Saturday, January 23
Ann Arbor, Mich.
1:00 PM
Texas A&M
4
vs
0
Pepperdine
Photo by: Analisa Navarrete/Texas A&M Athletics
No. 11 Men’s Tennis Shuts Out No. 21 Pepperdine at ITA Kick Off Weekend
Jan 23, 2021 | Men's Tennis
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – The No. 11 Texas A&M men's tennis swept No. 21 Pepperdine, 4-0, in the first round of the ITA Kick Off Weekend at the Varsity Tennis Center Saturday hosted by the University of Michigan. Following the win, the Aggies will take on No. 15 Baylor Sunday at 1 p.m. (CT) for a place in the ITA Indoor Team Championships next month in Urbana-Champagne, Ill.
"That was a hard fought win today and I thought we started really well in the doubles and finished strong," head coach Steve Denton said. "Pepperdine is a dangerous team, but our guys were much improved in our second indoor match of the year . That score did not indicate just how close this match really was. They are a team to be reckoned with this season when they get a few matches under their belt. For us, we played solid today and we take a step up tomorrow against a very talented Baylor team. We will need our 'A' game if we want to advance to Illinois. I know our guys are excited for this opportunity."
The Maroon & White opened the match with the doubles point from wins on courts two and three. A&M's Valentin Vacherot and Pierce Rollins raced through a 6-1 win on court three over Pepperdine's Pietro Fellin and Robert Shelton. The Aggies clinched the point with a tiebreaker win on court two by Hady Habib and Noah Schachter over Corrado Summaria and Guy Den Ouden.
As play moved to singles action the two teams split first sets at three apiece, but the Aggies were able to rattle off three straight-set wins to advance to Sunday's championship match. No. 13 Habib doubled the A&M lead to 2-0 with a 6-3, 6-2 win on court two over Adrian Oetzbach. Moments later, No. 116 Schachter posted a 6-1, 6-4 triumph over No. 90 Summaria to increase the A&M lead to 3-0. No. 33 Carlos Aguilar clinched the A&M victory with a 6-2, 7-5 result over Den Ouden on court three.
With the win, Texas A&M improved to 5-9 all-time against Pepperdine.
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Tennis Match Results
Pepperdine vs Texas A&M
1/22/2021 at Ann Arbor, Mich.
(Varsity Tennis Center)
#11 Texas A&M 4, #21 Pepperdine 0
Singles competition
1. #4 Valentin Vacherot (TAMU) vs. Daniel De Jonge (PEPP) 5-7, 5-4, unfinished
2. #13 Hady Habib (TAMU) def. Adrian Oetzbach (PEPP) 6-3, 6-2
3. #33 Carlos Aguilar (TAMU) def. Guy Den Ouden (PEPP) 6-2, 7-5
4. #116 Noah Schachter (TAMU) def. #90 Corrado Summaria (PEPP) 6-1, 6-4
5. Guido Marson (TAMU) vs. Robert Shelton (PEPP) 6-7, 3-1, unfinished
6. #110 Barnaby Smith (TAMU) vs. Pietro Fellin (PEPP) 6-7, 1-1, unfinished
Doubles competition
1. #48 Carlos Aguilar/Bjorn Thomson (TAMU) vs. #34 Adrian Oetzbach/Daniel De Jonge (PEPP) 6-5, unfinished
2. Hady Habib/Noah Schachter (TAMU) def. Corrado Summaria/Guy Den Ouden (PEPP) 7-6
3. Valentin Vacherot/Pierce Rollins (TAMU) def. Pietro Fellin/Robert Shelton (PEPP) 6-1
Match Notes:
Pepperdine 0-1; National ranking #21
Texas A&M 2-0; National ranking #11
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2); Singles (2,4,3)
"That was a hard fought win today and I thought we started really well in the doubles and finished strong," head coach Steve Denton said. "Pepperdine is a dangerous team, but our guys were much improved in our second indoor match of the year . That score did not indicate just how close this match really was. They are a team to be reckoned with this season when they get a few matches under their belt. For us, we played solid today and we take a step up tomorrow against a very talented Baylor team. We will need our 'A' game if we want to advance to Illinois. I know our guys are excited for this opportunity."
The Maroon & White opened the match with the doubles point from wins on courts two and three. A&M's Valentin Vacherot and Pierce Rollins raced through a 6-1 win on court three over Pepperdine's Pietro Fellin and Robert Shelton. The Aggies clinched the point with a tiebreaker win on court two by Hady Habib and Noah Schachter over Corrado Summaria and Guy Den Ouden.
As play moved to singles action the two teams split first sets at three apiece, but the Aggies were able to rattle off three straight-set wins to advance to Sunday's championship match. No. 13 Habib doubled the A&M lead to 2-0 with a 6-3, 6-2 win on court two over Adrian Oetzbach. Moments later, No. 116 Schachter posted a 6-1, 6-4 triumph over No. 90 Summaria to increase the A&M lead to 3-0. No. 33 Carlos Aguilar clinched the A&M victory with a 6-2, 7-5 result over Den Ouden on court three.
With the win, Texas A&M improved to 5-9 all-time against Pepperdine.
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.
Tennis Match Results
Pepperdine vs Texas A&M
1/22/2021 at Ann Arbor, Mich.
(Varsity Tennis Center)
#11 Texas A&M 4, #21 Pepperdine 0
Singles competition
1. #4 Valentin Vacherot (TAMU) vs. Daniel De Jonge (PEPP) 5-7, 5-4, unfinished
2. #13 Hady Habib (TAMU) def. Adrian Oetzbach (PEPP) 6-3, 6-2
3. #33 Carlos Aguilar (TAMU) def. Guy Den Ouden (PEPP) 6-2, 7-5
4. #116 Noah Schachter (TAMU) def. #90 Corrado Summaria (PEPP) 6-1, 6-4
5. Guido Marson (TAMU) vs. Robert Shelton (PEPP) 6-7, 3-1, unfinished
6. #110 Barnaby Smith (TAMU) vs. Pietro Fellin (PEPP) 6-7, 1-1, unfinished
Doubles competition
1. #48 Carlos Aguilar/Bjorn Thomson (TAMU) vs. #34 Adrian Oetzbach/Daniel De Jonge (PEPP) 6-5, unfinished
2. Hady Habib/Noah Schachter (TAMU) def. Corrado Summaria/Guy Den Ouden (PEPP) 7-6
3. Valentin Vacherot/Pierce Rollins (TAMU) def. Pietro Fellin/Robert Shelton (PEPP) 6-1
Match Notes:
Pepperdine 0-1; National ranking #21
Texas A&M 2-0; National ranking #11
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2); Singles (2,4,3)
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,2
#1 Singles Match
123
Daniel De Jonge / 0 [PEPP]
740
55UF
#2 Singles Match
12
Adrian Oetzbach / 0 [PEPP]
32
66
#3 Singles Match
12
Guy Den Ouden / 0 [PEPP]
25
67
#4 Singles Match
12
Corrado Summaria / 0 (90/-) [PEPP]
14
66
#5 Singles Match
123
Robert Shelton / 0 [PEPP]
710
63UF
#6 Singles Match
123
Pietro Fellin / 0 [PEPP]
710
61UF
Order of Finish:
2,4,3
Players Mentioned
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