking #25
Order of finish: Doubles (2, 1, 3); Singles (6, 5, 4, 2, 3)
T-2:27
UT Rio Grande Valley vs Texas A&M
Feb 12, 2017 at College Station, TX
(George P Mitchell Tennis Center)
#25 Texas A&M 6, UT Rio Grande Valley 0
Singles competition
1. AJ Catanzariti (TAMU) def. Elliot Johnstone (UTRGV) 6-0, 6-0
2. Valentin Vacherot (TAMU) def. Koby Jansen (UTRGV) 6-1, 6-4
3. Kevin Lam (TAMU) def. Mateo Schmit (UTRGV) 6-3, 6-0
4. Hady Habib (TAMU) vs. Clement Sarradin (UTRGV) 6-2, 5-5, unfinished
5. James Martell (TAMU) def. Andres Hernandez (UTRGV) 6-1, 6-2
6. Frankie Colunga (TAMU) def. Rodrigo Del Pozo (UTRGV) 6-1, 6-0
Doubles competition
1. Arthur Rinderknech/Jordi Arconada (TAMU) def. Elliot Johnstone/Clement Sarradin (UTRGV) 6-2
2. Koby Jansen/Mateo Schmit (UTRGV) vs. Aleksandre Bakshi/James Martell (TAMU) 5-4
3. Kevin Lam/Frankie Colunga (TAMU) def. Andres Hernandez/Rodrigo Del Pozo (UTRGV) 6-2
Match Notes:
UT Rio Grande Valley 2-6
Texas A&M 3-3; National ranking #25
Order of finish: Doubles (1, 3); Singles (1, 6, 2, 5, 3)
T-1:39 A-320
The Aggies opened the day winning the doubles point for the first time this season. The French pair of Arthur Rinderknech and Valentin Vacherot served up a bagel, topping Roni Bisht and Ales Sendegeya 6-0 on doubles court two. Texas A&M's top pair of Aleksandre Bakshi and AJ Catanzariti suffered a 6-3 setback to Connor Curry and Bjorn Thomson before the Jordi Arconada and Max Lunkin clinched the point for the Aggies on doubles court three over Jolan Cailleau and Carlos Di Laura, 7-5.
Texas A&M kept the pressure on Texas Tech in singles play, winning five of six first sets. Vacherot continued his impressive play winning 6-3, 6-0 on court six over Di Laura to put the Aggies ahead 2-0. A few minutes later Arconada tacked a third point on the Texas A&M tally with a 6-2, 6-1 triumph over Bisht on court five. Bakshi clinched the win for the home team via a 6-3, 6-1 victory over Sendegeya on court four. The final point for Texas A&M came from No. 14 Rinderknech, the junior topped No. 50 Cailleau 6-1, 6-4 on the top court.
Texas Tech was able to claim the final two points of the match as Curry bested Catanzariti 6-3, 6-4 on court two and Thomson tripped up Lunkin 1-6, 6-1, 6-3 on court three.
Texas A&M won the doubles point to open the match against UTRGV, the top pair of Rinderknech and Arconada topped Eliot Johnstone and Clement Sarradin 6-2, followed by a 6-2 win by Kevin Lam and Frankie Colunga on court three over Andres Hernandez and Rodrigo Del Pozo.
The home team continued their dominance in first sets on the day, winning all six against the Vaqueros. Catanzariti bounced back from the setback against Texas Tech, winning 6-0, 6-0 over Johnstone on court one. Moments later, senior Frankie Colunga topped Del Pozo 6-1, 6-0 on court six. Vacherot clinched the win for the Aggies on court two with a 6-1, 6-4 triumph over Jansen. Senior James Martell increased the Aggie lead to 5-0 with a 6-1, 6-2 victory on court five over Hernandez. Sophomore Kevin Lam made the final score 6-0, winning 6-3, 6-0 over Mateo Schmit on court three. Freshman Hady Habib's match was abandoned because of UTRGV's travel plans back to South Texas.
The Aggies take to the road in two weeks, playing a pair of matches in the Sunshine State. The Maroon & White will take on South Florida on Fe. 24 followed by a Feb. 26 match up with Florida State.
