BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION, Texas – The No. 8 Texas A&M men's tennis wraps up the 2021 regular season with senior day on Saturday against Alabama at 1 p.m. (CT) at the Mitchell Tennis Center. The Aggies are set to honor the collegiate careers of seniors Carlos Aguilar, Hady Habib, Bjorn Thomson and Valentin Vacherot prior to first serve.
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The Maroon & White enter the match at 14-7 this season and 6-5 against SEC foes while the Crimson Tide carry a 14-9 record overall and a 5-6 mark in league play.
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AGGIES IN THE RANKINGS
The Aggies maintain the No. 8 ranking for the second-straight week. In the singles poll, the Aggies are led by No. 5 Valentin Vacherot, the senior ranks third on A&M's all-time singles win list. Following closely behind Vacherot is No. 7 Hady Habib, the senior owns wins a pair of wins over student-athletes currently ranked in the top-5. Rounding out the ranked Aggies singles players are No. 45 Carlos Aguilar, No. 92 Barnaby Smith, No. 107 Noah Schachter and No. 120 Pierce Rollins.
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In the doubles poll Aguilar and Bjorn Thomson inched up the poll to No. 7 after collecting six ranked wins this season including a trio over teams ranked in the top-10. Vacherot and Rollins made their first appearance in the doubles rankings at No. 71 while Habib and Schachter earned the No. 88 spot.
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LAST TIME OUT
The No. 8 Texas A&M men's tennis fell 4-0 at No. 5 Tennessee Sunday afternoon at Barksdale Stadium.
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The Volunteers claimed the doubles point to open the match with wins on court one and three. Tennessee's Giles Hussey and Mark Wallner bested A&M's Pranav Kumar and Noah Schachter 6-1 on court three followed by a 6-3 triumph on court one by No. 3 Adam Walton and Pat Harper over A&M's No. 8 Carlos Aguilar and Bjorn Thomson.
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Tennessee maintained the momentum as play transitioned to singles action with first set wins on five of six courts. No. 12 Johannus Monday doubled the Vols advantages with a 6-1, 6-1 win over No. 64 Aguilar.
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The Volunteers picked up points three and four on courts three and four. UT's Luca Wiedenmann bested A&M's Pierce Rollins 6-4, 6-4 on court four followed by No. 50 Martin Prata's 7-6, 6-3 win over No. 77 Schachter.
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UP NEXT
A&M will compete at the SEC Tournament in Fayetteville, Arkansas next week beginning on Tuesday, April 20. The bracket will be finalized following play this weekend.
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FOLLOW THE AGGIES
Visit 12thman.com for more information on Texas A&M men's tennis. Fans can keep up to date with the A&M men's tennis team on Facebook, Instagram, and on Twitter by following @AggieMTEN.
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The Maroon & White enter the match at 14-7 this season and 6-5 against SEC foes while the Crimson Tide carry a 14-9 record overall and a 5-6 mark in league play.
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AGGIES IN THE RANKINGS
The Aggies maintain the No. 8 ranking for the second-straight week. In the singles poll, the Aggies are led by No. 5 Valentin Vacherot, the senior ranks third on A&M's all-time singles win list. Following closely behind Vacherot is No. 7 Hady Habib, the senior owns wins a pair of wins over student-athletes currently ranked in the top-5. Rounding out the ranked Aggies singles players are No. 45 Carlos Aguilar, No. 92 Barnaby Smith, No. 107 Noah Schachter and No. 120 Pierce Rollins.
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In the doubles poll Aguilar and Bjorn Thomson inched up the poll to No. 7 after collecting six ranked wins this season including a trio over teams ranked in the top-10. Vacherot and Rollins made their first appearance in the doubles rankings at No. 71 while Habib and Schachter earned the No. 88 spot.
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LAST TIME OUT
The No. 8 Texas A&M men's tennis fell 4-0 at No. 5 Tennessee Sunday afternoon at Barksdale Stadium.
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The Volunteers claimed the doubles point to open the match with wins on court one and three. Tennessee's Giles Hussey and Mark Wallner bested A&M's Pranav Kumar and Noah Schachter 6-1 on court three followed by a 6-3 triumph on court one by No. 3 Adam Walton and Pat Harper over A&M's No. 8 Carlos Aguilar and Bjorn Thomson.
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Tennessee maintained the momentum as play transitioned to singles action with first set wins on five of six courts. No. 12 Johannus Monday doubled the Vols advantages with a 6-1, 6-1 win over No. 64 Aguilar.
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The Volunteers picked up points three and four on courts three and four. UT's Luca Wiedenmann bested A&M's Pierce Rollins 6-4, 6-4 on court four followed by No. 50 Martin Prata's 7-6, 6-3 win over No. 77 Schachter.
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UP NEXT
A&M will compete at the SEC Tournament in Fayetteville, Arkansas next week beginning on Tuesday, April 20. The bracket will be finalized following play this weekend.
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FOLLOW THE AGGIES
Visit 12thman.com for more information on Texas A&M men's tennis. Fans can keep up to date with the A&M men's tennis team on Facebook, Instagram, and on Twitter by following @AggieMTEN.