Texas A&M Men's Tennis Match #22:
No. 8 Texas A&M (17-4, 7-1 SEC)Â vs Kentucky (12-10, 4-4 SEC)
Thursday, April 4, 2019 • 1 p.m. (CT)
Boone Tennis Complex • Lexington, KY
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Live Stats: http://www.sidearmstats.com/ukentucky/tennis/xlive.htm
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LEXINGTON, Ky. – The No. 8 Texas A&M men's tennis team takes on Kentucky Thursday at the Boone Tennis Complex. The Aggies (17-4, 7-1 SEC) and Wildcats (12-10, 4-4) face off at 1 p.m. (CT) in the commonwealth.
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"Kentucky is always a very tough team to beat and especially in Lexington," Texas A&M head coach Steve Denton said. "We will need to come out with tremendous energy and mental toughness to come out of this match with a win. It will be very interesting to see how our team responds from our first conference loss in a while."
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The Maroon & White return to action after seeing their 14-match win streak snapped at No. 2 Florida on Sunday. The Aggies had won 21 straight regular season SEC matches before the setback in the swamp, the win streak is the longest by any A&M team in the SEC era.
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A&M holds a 7-3 mark all-time against Kentucky, including winning each of the last two matchups. Last season, the Maroon & White topped the Wildcats, 4-3, in Lexington behind the doubles point and strong performances from the freshman trio of Patrick Kypson, Carlos Aguilar and Barnaby Smith.
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The Aggies have posted a 7-1 record in the league, trailing Florida (9-0) and No. 6 Mississippi State (8-1) in the SEC. A&M looks to secure a top-four seed in the upcoming SEC Tournament for the sixth straight year, the Aggies are poised to beat or equal their pre-season prediction by the league coaches for the seventh straight season.
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A&M has won at least 20 matches in each of the last five seasons under Denton's instruction and seven times in his 12-year tenure. Five times during the last decade, Texas A&M has hit the 25-win mark, winning 25 in 2010, 29 in 2011, 25 in 2014, 27 in 2016 and 26 in 2018.
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Following the matchup against the Wildcats the Aggies return to College Station for a showdown against Vanderbilt on Saturday at 1 p.m. A&M will kick-off next week with an in-state clash against No. 10 TCU in Fort Worth.
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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/AggieMTEN.
No. 8 Texas A&M (17-4, 7-1 SEC)Â vs Kentucky (12-10, 4-4 SEC)
Thursday, April 4, 2019 • 1 p.m. (CT)
Boone Tennis Complex • Lexington, KY
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Live Stats: http://www.sidearmstats.com/ukentucky/tennis/xlive.htm
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LEXINGTON, Ky. – The No. 8 Texas A&M men's tennis team takes on Kentucky Thursday at the Boone Tennis Complex. The Aggies (17-4, 7-1 SEC) and Wildcats (12-10, 4-4) face off at 1 p.m. (CT) in the commonwealth.
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"Kentucky is always a very tough team to beat and especially in Lexington," Texas A&M head coach Steve Denton said. "We will need to come out with tremendous energy and mental toughness to come out of this match with a win. It will be very interesting to see how our team responds from our first conference loss in a while."
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The Maroon & White return to action after seeing their 14-match win streak snapped at No. 2 Florida on Sunday. The Aggies had won 21 straight regular season SEC matches before the setback in the swamp, the win streak is the longest by any A&M team in the SEC era.
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A&M holds a 7-3 mark all-time against Kentucky, including winning each of the last two matchups. Last season, the Maroon & White topped the Wildcats, 4-3, in Lexington behind the doubles point and strong performances from the freshman trio of Patrick Kypson, Carlos Aguilar and Barnaby Smith.
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The Aggies have posted a 7-1 record in the league, trailing Florida (9-0) and No. 6 Mississippi State (8-1) in the SEC. A&M looks to secure a top-four seed in the upcoming SEC Tournament for the sixth straight year, the Aggies are poised to beat or equal their pre-season prediction by the league coaches for the seventh straight season.
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A&M has won at least 20 matches in each of the last five seasons under Denton's instruction and seven times in his 12-year tenure. Five times during the last decade, Texas A&M has hit the 25-win mark, winning 25 in 2010, 29 in 2011, 25 in 2014, 27 in 2016 and 26 in 2018.
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Following the matchup against the Wildcats the Aggies return to College Station for a showdown against Vanderbilt on Saturday at 1 p.m. A&M will kick-off next week with an in-state clash against No. 10 TCU in Fort Worth.
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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/AggieMTEN.