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.
Post Match Quotes
Steve Denton, Texas A&M Head Coach
On getting back into win column…
"I thought it was crucial for us today to get off to a good start in the doubles. Our guys did a good job there fighting, we were down a break after one point each for two of our doubles teams. Max and Jordi really came up big to win the set and clinch the doubles point against Texas Tech. That really propelled us for the rest of the day. Our guys really fed off that, we have been working hard in practice and our guys really came through there. That led us into the singles and we were pretty dominant against a good Tech team."
On winning the first set in 11 of 12 singles matches today…
"It has been a point for us in practice to try to get off to a fast start in those singles matches. Competing early in sets and getting ahead was big for us. With that momentum, it carried on and our guys played really well."
On the Aggies depth…
"We have depth, we are good from top to bottom. I was very pleased with the way our guys have played this season, even in a couple matches that we have lost this spring. We have done a good job of winning two out of three from the bottom three courts so far this season and that continued today. We are pretty deep and with Hady [Habib] coming back into the lineup, we will be even deeper and stronger for the rest of the season. That is probably one of the strengths of this team."
Tennis Match Results
Texas A&M vs Texas Tech
Feb 12, 2017 at College Station, TX
(George P Mitchell Tennis Center)
#25 Texas A&M 5, Texas Tech 2
Singles competition
1. #14 Arthur Rinderknech (TAMU) def. #59 Jolan Cailleau (TT) 6-1, 6-4
2. Connor Curry (TT) def. AJ Catanzariti (TAMU) 6-3, 6-4
3. Bjorn Thomson (TT) def. Max Lunkin (TAMU) 1-6, 6-1, 6-3
4. Aleksandre Bakshi (TAMU) def. Alex Sendegeya (TT) 6-3, 6-1
5. Jordi Arconada (TAMU) def. Ronit Bisht (TT) 6-2, 6-1
6. Valentin Vacherot (TAMU) def. Carlos Di Laura (TT) 6-3, 6-0
Doubles competition
1. Connor Curry/Bjorn Thomson (TT) def. Aleksandre Bakshi/AJ Catanzariti (TAMU) 6-3
2. Arthur Rinderknech/Valentin Vacherot (TAMU) def. Ronit Bisht/Alex Sendegeya (TT) 6-0
3. Jordi Arconada/Max Lunkin (TAMU) def. Jolan Cailleau/Carlos Di Laura (TT) 7-5
Match Notes:
Texas Tech 4-6
Texas A&M 2-3; National ranking #25
Order of finish: Doubles (2, 1, 3); Singles (6, 5, 4, 2, 3)
T-2:27
UT Rio Grande Valley vs Texas A&M
Feb 12, 2017 at College Station, TX
(George P Mitchell Tennis Center)
#25 Texas A&M 6, UT Rio Grande Valley 0
Singles competition
1. AJ Catanzariti (TAMU) def. Elliot Johnstone (UTRGV) 6-0, 6-0
2. Valentin Vacherot (TAMU) def. Koby Jansen (UTRGV) 6-1, 6-4
3. Kevin Lam (TAMU) def. Mateo Schmit (UTRGV) 6-3, 6-0
4. Hady Habib (TAMU) vs. Clement Sarradin (UTRGV) 6-2, 5-5, unfinished
5. James Martell (TAMU) def. Andres Hernandez (UTRGV) 6-1, 6-2
6. Frankie Colunga (TAMU) def. Rodrigo Del Pozo (UTRGV) 6-1, 6-0
Doubles competition
1. Arthur Rinderknech/Jordi Arconada (TAMU) def. Elliot Johnstone/Clement Sarradin (UTRGV) 6-2
2. Koby Jansen/Mateo Schmit (UTRGV) vs. Aleksandre Bakshi/James Martell (TAMU) 5-4
3. Kevin Lam/Frankie Colunga (TAMU) def. Andres Hernandez/Rodrigo Del Pozo (UTRGV) 6-2
Match Notes:
UT Rio Grande Valley 2-6
Texas A&M 3-3; National ranking #25
Order of finish: Doubles (1, 3); Singles (1, 6, 2, 5, 3)
T-1:39 A-320
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