Friday, March 26
Bryan-College Station
6:00 PM
Texas A&M
5
vs
2
Auburn
Photo by: Sydney Morriss/Texas A&M Athletics
No. 8 Texas A&M Defeats Auburn Friday Night
Mar 26, 2021 | Men's Tennis
BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION, Texas – The No. 8 Texas A&M men's tennis team defeated Auburn, 5-2, Friday at the Mitchell Tennis Center. The Aggies improved to 13-4 this season and 5-3 against the SEC while the Tigers fell to 6-11 overall and 2-6 in league matches.
"All of these conference matches are really close," Texas A&M head coach Steve Denton said. "We were very energetic in the doubles, I thought. It was good to see some other guys get the opportunity to contribute tonight. It was a big fight and there were moments in the match where we could have lost. That is how close it was, but our guys were pretty tough down the stretch in a couple of those matches. Val and Noah were both behind and were able to turn those matches around. That was the difference tonight."
The Aggies opened the match by claiming the doubles point through strong performances on courts one and two. The A&M pair of Valentin Vacherot and Pierce Rollins claimed a 6-3 win over No. 41 Tad Maclean and Finn Murgett on the top court. The Aggie duo of Bjorn Thomson and Kenner Taylor clinched the point with a 7-5 win on court two over Auburn's Tom Wright and Maxwell Giddens.
The two teams split first sets in singles action but the Aggies were able to pile on a pair of points to mount a 3-0 advantage. Freshman Raphael Perot posted a 6-2, 6-3 win on court five over Auburn's Maxwell Giddens followed by sophomore Pierce Rollins' 7-6(4), 7-6(1) triumph over Jan Galka on court three.
Auburn earned their first point of the day with a 6-4, 6-4 win on court four by Finn Murgett over Guido Marson.
No. 71 Noah Schachter clinched A&M's win on court two with a 2-6, 6-5, 6-3 victory on court two over Auburn's Maclean. Auburn tacked on a point on court six as Spencer Gray picked up a three-set win over Thomson.
In the final match to finish of the night, No. 5 Vacherot bounced back from dropping a first set tiebreaker to win 7-6, 6-3 on court one to make the final score 5-2 in A&M's favor.
UP NEXT
The Aggies travel to Austin to take on No. 7 Texas on Wednesday, March 31, at 6 p.m. The match is slated to be aired on Longhorn Network.
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
Auburn vs Texas A&M
3/26/2021 at BCS, TX
(Mitchell Tennis Center)
#8 Texas A&M 5, Auburn 2
Singles competition
1. #5 Valentin Vacherot (TAMU) def. #42 Tyler Stice (AUBURN) 6-7 (4-7), 7-6 (7-2), 6-3
2. #71 Noah Schachter (TAMU) def. Tad Maclean (AUBURN) 2-6, 7-5, 6-3
3. #108 Pierce Rollins (TAMU) def. Jan Galka (AUBURN) 7-6 (7-4), 7-6 (7-1)
4. Finn Murgett (AUBURN) def. Guido Marson (TAMU) 6-4, 6-4
5. Raphael Perot (TAMU) def. Maxwell Giddens (AUBURN) 6-2, 6-3
6. Spencer Gray (AUBURN) def. Bjorn Thomson (TAMU) 4-6, 6-2, 7-6 (7-0)
Doubles competition
1. Valentin Vacherot/Pierce Rollins (TAMU) def. #41 Tad Maclean/Finn Murgett (AUBURN) 6-3
2. Bjorn Thomson/Kenner Taylor (TAMU) def. Tom Wright/Maxwell Giddens (AUBURN) 7-5
3. Noah Schachter/Pranav Kumar (TAMU) vs. Tyler Stice/Jan Galka (AUBURN) 6-5, unfinished
Match Notes:
Auburn 6-11, 2-6
Texas A&M 13-4, 5-3; National ranking #8
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2); Singles (5,3,4,2,6,1)
"All of these conference matches are really close," Texas A&M head coach Steve Denton said. "We were very energetic in the doubles, I thought. It was good to see some other guys get the opportunity to contribute tonight. It was a big fight and there were moments in the match where we could have lost. That is how close it was, but our guys were pretty tough down the stretch in a couple of those matches. Val and Noah were both behind and were able to turn those matches around. That was the difference tonight."
