Monday, March 27
Fort Worth, Texas
5:30 PM
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Photo by: Sam Craft/Texas A&M Athletics
TCU Trips Up Texas A&M in Ft. Worth
Mar 27, 2017 | Men's Tennis
FT. WORTH, Texas – The No. 8 Texas A&M men's tennis team saw their 13-match win streak come to an end, 4-3, to No. 19 TCU at the Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center Monday evening. The Aggies fell to 14-4 on the season while the Horned Frogs improved to 11-4 after the match in Ft. Worth, TX.
The Aggies were unable to capture the doubles point to open the match, dropping decisions on courts one and two. Cameron Norrie and Jerry Lopez topped AJ Catanzariti and Arthur Rinderknech, 6-1, on the top court followed by a 6-4 set-back by Aleksandre Bakshi and Valentin Vacherot to Reese Stadler and Hudson Blake.
Vacherot bounced back in singles action, claiming his 14th straight win to even the team match at one-all. The France freshman defeated Reese Stadler on court six 7-5, 6-0. The Horned Frogs regained the advantage as No. 3 Cameron Norrie bested No. 12 Rinderknech 7-5, 6-4 on court one.
Freshman Hady Habib picked up his ninth straight victory to level the match at two, the Houstonian defeated Trey Daniel 6-2, 7-6 on court six. The Aggies took their first lead of the match, momentarily, as No. 119 Jordi Arconada bested No. 78 Guillermo Nunez 6-4, 2-6, 7-5 on court three. The home team evened the match seconds later as No. 81 Lopez outlasted Bakshi, 7-5, 5-7, 6-4 on court four. Shortly thereafter, TCU clinched the match on court two, No. 27 Alex Rybakov bested No. 116 Catanzariti 4-6, 7-5, 6-2.
The Maroon & White return to the Mitchell Tennis Center Friday at 6 p.m. as Ole Miss comes back to College Station, the Aggies and Rebels faced off at the ITA Kick-Off Weekend on January 28, with Ole Miss claiming the tight 4-3 victory.
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 Men's Tennis Head Coach
On the match…
"The doubles finally came back to haunt us, we played a really good team tonight and we were not able to overcome the early disadvantage. It was a really close, well played college tennis match. TCU was able to win the doubles point, but then we looked really good. We took four first sets in singles and unfortunately they were able to turn one of those matches around to get the win tonight. Our guys came out and competed really well, the match came down to TCU winning a couple more three-all points. That is what matches like this come down to, 4-3 matches are generally decided on those three-all points and TCU was just able to get it done today."
On the team…
"Our guys are competing and fighting hard. The guys are believing and working hard in every match. Obviously we are building confidence by the way we are playing at such a high level. It's great to see our guys playing at a high level as we reach the final couple matches of the regular season. This sport is all about momentum and we were not able to win the match tonight. Give TCU a lot of credit for the way they played tonight and we knew they were a good team coming into the match. We knew we would have to play well to win this match and our guys fought to put ourselves in a position to win tonight, but we just could not get over the hump tonight."
Tennis Match Results
Texas A&M vs TCU
Mar 27, 2017 at Ft. Worth, TX
(Bayard H Friedman Tennis Center)
#19 TCU 4, #8 Texas A&M 3
Singles competition
1. #3 Cameron Norrie (TCU) def. #12 Arthur Rinderknech (TAMU) 7-5, 6-4
2. #27 Alex Rybakov (TCU) def. #116 AJ Catanzariti (TAMU) 4-6, 7-5, 6-2
3. #119 Jordi Arconada (TAMU) def. #78 Guillermo Nunez (TCU) 6-4, 2-6, 7-5
4. #81 Jerry Lopez (TCU) def. Aleksandre Bakshi (TAMU) 7-5, 5-7, 6-4
5. Valentin Vacherot (TAMU) def. Reese Stadler (TCU) 7-5, 6-0
6. Hady Habib (TAMU) def. Trey Daniel (TCU) 6-2, 7-6 (7-5)
Doubles competition
1. Cameron Norrie/Jerry Lopez (TCU) def. Arthur Rinderknech/AJ Catanzariti (TAMU) 6-1
2. Reese Stadler/Hudson Blake (TCU) def. Valentin Vacherot/Aleksandre Bakshi (TAMU) 6-4
3. #21 Guillermo Nunez/Alex Rybakov (TCU) vs. Hady Habib/Jordi Arconada (TAMU) 5-4, unfinished
Match Notes:
Texas A&M 14-4; National ranking #8
TCU 11-4; National ranking #19
Order of finish: Doubles (1, 2); Singles (5, 1, 6, 3, 4, 2)
T-3:10
The Aggies were unable to capture the doubles point to open the match, dropping decisions on courts one and two. Cameron Norrie and Jerry Lopez topped AJ Catanzariti and Arthur Rinderknech, 6-1, on the top court followed by a 6-4 set-back by Aleksandre Bakshi and Valentin Vacherot to Reese Stadler and Hudson Blake.
