MALIBU, Calif. – Texas A&M tennis' Carlos Aguilar and Hady Habib went undefeated at the 2019 Oracle ITA Masters hosted by Pepperdine Thursday. Aguilar and Habib each captured a pair of mixed doubles wins followed by a straight set victory in the singles draw.
No. 13 Aguilar posted a 6-4, 6-2 win against Brandon Ancona of Valparaiso in the first round and is slated to take on Nico Mostardi of Cleveland State in round two. In doubles action, Aguilar and Katarina Jokic of Georgia posted wins an Army/Navy duo and a pair from St. John's. In the quarterfinals the SEC duo opposes Matias Soto of Baylor and Anna Turati of Texas.
No. 16 Habib topped Kris Van Wyk of Weber State 6-1, 6-2 of Weber State in first round action on Thursday as the tournament's No. 3 seed. In the second round, Habib is scheduled to face Corrado Summaria of host-Pepperdine. Habib and Alexa Graham of North Carolina defeated Alexis Collard of Alabama State and Jamie Wei of Stony Brook in the first round before dispatching a team from Rice in the second round. Habib and Graham will challenge Gui Osorio of San Diego and Ashley Lahey of Pepperdine in the quarterfinals.
Texas A&M is the only school to send a pair of student-athletes ranked in the top-20 and one of two schools that will be represented by a pair of student-athletes in California.
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.
2019 Oracle ITA Masters
Malibu, Calif. – Sept. 26-29, 2019
Singles
First Round
No. 16 Hady Habib (TAMU) def. Kris Van Wyk (Weber State), 6-1, 6-2
No. 13 Carlos Aguilar (TAMU) def. Brandon Ancona (Valpo), 6-4, 6-2
Second Round
No. 16 Hady Habib (TAMU) vs. Corrado Summaria (Pepp)
No. 13 Carlos Aguilar (TAMU) vs. Nico Mostardi (Cleveland State)
Mixed Doubles
First Round
Carlos Aguilar (TAMU / Katarina Jokic (UGA) def. Andrew Ton (Navy) and Ana Joyner (Army), 6-4
Hady Habib (TAMU) / Alexa Graham (UNC) def. Alexis Collard (Alabama St) / Jamie Wei (Stony Brook), 6-1
Second Round
Carlos Aguilar (TAMU / Katarina Jokic (UGA) def. Aditya Vashishta / Jessica Livianu (St. John's), 6-2
Hady Habib (TAMU) / Alexa Graham (UNC) def. Sumit Sarkar / Michaela Haet (Rice), 7-5
Quarterfinals
Carlos Aguilar (TAMU / Katarina Jokic (UGA) vs. Matias Soto (Baylor) / Anna Turati (Texas)
Hady Habib (TAMU) / Alexa Graham (UNC) vs. Gui Osorio (USD) / Ashley Lahey (Pepp)
No. 13 Aguilar posted a 6-4, 6-2 win against Brandon Ancona of Valparaiso in the first round and is slated to take on Nico Mostardi of Cleveland State in round two. In doubles action, Aguilar and Katarina Jokic of Georgia posted wins an Army/Navy duo and a pair from St. John's. In the quarterfinals the SEC duo opposes Matias Soto of Baylor and Anna Turati of Texas.
No. 16 Habib topped Kris Van Wyk of Weber State 6-1, 6-2 of Weber State in first round action on Thursday as the tournament's No. 3 seed. In the second round, Habib is scheduled to face Corrado Summaria of host-Pepperdine. Habib and Alexa Graham of North Carolina defeated Alexis Collard of Alabama State and Jamie Wei of Stony Brook in the first round before dispatching a team from Rice in the second round. Habib and Graham will challenge Gui Osorio of San Diego and Ashley Lahey of Pepperdine in the quarterfinals.
Texas A&M is the only school to send a pair of student-athletes ranked in the top-20 and one of two schools that will be represented by a pair of student-athletes in California.
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.
2019 Oracle ITA Masters
Malibu, Calif. – Sept. 26-29, 2019
Singles
First Round
No. 16 Hady Habib (TAMU) def. Kris Van Wyk (Weber State), 6-1, 6-2
No. 13 Carlos Aguilar (TAMU) def. Brandon Ancona (Valpo), 6-4, 6-2
Second Round
No. 16 Hady Habib (TAMU) vs. Corrado Summaria (Pepp)
No. 13 Carlos Aguilar (TAMU) vs. Nico Mostardi (Cleveland State)
Mixed Doubles
First Round
Carlos Aguilar (TAMU / Katarina Jokic (UGA) def. Andrew Ton (Navy) and Ana Joyner (Army), 6-4
Hady Habib (TAMU) / Alexa Graham (UNC) def. Alexis Collard (Alabama St) / Jamie Wei (Stony Brook), 6-1
Second Round
Carlos Aguilar (TAMU / Katarina Jokic (UGA) def. Aditya Vashishta / Jessica Livianu (St. John's), 6-2
Hady Habib (TAMU) / Alexa Graham (UNC) def. Sumit Sarkar / Michaela Haet (Rice), 7-5
Quarterfinals
Carlos Aguilar (TAMU / Katarina Jokic (UGA) vs. Matias Soto (Baylor) / Anna Turati (Texas)
Hady Habib (TAMU) / Alexa Graham (UNC) vs. Gui Osorio (USD) / Ashley Lahey (Pepp)