The Aggies opened the match by claiming the doubles point through strong performances on courts one and two. The A&M pair of Valentin Vacherot and Pierce Rollins claimed a 6-3 win over No. 41 Tad Maclean and Finn Murgett on the top court. The Aggie duo of Bjorn Thomson and Kenner Taylor clinched the point with a 7-5 win on court two over Auburn's Tom Wright and Maxwell Giddens.
The two teams split first sets in singles action but the Aggies were able to pile on a pair of points to mount a 3-0 advantage. Freshman Raphael Perot posted a 6-2, 6-3 win on court five over Auburn's Maxwell Giddens followed by sophomore Pierce Rollins' 7-6(4), 7-6(1) triumph over Jan Galka on court three.
Auburn earned their first point of the day with a 6-4, 6-4 win on court four by Finn Murgett over Guido Marson.
No. 71 Noah Schachter clinched A&M's win on court two with a 2-6, 6-5, 6-3 victory on court two over Auburn's Maclean. Auburn tacked on a point on court six as Spencer Gray picked up a three-set win over Thomson.
In the final match to finish of the night, No. 5 Vacherot bounced back from dropping a first set tiebreaker to win 7-6, 6-3 on court one to make the final score 5-2 in A&M's favor.
UP NEXT
The Aggies travel to Austin to take on No. 7 Texas on Wednesday, March 31, at 6 p.m. The match is slated to be aired on Longhorn Network.
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
Auburn vs Texas A&M
3/26/2021 at BCS, TX
(Mitchell Tennis Center)
#8 Texas A&M 5, Auburn 2
Singles competition
1. #5 Valentin Vacherot (TAMU) def. #42 Tyler Stice (AUBURN) 6-7 (4-7), 7-6 (7-2), 6-3
2. #71 Noah Schachter (TAMU) def. Tad Maclean (AUBURN) 2-6, 7-5, 6-3
3. #108 Pierce Rollins (TAMU) def. Jan Galka (AUBURN) 7-6 (7-4), 7-6 (7-1)
4. Finn Murgett (AUBURN) def. Guido Marson (TAMU) 6-4, 6-4
5. Raphael Perot (TAMU) def. Maxwell Giddens (AUBURN) 6-2, 6-3
6. Spencer Gray (AUBURN) def. Bjorn Thomson (TAMU) 4-6, 6-2, 7-6 (7-0)
Doubles competition
1. Valentin Vacherot/Pierce Rollins (TAMU) def. #41 Tad Maclean/Finn Murgett (AUBURN) 6-3
2. Bjorn Thomson/Kenner Taylor (TAMU) def. Tom Wright/Maxwell Giddens (AUBURN) 7-5
3. Noah Schachter/Pranav Kumar (TAMU) vs. Tyler Stice/Jan Galka (AUBURN) 6-5, unfinished
Match Notes:
Auburn 6-11, 2-6
Texas A&M 13-4, 5-3; National ranking #8
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2); Singles (5,3,4,2,6,1)
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,2
#1 Singles Match
123
Tyler Stice / 0 (42/-) [AUBURN]
763
676
#2 Singles Match
123
Tad Maclean / 0 [AUBURN]
653
276
#3 Singles Match
12
Jan Galka / 0 [AUBURN]
66
77
#4 Singles Match
12
Finn Murgett / 0 [AUBURN]
66
44
#5 Singles Match
12
Maxwell Giddens / 0 [AUBURN]
23
66
#6 Singles Match
123
Spencer Gray / 0 [AUBURN]
467
626
Order of Finish:
5,3,4,2,6,1
Players Mentioned
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