No. 22 Texas A&M Defeats Arizona State in Waco

Friday, February 22

Waco, Texas

8:30 p.m.

Texas A&M

Arizona State

Photo by: Sam Craft/Texas A&M Athletics

Feb 22, 2019 | Men's Tennis

Box Score

By: Texas A&M Athletics Communications

COLLEGE STATION – The No. 22 Texas A&M men's tennis team defeated Arizona State, 5-2, Friday evening at the Hawkins Indoor Tennis Center after rain in College Station forced the match to be moved. With the win, the Aggies improved to 4-3 this spring while the Sun Devils fell to 3-5 on the year.

The Aggies picked up a tight doubles point to open the match against the Sun Devils. The A&M duo of Valentin Vacherot and Austin Abbrat earned a 6-3 win over ASU's Benjamin Hannestad and Andrea Bolla on court three. The doubles point tightened up as ASU's Makey Rakotomalala and Justin Roberts topped A&M's Hady Habib and Noah Schachter 6-4 on court two. With the point coming down to the top doubles court, A&M's Carlos Aguilar and Barnaby Smith earned a late break to record a 6-3 win over ASU's Nathan Ponwith and Dominik Kellovsky, ranked No. 51 nationally.

The Maroon & White maintained momentum as singles play began as they earned first set triumphs on five of six courts. ASU briefly evened the team score as Rakotomalala bested Abbrat 6-1, 6-0 on court five, but moments later A&M's Schachter defeated ASU's William Kirkman 6-1, 6-1 on court five to restore the A&M advantage.

A&M sophomore Habib posted the third point for the Aggies, winning 6-0, 7-6(5) on court two over Bolla. Habib's classmate, Aguilar, clinched the win for A&M as he defeated Kellovsky 6-0, 1-6, 6-2 on court one. Fellow A&M sophomore, Smith, tacked on the fifth point of the night with a 7-5, 4-6, 1-0(2) win over ASU's No. 97 Roberts on court four. The Sun Devils claimed the final point of the night as Ponwith outlasted A&M's Vacherot 4-6, 7-6(1), 1-0(8) on court three.

The Aggies host their final nonconference tune up on Tuesday against Lamar and Tulsa before kicking off SEC play next week at Auburn and Alabama.

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Tennis Match Results
Arizona State vs Texas A&M
2/22/19 at Waco, TX
(Hawkins Indoor Tennis Center)

Texas A&M 5, Arizona State 2

Singles competition
1. #121 Juan Carlos Aguilar (TAMU) def. Dominik Kellovsky (ASU) 6-0, 1-6, 6-2
2. Hady Habib (TAMU) def. Andrea Bolla (ASU) 6-0, 7-6 (7-5)
3. Nathan Ponwith (ASU) def. #47 Valentin Vacherot (TAMU) 4-6, 7-6 (7-1), 1-0 (10-8)
4. #66 Barnaby Smith (TAMU) def. #97 Justin Roberts (ASU) 7-5, 4-6, 1-0 (10-2)
5. Makey Rakotomalala (ASU) def. #105 Austin Abbrat (TAMU) 6-1, 6-0
6. Noah Schachter (TAMU) def. William Kirkman (ASU) 6-1, 6-1

Doubles competition
1. Juan Carlos Aguilar/Barnaby Smith (TAMU) def. #51 Nathan Ponwith/Dominik Kellovsky (ASU) 6-3
2. Makey Rakotomalala/Justin Roberts (ASU) def. Hady Habib/Noah Schachter (TAMU) 6-4
3. Valentin Vacherot/Austin Abbrat (TAMU) def. Benjamin Hannestad/Andrea Bolla (ASU) 6-3

Match Notes:
Arizona State 3-5
Texas A&M 4-3
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (5,6,2,1,4,3)