No. 6 Aggie Men’s Tennis Wins Thriller in Houston over No. 24 Texas Tech

Sunday, February 11

Houston, Texas

1 p.m.

Texas A&M

Texas Tech

Feb 11, 2018 | Men's Tennis

Box Score

By: Texas A&M Media Relations

HOUSTON, Texas – Junior Kevin Lam clinched an impressive shorthanded victory for No. 6 Texas A&M over No. 24 Texas Tech Sunday afternoon at the Downtown Club at the Met in Houston. Lam secured the 4-3 win with a three-set triumph over Jackson Cobb on court six.

Lam, from Irvine, Calif., was not among the original starters for the Maroon & White, but was pushed into action due to an injury at the top of the A&M lineup. The right hander bounced back from dropping the first set 6-3 to Cobb to win sets two and three, 6-3, 6-3, to claim his first clinch victory of his collegiate career.

No. 35 Valentin Vacherot got the scoring started for the Aggies, evening the match at 1-1 after the Aggies dropped the doubles point for the second straight match. Vacherot ousted Connor Curry 6-3, 6-2 on court two to win his fourth straight match.

Freshman Barnaby Smith provided the second point of the day for Texas A&M, topping Artem Kapshuk 6-2, 6-3 on court five. Shortly thereafter the Aggies took their first advantage of the day at 3-2 as No. 67 Jordi Arconada defeated Tommy Mylnikov 6-0, 7-5 on court one.

Texas Tech captured the doubles point with a 6-4 win by Curry and Mylnikov over No. 6 Arconada and Juan Carlos Aguilar on court one followed by a 7-5 win by Kapshuk and Ilgiz Valiev over Smith and AJ Catanzariti on court three.

The Red Raiders also found points from Alex Sendegeya over Aguilar, 6-2, 4-6, 7-5, on court three and Valiev over No. 97 Catanzariti, 6-4, 6-3, on court four.

The Aggies remain on the road next weekend, traveling to Seattle, Wash. to take on the ITA National Team Indoor Championship field Feb. 16-19 at the Nordstrom Tennis Center. Texas A&M will find out its seed and first opponent in the Pacific Northwest later this week.

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Texas Tech vs Texas A&M
Feb 11, 2018 at Houston, TX
(Downtown Club at the Met)

#6 Texas A&M 4, #24 Texas Tech 3

Singles competition
1. #67 Jordi Arconada (TAMU) def. Tommy Mylnikov (TT) 6-0, 7-5
2. #35 Valentin Vacherot (TAMU) def. Connor Curry (TT) 6-3, 6-2
3. Alex Sendegeya (TT) def. Juan Carlos Aguilar (TAMU) 6-2, 4-6, 7-5
4. Ilgiz Valiev (TT) def. #97 AJ Catanzariti (TAMU) 6-4, 6-3
5. Barnaby Smith (TAMU) def. Artem Kapshuk (TT) 6-2, 6-3
6. Kevin Lam (TAMU) def. Jackson Cobb (TT) 3-6, 6-3, 6-3

Doubles competition
1. Connor Curry/Tommy Mylnikov (TT) def. #6 Jordi Arconada/Juan Carlos Aguilar (TAMU) 7-5
2. Valentin Vacherot/Arthur Rinderknech (TAMU) vs. #35 Jackson Cobb/Alex Sendegeya (TT) 6-6, unfinished
3. Artem Kapshuk/Ilgiz Valiev (TT) def. Barnaby Smith/AJ Catanzariti (TAMU) 6-4

Match Notes:
Texas Tech 11-3; National ranking #24
Texas A&M 5-1; National ranking #6
Order of finish: Doubles (3, 1); Singles (2, 4, 5, 1, 3, 6)