No. 12 Men’s Tennis Falls 4-3 to Arkansas on Sunday

Sunday, March 14

Fayetteville, Ark.

1:00 PM

Texas A&M

Arkansas

Photo by: Analisa Navarrete/Texas A&M Athletics

Mar 14, 2021 | Men's Tennis

Box Score

By: Matt Callaway, Texas A&M Athletics Communications

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The No. 12 Texas A&M men's tennis team dropped a 4-3 match to Arkansas at the Billingsley Tennis Center Sunday afternoon. The Aggies fell to 10-4 this season with a 4-3 mark in SEC play while the Razorbacks improved to 8-6 overall record with a 2-3 record in league matches.

The Razorbacks took advantage of a pair of 6-4 results in doubles to take the 1-0 advantage after wins on court two and three. Nico Rousset and Alex Reco tripped up A&M's Pranav Kumar and Noah Schachter on court three followed by Melvin Manuel and Adrien Burdet combining to top A&M's Valentin Vacherot and Pierce Rollins on court two.

The two teams split first sets in singles action and Arkansas was able to convert all three first set wins into straight set victories to secure the match. Aleksa Bucan tripped up No. 116 Schachter 6-3, 6-1 to push the lead 2-0 before Burdet closed out a 6-4, 6-4 victory over A&M's Raphael Perot to give the home team the 3-0 advantage.

A&M's Bjorn Thomson put the Aggies on the board with a 6-2, 7-5 win on court six over Enrique Paya followed by Guido Marson's 6-4, 6-3 win on court four over Manual to make the score 3-2 in Arkansas' favor. The Razorbacks clinched the win on court two as Rousset slipped by A&M's No. 33 Carlos Aguilar 7-5, 6-3. The Aggies captured the final point of the day as No. 4 Vacherot topped No. 72 Reco 6-2, 2-6, 7-6(6) on court one.

Tennis Match Results
Texas A&M vs University of Arkansas
Mar 14, 2021 at Fayetteville, Ark.
(Billingsley Tennis Center)

University of Arkansas 4, #12 Texas A&M 3

Singles competition
1. #4 Valentin Vacherot (AM) def. #72 Alex Reco (ARK) 6-2, 2-6, 7-6 (8-6)
2. Nico Rousset (ARK) def. #33 Carlos Aguilar (AM) 7-5, 6-3
3. Aleksa Bucan (ARK) def. #116 Noah Schachter (AM) 6-3, 6-1
4. Guido Marson (AM) def. Melvin Manuel (ARK) 6-4, 6-3
5. Adrien Burdet (ARK) def. Raphael Perot (AM) 6-4, 6-4
6. Bjorn Thomson (AM) def. Enrique Paya (ARK) 6-2, 7-5

Doubles competition
1. Enrique Paya/Hunter Harrison (ARK) vs. #48 Bjorn Thomson/Carlos Aguilar (AM) 5-5, unfinished
2. Melvin Manuel/Adrien Burdet (ARK) def. Valentin Vacherot/Pierce Rollins (AM) 6-4
3. Nico Rousset/Alex Reco (ARK) def. Pranav Kumar/Noah Schachter (AM) 6-4

Match Notes:
Texas A&M 10-4; National ranking #12
University of Arkansas 8-6
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2); Singles (3,5,6,4,2,1)

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