MALIBU, Calif. – Texas A&M tennis' Carlos Aguilar advanced to the 2019 Oracle ITA Masters mixed doubles finals Friday, the yearly national tournament is hosted by Pepperdine.
In mixed doubles quarterfinals action, Aguilar and Katarina Jokic of Georgia defeated Matias Soto of Baylor and Anna Turati of Texas, 6-1 before topping top-seed Keegan Smith and Abbey Forbes of UCLA, 8-6. The finals appearance is the first for an Aggie in the five years of the tournament.
In the singles draw, No. 13 Aguilar posted a 6-3, 6-3 win against Nico Mostardi of Cleveland State in the second round before falling in the quarterfinals against No. 9 Jack Lin of Columbia, a rematch of the 2019 NCAA Singles second round match. Aguilar became the first Aggie to reach the quarterfinals at the Masters with his pair of wins. No. 16 Hady Habib fell in the second round to Corrado Summaria of host-Pepperdine.
Habib and Alexa Graham of North Carolina defeated Gui Osorio of San Diego and Ashley Lahey of Pepperdine before falling 8-3 in the semifinals to Sven Lah of Baylor and Natasha Subhash of Virginia.
Texas A&M was 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
Corrado Summaria (Pepp) def. No. 16 Hady Habib (TAMU) 7-6(4), 4-6, 6-3
No. 13 Carlos Aguilar (TAMU) def. Nico Mostardi (Cleveland State) 6-3, 6-3
Quarterfinals
No. 9 Jack Lin (Columbia) def. No. 13 Carlos Aguilar (TAMU) 6-1, 3-6, 6-3
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) def. Matias Soto (Baylor) / Anna Turati (Texas), 6-1
Hady Habib (TAMU) / Alexa Graham (UNC) def. Gui Osorio (USD) / Ashley Lahey (Pepp), 6-3
Semifinals
Carlos Aguilar (TAMU / Katarina Jokic (UGA) def. Keegan Smith / Abbey Forbes (UCLA), 8-6
Sven Lah (Baylor) / Natasha Subhash (Virginia) def. Hady Habib (TAMU) / Alexa Graham (UNC), 8-3
Finals
Carlos Aguilar (TAMU / Katarina Jokic (UGA) vs. Sven Lah (Baylor) / Natasha Subhash (Virginia)
In mixed doubles quarterfinals action, Aguilar and Katarina Jokic of Georgia defeated Matias Soto of Baylor and Anna Turati of Texas, 6-1 before topping top-seed Keegan Smith and Abbey Forbes of UCLA, 8-6. The finals appearance is the first for an Aggie in the five years of the tournament.
In the singles draw, No. 13 Aguilar posted a 6-3, 6-3 win against Nico Mostardi of Cleveland State in the second round before falling in the quarterfinals against No. 9 Jack Lin of Columbia, a rematch of the 2019 NCAA Singles second round match. Aguilar became the first Aggie to reach the quarterfinals at the Masters with his pair of wins. No. 16 Hady Habib fell in the second round to Corrado Summaria of host-Pepperdine.
Habib and Alexa Graham of North Carolina defeated Gui Osorio of San Diego and Ashley Lahey of Pepperdine before falling 8-3 in the semifinals to Sven Lah of Baylor and Natasha Subhash of Virginia.
Texas A&M was 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
Corrado Summaria (Pepp) def. No. 16 Hady Habib (TAMU) 7-6(4), 4-6, 6-3
No. 13 Carlos Aguilar (TAMU) def. Nico Mostardi (Cleveland State) 6-3, 6-3
Quarterfinals
No. 9 Jack Lin (Columbia) def. No. 13 Carlos Aguilar (TAMU) 6-1, 3-6, 6-3
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) def. Matias Soto (Baylor) / Anna Turati (Texas), 6-1
Hady Habib (TAMU) / Alexa Graham (UNC) def. Gui Osorio (USD) / Ashley Lahey (Pepp), 6-3
Semifinals
Carlos Aguilar (TAMU / Katarina Jokic (UGA) def. Keegan Smith / Abbey Forbes (UCLA), 8-6
Sven Lah (Baylor) / Natasha Subhash (Virginia) def. Hady Habib (TAMU) / Alexa Graham (UNC), 8-3
Finals
Carlos Aguilar (TAMU / Katarina Jokic (UGA) vs. Sven Lah (Baylor) / Natasha Subhash (Virginia)