COLLEGE STATION – The No. 11 Texas A&M men's tennis team placed four student-athletes on the All-SEC Team, announced Thursday by the league office.
Leading the pack for the Aggies was No. 37 Carlos Aguilar, an All-SEC First Team member for the first time. The Maroon & White trio of No. 76 Hady Habib, No. 78 Valentin Vacherot and No. 103 Barnaby Smith earned All-SEC Second Team honors.
Aguilar earned All-SEC honors for the second straight season after becoming a member of the Second-Team and All-Freshman teams last year. The La Paz, Bolivia native, played No. 1 singles for nearly every match this season as he claimed a team-best nine ranked wins. In doubles action, Aguilar and Smith are ranked No. 7 in the country as he is on pace to earn All-American honors for the second straight year. The tandem are 11-6 in doubles play after topping four ranked teams this spring.
Vacherot, a junior from Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France has earned All-SEC honors all three seasons in Aggieland as a member of the Second Team all three season and All-Freshman honors in 2017. The singles All-American from a season ago became the first Aggie to earn a 12-0 mark in SEC play and one of only two student-athletes to accomplish the feat this season, joining SEC Player of the Year and All-SEC First Teamer Nuno Borges of Mississippi State.
Habib garnered All-SEC honors for the second time, the sophomore was on the All-Freshman team in 2017. The Houston, Texas native turned in a 14-6 dual mark this spring including a 8-4 mark against league foes.
Smith, a sophomore from High Wycombe, England, is likely the most improved player in the conference this season as he earns all-conference recognition for the first time. After featuring on court six a freshman and recording a 13-8 mark, the resilient right hander has posted a 19-4 mark primarily on court four including a perfect, 11-0, mark in nonconference action. Smith is ranked No. 7 in doubles alongside Aguilar and is on pace to earn a national seed in the upcoming NCAA Doubles Championship.
Texas A&M, which went 10-2 and earned third place in the SEC standings, is 20-7 overall to mark the ninth time that the Coach Denton's teams have secure 20 or more wins in a season in his 12-year tenure. The Aggies now await the NCAA Championship Selection Show, which reveals the 64-team field on April 29 at 5 p.m. on NCAA.com. Texas A&M is expecting to make a 25th consecutive appearance in the NCAA Tournament and are likely to host First and Second Round matches for the seventh straight year.
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.
First Team All-SEC
Mazen Osama, Alabama
Edson Ortiz, Alabama
Oliver Crawford, Florida
Emil Reinberg, Georgia
Jan Zielinski, Georgia
Ryotara Matsumura, Kentucky
Nuno Borges, Mississippi State
Giovanni Oradini, Mississippi State
Strahinja Rakic, Mississippi State
Paul Jubb, South Carolina
Daniel Rodrigues, South Carolina
Timo Stodder, Tennessee
Adam Walton, Tennessee
Juan Carlos Aguilar, Texas A&M
Second Team All-SEC
Oscar Mesquida, Arkansas
Andy Andrade, Florida
Johannes Ingildsen, Florida
Sam Riffice, Florida
Enzo Wallart, Kentucky
Tim Sandkaulen, Ole Miss
Niclas Braun, Mississippi State
Scott Jones, Tennessee
Hady Habib, Texas A&M
Barnaby Smith, Texas A&M
Valentin Vacherot, Texas A&M
Cameron Klinger, Vanderbilt
All-Freshman
Sam Riffice, Florida
Daniel Rodrigues, South Carolina
Boris Kozlov, LSU
Philip Henning, Georgia
Raphael Lambling, South Carolina
Lukas Greif, Florida
Player of the Year
Nuno Borges, Mississippi State
Freshman of the Year
Sam Riffice, Florida
Scholar-Athlete of the Year
Nuno Borges, Mississippi State
Coach of the Year
Bryan Shelton, Florida
Leading the pack for the Aggies was No. 37 Carlos Aguilar, an All-SEC First Team member for the first time. The Maroon & White trio of No. 76 Hady Habib, No. 78 Valentin Vacherot and No. 103 Barnaby Smith earned All-SEC Second Team honors.
Aguilar earned All-SEC honors for the second straight season after becoming a member of the Second-Team and All-Freshman teams last year. The La Paz, Bolivia native, played No. 1 singles for nearly every match this season as he claimed a team-best nine ranked wins. In doubles action, Aguilar and Smith are ranked No. 7 in the country as he is on pace to earn All-American honors for the second straight year. The tandem are 11-6 in doubles play after topping four ranked teams this spring.
Vacherot, a junior from Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France has earned All-SEC honors all three seasons in Aggieland as a member of the Second Team all three season and All-Freshman honors in 2017. The singles All-American from a season ago became the first Aggie to earn a 12-0 mark in SEC play and one of only two student-athletes to accomplish the feat this season, joining SEC Player of the Year and All-SEC First Teamer Nuno Borges of Mississippi State.
Habib garnered All-SEC honors for the second time, the sophomore was on the All-Freshman team in 2017. The Houston, Texas native turned in a 14-6 dual mark this spring including a 8-4 mark against league foes.
Smith, a sophomore from High Wycombe, England, is likely the most improved player in the conference this season as he earns all-conference recognition for the first time. After featuring on court six a freshman and recording a 13-8 mark, the resilient right hander has posted a 19-4 mark primarily on court four including a perfect, 11-0, mark in nonconference action. Smith is ranked No. 7 in doubles alongside Aguilar and is on pace to earn a national seed in the upcoming NCAA Doubles Championship.
Texas A&M, which went 10-2 and earned third place in the SEC standings, is 20-7 overall to mark the ninth time that the Coach Denton's teams have secure 20 or more wins in a season in his 12-year tenure. The Aggies now await the NCAA Championship Selection Show, which reveals the 64-team field on April 29 at 5 p.m. on NCAA.com. Texas A&M is expecting to make a 25th consecutive appearance in the NCAA Tournament and are likely to host First and Second Round matches for the seventh straight year.
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.
First Team All-SEC
Mazen Osama, Alabama
Edson Ortiz, Alabama
Oliver Crawford, Florida
Emil Reinberg, Georgia
Jan Zielinski, Georgia
Ryotara Matsumura, Kentucky
Nuno Borges, Mississippi State
Giovanni Oradini, Mississippi State
Strahinja Rakic, Mississippi State
Paul Jubb, South Carolina
Daniel Rodrigues, South Carolina
Timo Stodder, Tennessee
Adam Walton, Tennessee
Juan Carlos Aguilar, Texas A&M
Second Team All-SEC
Oscar Mesquida, Arkansas
Andy Andrade, Florida
Johannes Ingildsen, Florida
Sam Riffice, Florida
Enzo Wallart, Kentucky
Tim Sandkaulen, Ole Miss
Niclas Braun, Mississippi State
Scott Jones, Tennessee
Hady Habib, Texas A&M
Barnaby Smith, Texas A&M
Valentin Vacherot, Texas A&M
Cameron Klinger, Vanderbilt
All-Freshman
Sam Riffice, Florida
Daniel Rodrigues, South Carolina
Boris Kozlov, LSU
Philip Henning, Georgia
Raphael Lambling, South Carolina
Lukas Greif, Florida
Player of the Year
Nuno Borges, Mississippi State
Freshman of the Year
Sam Riffice, Florida
Scholar-Athlete of the Year
Nuno Borges, Mississippi State
Coach of the Year
Bryan Shelton, Florida