Vacherot bounced back in singles action, claiming his 14th straight win to even the team match at one-all. The France freshman defeated Reese Stadler on court six 7-5, 6-0. The Horned Frogs regained the advantage as No. 3 Cameron Norrie bested No. 12 Rinderknech 7-5, 6-4 on court one.
Freshman Hady Habib picked up his ninth straight victory to level the match at two, the Houstonian defeated Trey Daniel 6-2, 7-6 on court six. The Aggies took their first lead of the match, momentarily, as No. 119 Jordi Arconada bested No. 78 Guillermo Nunez 6-4, 2-6, 7-5 on court three. The home team evened the match seconds later as No. 81 Lopez outlasted Bakshi, 7-5, 5-7, 6-4 on court four. Shortly thereafter, TCU clinched the match on court two, No. 27 Alex Rybakov bested No. 116 Catanzariti 4-6, 7-5, 6-2.
The Maroon & White return to the Mitchell Tennis Center Friday at 6 p.m. as Ole Miss comes back to College Station, the Aggies and Rebels faced off at the ITA Kick-Off Weekend on January 28, with Ole Miss claiming the tight 4-3 victory.
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 Men's Tennis Head Coach
On the match…
"The doubles finally came back to haunt us, we played a really good team tonight and we were not able to overcome the early disadvantage. It was a really close, well played college tennis match. TCU was able to win the doubles point, but then we looked really good. We took four first sets in singles and unfortunately they were able to turn one of those matches around to get the win tonight. Our guys came out and competed really well, the match came down to TCU winning a couple more three-all points. That is what matches like this come down to, 4-3 matches are generally decided on those three-all points and TCU was just able to get it done today."
On the team…
"Our guys are competing and fighting hard. The guys are believing and working hard in every match. Obviously we are building confidence by the way we are playing at such a high level. It's great to see our guys playing at a high level as we reach the final couple matches of the regular season. This sport is all about momentum and we were not able to win the match tonight. Give TCU a lot of credit for the way they played tonight and we knew they were a good team coming into the match. We knew we would have to play well to win this match and our guys fought to put ourselves in a position to win tonight, but we just could not get over the hump tonight."
Tennis Match Results
Texas A&M vs TCU
Mar 27, 2017 at Ft. Worth, TX
(Bayard H Friedman Tennis Center)
#19 TCU 4, #8 Texas A&M 3
Singles competition
1. #3 Cameron Norrie (TCU) def. #12 Arthur Rinderknech (TAMU) 7-5, 6-4
2. #27 Alex Rybakov (TCU) def. #116 AJ Catanzariti (TAMU) 4-6, 7-5, 6-2
3. #119 Jordi Arconada (TAMU) def. #78 Guillermo Nunez (TCU) 6-4, 2-6, 7-5
4. #81 Jerry Lopez (TCU) def. Aleksandre Bakshi (TAMU) 7-5, 5-7, 6-4
5. Valentin Vacherot (TAMU) def. Reese Stadler (TCU) 7-5, 6-0
6. Hady Habib (TAMU) def. Trey Daniel (TCU) 6-2, 7-6 (7-5)
Doubles competition
1. Cameron Norrie/Jerry Lopez (TCU) def. Arthur Rinderknech/AJ Catanzariti (TAMU) 6-1
2. Reese Stadler/Hudson Blake (TCU) def. Valentin Vacherot/Aleksandre Bakshi (TAMU) 6-4
3. #21 Guillermo Nunez/Alex Rybakov (TCU) vs. Hady Habib/Jordi Arconada (TAMU) 5-4, unfinished
Match Notes:
Texas A&M 14-4; National ranking #8
TCU 11-4; National ranking #19
Order of finish: Doubles (1, 2); Singles (5, 1, 6, 3, 4, 2)
T-3:10
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