Sunday, February 3
South Bend, Ind.
11 a.m.
Texas A&M
2
at
5
Notre Dame
Photo by: Sam Craft/Texas A&M Athletics
No. 13 Notre Dame Edges No. 14 Texas A&M
Feb 03, 2019 | Men's Tennis
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The No. 14 Texas A&M men's tennis team fell 5-2 to No. 13 Notre Dame at the Eck Tennis Pavilion on Sunday. With the loss the Aggies fell to 3-3 while the Fighting Irish improved to 5-0 this season.
The Aggies opened the match by dropping the doubles point as Notre Dame's Grayson Broadus and Matthew Gamble, ranked No. 49 nationally, bested Texas A&M's Barnaby Smith and Austin Abbrat 6-0 on court three followed by the Irish duo of Alex Lebedev and Axel Nefve defeating A&M's Valentin Vacherot and Jack Pulliam 6-3 on court two.
The Irish doubled their lead as No. 63 Richard Ciamarra topped Texas A&M junior Valentin Vacherot 6-3, 6-1 on court two. Texas A&M sophomore Hady Habib made his first dual match appearance this spring, the Houston native defeated Notre Dame's Nefve 6-2, 6-2 on court three. The Maroon & White evened the match at 2-2 as Aggie freshman Austin Abbrat topped No. 49 William Howells 6-2, 6-4 to win his sixth straight match. Abbrat improved to 2-0 against ranked opponents to equal the team-lead in ranked victories.
Notre Dame picked up its third point as Guillermo Cabrera bested A&M freshman Alex Vedri 6-2, 6-4 on court six. The Irish clinched the win as No. 16 Lebedev topped A&M's Aguilar, ranked No. 89, 7-6(1), 6-1 on court one. Notre Dame's Tristan McCormick earned the final point of the day as he outlasted A&M freshman Noah Schachter 7-6(3), 5-7, 1-0[7] on court four.
The Aggies return to action on Feb. 22 at the Mitchell Tennis Center in College Station against Arizona State at 6 p.m. (CT).
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/AggieMensTennis.
Tennis Match Results
Texas A&M vs Notre Dame
2/3/19 at Notre Dame, Ind.
(Eck Tennis Pavilion)
#13 Notre Dame 5, #14 Texas A&M 2
Singles competition
1. #16 Alex Lebedev (ND) def. #89 Juan Carlos Aguilar (TAMU) 7-6 (7-1), 6-1
2. #63 Richard Ciamarra (ND) def. Valentin Vacherot (TAMU) 6-3, 6-1
3. Hady Habib (TAMU) def. Axel Nefve (ND) 6-2, 6-2
4. Tristan McCormick (ND) def. Noah Schachter (TAMU) 7-6 (7-3), 5-7, 1-0 (10-7)
5. Austin Abbrat (TAMU) def. #49 William Howells (ND) 6-2, 6-4
6. Guillermo Cabrera (ND) def. Alex Vedri (TAMU) 6-2, 6-4
Doubles competition
1. #11 Richard Ciamarra/Tristan McCormick (ND) vs. Hady Habib/Juan Carlos Aguilar (TAMU) 5-3, unfinished
2. Alex Lebedev/Axel Nefve (ND) def. Valentin Vacherot/Jack Pulliam (TAMU) 6-3
3. #49 Grayson Broadus/Matt Gamble (ND) def. Barnaby Smith/Austin Abbrat (TAMU) 6-0
Match Notes:
Texas A&M 3-3; National ranking #14
Notre Dame 5-0; National ranking #13
Order of finish: Doubles (3, 2); Singles (2, 3, 5, 6, 1, 4)
The Aggies opened the match by dropping the doubles point as Notre Dame's Grayson Broadus and Matthew Gamble, ranked No. 49 nationally, bested Texas A&M's Barnaby Smith and Austin Abbrat 6-0 on court three followed by the Irish duo of Alex Lebedev and Axel Nefve defeating A&M's Valentin Vacherot and Jack Pulliam 6-3 on court two.
The Irish doubled their lead as No. 63 Richard Ciamarra topped Texas A&M junior Valentin Vacherot 6-3, 6-1 on court two. Texas A&M sophomore Hady Habib made his first dual match appearance this spring, the Houston native defeated Notre Dame's Nefve 6-2, 6-2 on court three. The Maroon & White evened the match at 2-2 as Aggie freshman Austin Abbrat topped No. 49 William Howells 6-2, 6-4 to win his sixth straight match. Abbrat improved to 2-0 against ranked opponents to equal the team-lead in ranked victories.
Notre Dame picked up its third point as Guillermo Cabrera bested A&M freshman Alex Vedri 6-2, 6-4 on court six. The Irish clinched the win as No. 16 Lebedev topped A&M's Aguilar, ranked No. 89, 7-6(1), 6-1 on court one. Notre Dame's Tristan McCormick earned the final point of the day as he outlasted A&M freshman Noah Schachter 7-6(3), 5-7, 1-0[7] on court four.
The Aggies return to action on Feb. 22 at the Mitchell Tennis Center in College Station against Arizona State at 6 p.m. (CT).
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/AggieMensTennis.
Tennis Match Results
Texas A&M vs Notre Dame
2/3/19 at Notre Dame, Ind.
(Eck Tennis Pavilion)
#13 Notre Dame 5, #14 Texas A&M 2
Singles competition
1. #16 Alex Lebedev (ND) def. #89 Juan Carlos Aguilar (TAMU) 7-6 (7-1), 6-1
2. #63 Richard Ciamarra (ND) def. Valentin Vacherot (TAMU) 6-3, 6-1
3. Hady Habib (TAMU) def. Axel Nefve (ND) 6-2, 6-2
4. Tristan McCormick (ND) def. Noah Schachter (TAMU) 7-6 (7-3), 5-7, 1-0 (10-7)
5. Austin Abbrat (TAMU) def. #49 William Howells (ND) 6-2, 6-4
6. Guillermo Cabrera (ND) def. Alex Vedri (TAMU) 6-2, 6-4
Doubles competition
1. #11 Richard Ciamarra/Tristan McCormick (ND) vs. Hady Habib/Juan Carlos Aguilar (TAMU) 5-3, unfinished
2. Alex Lebedev/Axel Nefve (ND) def. Valentin Vacherot/Jack Pulliam (TAMU) 6-3
3. #49 Grayson Broadus/Matt Gamble (ND) def. Barnaby Smith/Austin Abbrat (TAMU) 6-0
Match Notes:
Texas A&M 3-3; National ranking #14
Notre Dame 5-0; National ranking #13
Order of finish: Doubles (3, 2); Singles (2, 3, 5, 6, 1, 4)
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,2
#1 Singles Match
12
61
Alex Lebedev / 0 (16/-) [ND]
76
#2 Singles Match
12
31
Richard Ciamarra / 0 (63/-) [ND]
66
#3 Singles Match
12
66
Axel Nefve / 0 [ND]
22
#4 Singles Match
123
670
Tristan McCormick / 0 [ND]
751
#5 Singles Match
12
66
William Howells / 0 (49/-) [ND]
24
#6 Singles Match
12
24
Guillermo Cabrera / 0 [ND]
66
Order of Finish:
2,3,5,6,1,4
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