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Trio of Aggies to Compete at NCAA Men’s Tennis Singles and Doubles Championship
May 23, 2017 | Men's Tennis
ATHENS, Georgia – A pair of singles players and a doubles team will represent Texas A&M at the 2017 NCAA Men's Tennis Singles and Doubles Championships beginning Wednesday morning. Junior Arthur Rinderknech was named to both the singles and doubles field, playing alongside junior AJ Catanzariti, while junior Jordi Arconada will represent the Aggies in the singles bracket.
The singles and doubles competition will be conducted May 24-29 at the Dan Magill Complex in Athens, Georgia, following the Tuesday's conclusion of the team championship. The University of Georgia will serve as host for the 2017 NCAA Tennis Championships.
Rinderknech will make his second straight appearance in the NCAA singles and doubles field after earning All-SEC honors for the third straight season. The right-hander paced the Aggies with a 27-8 singles record, including an 18-5 record in dual matches. Currently ranked as the nation's No. 6 singles player, Rinderknech was named to the SEC All-Tournament team for the third consecutive season, helping the Aggies advance to the semifinals for the fifth straight year. The Paris, France native was named the No. 4 seed in the singles bracket, confirming Rinderknech's second straight All-American honors in singles play. Rinderknech will take on No. 45 Borna Gojo of Wake Forest at 10:30 a.m. (CT).
Arconada will make his first appearance in the NCAA Singles Championship field. The feisty junior was named a member of the All-SEC Second Team, after taking the SEC by storm, going a perfect 10-0 in league regular season matches after winning a team-high 18 matches in a row. The Buenos Aires, Argentina native went a perfect 3-0 against members of the All-SEC First and Second team this year. The right-hander steadily climbed the ITA Singles rankings, earning a career-high No. 42 following the conclusion of the regular season.
The junior will take on No. 93 Filip Vittek of San Diego at 2 p.m. (CT), the winner will face the winner of No. 12 Florian Lakat of California and No. 22 Ronnie Schneider of North Carolina on Thursday. Arconada picked up a career-best six wins against ranked opponents including wins over then-No. 26 Jose Salazar of Arkansas and No. 32 Wayne Montgomery of Georgia, both are members of the 2017 All-SEC First Team. Arconada improved his dual win totals each season in Aggieland, earning 10 victories as a freshman, 14 as a sophomore and 19 as a junior.
Rinderknech and Catanzariti earned a season-high No. 9 ranking in the latest ITA doubles poll after compiling an 8-3 mark over the past two months. The junior duo are currently one of the hottest doubles teams in the country, going from unranked to the Top-10 in in just over two months after compiling a 6-1 against ranked pairs including wins over then No. 2 Robert Loeb and Jan Zeilinski of Georgia and No. 9 Trevor Foshey and Niclaus Braun of Mississippi State. Rinderknech and Catanzariti will open the doubles bracket Thursday against No. 41 Charlie Emhardt and Jeffrey Schorsch of Vanderbilt, the match time will be determined following Wednesday's singles play concludes.
The Texas A&M duo earned a national seed in the upcoming doubles tournament to earn them All-America honors. Rinderknech earned his second straight All-American honor in doubles after advancing to the NCAA Doubles Championship final alongside Jackson Withrow last season, while the 2017 honor is the first in Catanzariti's career.
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.
NCAA Singles Championship
First Round
No. 6 Arthur Rinderknech (Texas A&M) vs. No. 45 Borna Gojo (WF), 10:30 a.m.
No. 48 Jordi Arconada (Texas A&M) vs. No. 93 Filip Vittek (San Diego), 2 p.m.
Second Round
No. 6 Rinderknech (Texas A&M)/No. 45 Gojo (WF) vs. No. 89 Piotr Baranski (S Illinois)/No. 56 Nathan Ponwith (Georgia)
No. 48 Arconada (Texas A&M)/No. 93 Vittek (San Diego) vs. No. 12 Florian Lakat (Cal)/No. 22 Ronnie Schneider (UNC)
NCAA Doubles Championship
First Round
No. 9 Catanzariti/Rinderknech (Texas A&M) vs. No. 41 Charlie Emhardt/Jeffrey Schorsch (Valpo)
Second Round
No. 9 Catanzariti/Rinderknech (Texas A&M)/No. 41 Emhardt/Schorsch (Valpo) vs. No. 19 Fabian Fallert/Grey Hamilton(Miss)/No. 62 Mason Dragos/Mikheil Khmiadashvili (Butler)
The singles and doubles competition will be conducted May 24-29 at the Dan Magill Complex in Athens, Georgia, following the Tuesday's conclusion of the team championship. The University of Georgia will serve as host for the 2017 NCAA Tennis Championships.
Rinderknech will make his second straight appearance in the NCAA singles and doubles field after earning All-SEC honors for the third straight season. The right-hander paced the Aggies with a 27-8 singles record, including an 18-5 record in dual matches. Currently ranked as the nation's No. 6 singles player, Rinderknech was named to the SEC All-Tournament team for the third consecutive season, helping the Aggies advance to the semifinals for the fifth straight year. The Paris, France native was named the No. 4 seed in the singles bracket, confirming Rinderknech's second straight All-American honors in singles play. Rinderknech will take on No. 45 Borna Gojo of Wake Forest at 10:30 a.m. (CT).
Arconada will make his first appearance in the NCAA Singles Championship field. The feisty junior was named a member of the All-SEC Second Team, after taking the SEC by storm, going a perfect 10-0 in league regular season matches after winning a team-high 18 matches in a row. The Buenos Aires, Argentina native went a perfect 3-0 against members of the All-SEC First and Second team this year. The right-hander steadily climbed the ITA Singles rankings, earning a career-high No. 42 following the conclusion of the regular season.
The junior will take on No. 93 Filip Vittek of San Diego at 2 p.m. (CT), the winner will face the winner of No. 12 Florian Lakat of California and No. 22 Ronnie Schneider of North Carolina on Thursday. Arconada picked up a career-best six wins against ranked opponents including wins over then-No. 26 Jose Salazar of Arkansas and No. 32 Wayne Montgomery of Georgia, both are members of the 2017 All-SEC First Team. Arconada improved his dual win totals each season in Aggieland, earning 10 victories as a freshman, 14 as a sophomore and 19 as a junior.
Rinderknech and Catanzariti earned a season-high No. 9 ranking in the latest ITA doubles poll after compiling an 8-3 mark over the past two months. The junior duo are currently one of the hottest doubles teams in the country, going from unranked to the Top-10 in in just over two months after compiling a 6-1 against ranked pairs including wins over then No. 2 Robert Loeb and Jan Zeilinski of Georgia and No. 9 Trevor Foshey and Niclaus Braun of Mississippi State. Rinderknech and Catanzariti will open the doubles bracket Thursday against No. 41 Charlie Emhardt and Jeffrey Schorsch of Vanderbilt, the match time will be determined following Wednesday's singles play concludes.
The Texas A&M duo earned a national seed in the upcoming doubles tournament to earn them All-America honors. Rinderknech earned his second straight All-American honor in doubles after advancing to the NCAA Doubles Championship final alongside Jackson Withrow last season, while the 2017 honor is the first in Catanzariti's career.
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.
NCAA Singles Championship
First Round
No. 6 Arthur Rinderknech (Texas A&M) vs. No. 45 Borna Gojo (WF), 10:30 a.m.
No. 48 Jordi Arconada (Texas A&M) vs. No. 93 Filip Vittek (San Diego), 2 p.m.
Second Round
No. 6 Rinderknech (Texas A&M)/No. 45 Gojo (WF) vs. No. 89 Piotr Baranski (S Illinois)/No. 56 Nathan Ponwith (Georgia)
No. 48 Arconada (Texas A&M)/No. 93 Vittek (San Diego) vs. No. 12 Florian Lakat (Cal)/No. 22 Ronnie Schneider (UNC)
NCAA Doubles Championship
First Round
No. 9 Catanzariti/Rinderknech (Texas A&M) vs. No. 41 Charlie Emhardt/Jeffrey Schorsch (Valpo)
Second Round
No. 9 Catanzariti/Rinderknech (Texas A&M)/No. 41 Emhardt/Schorsch (Valpo) vs. No. 19 Fabian Fallert/Grey Hamilton(Miss)/No. 62 Mason Dragos/Mikheil Khmiadashvili (Butler)
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