SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The No. 23 Texas A&M men's tennis team dropped its opening dual match versus San Diego (4-3).
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Starting the day, JC Roddick/Giulio Perego secured the first doubles win for the Aggies (6-3) on court two, and No. 33 Noah Schachter/Trey Hilderbrand sealed the deal with a tiebreak victory (7-6(5)), clinching the doubles point for the Maroon & White.
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In singles play, captain Schachter led the way for A&M has he defeated Schaber (6-1, 6-2) taking the first singles point. No. 88 Raphael Perot picked up a ranked win as he defeated San Diego's No. 68 Vasa (6-3, 6-7(5), 6-2). The Aggies didn't stop fighting, taking two of the remaining four matches to three sets, but unfortunately couldn't pull off the victory.
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COACHES QUOTES
Head Coach Steve Denton on the trip and today's dual match…
"I thought Sherwood was a great warm up for us prior to San Diego, we played a lot of great tennis coming into today and had some good performances from a lot of guys. San Diego is a good team, and it was a good test for us early in the season. I think we battled well in the doubles and did a good job closing it out with Noah [Schachter]and Trey [Hilderbrand] on court one. In the singles, I was proud of the way our guys competed, we just need to make some smarter decisions on shot selection."
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UP NEXT
The Aggies return to California for the ITA Kickoff Weekend held Sunday and Monday Jan. 29-30 in Palo Alto, Calif. A&M will play Pepperdine on Sunday, then results dependent Stanford or Georgia Tech on Monday.
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MATCH STATS
Singles
Schachter def. Schaber (6-1, 6-2)
Perot def. Vasa (6-3, 6-7(5), 6-2)
Rollins vs. Tarvet (6-4, 2-6, 4-6)
Hilderbrand vs. Sharrma (4-6, 4-6)
Roddick vs. Klaassem (6-7(4), 2-6)
Casper vs. Niedner (4-6, 6-4, 4-6)
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Doubles
Schachter/Hilderbrand def. Sharmma/Vasa (7-6(5))
Roddick/Perego def. Ruland/Tarvet (6-3)
Taylor/Perot vs. Klaassen/Schaber (2-6)
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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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Starting the day, JC Roddick/Giulio Perego secured the first doubles win for the Aggies (6-3) on court two, and No. 33 Noah Schachter/Trey Hilderbrand sealed the deal with a tiebreak victory (7-6(5)), clinching the doubles point for the Maroon & White.
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In singles play, captain Schachter led the way for A&M has he defeated Schaber (6-1, 6-2) taking the first singles point. No. 88 Raphael Perot picked up a ranked win as he defeated San Diego's No. 68 Vasa (6-3, 6-7(5), 6-2). The Aggies didn't stop fighting, taking two of the remaining four matches to three sets, but unfortunately couldn't pull off the victory.
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COACHES QUOTES
Head Coach Steve Denton on the trip and today's dual match…
"I thought Sherwood was a great warm up for us prior to San Diego, we played a lot of great tennis coming into today and had some good performances from a lot of guys. San Diego is a good team, and it was a good test for us early in the season. I think we battled well in the doubles and did a good job closing it out with Noah [Schachter]and Trey [Hilderbrand] on court one. In the singles, I was proud of the way our guys competed, we just need to make some smarter decisions on shot selection."
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UP NEXT
The Aggies return to California for the ITA Kickoff Weekend held Sunday and Monday Jan. 29-30 in Palo Alto, Calif. A&M will play Pepperdine on Sunday, then results dependent Stanford or Georgia Tech on Monday.
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MATCH STATS
Singles
Schachter def. Schaber (6-1, 6-2)
Perot def. Vasa (6-3, 6-7(5), 6-2)
Rollins vs. Tarvet (6-4, 2-6, 4-6)
Hilderbrand vs. Sharrma (4-6, 4-6)
Roddick vs. Klaassem (6-7(4), 2-6)
Casper vs. Niedner (4-6, 6-4, 4-6)
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Doubles
Schachter/Hilderbrand def. Sharmma/Vasa (7-6(5))
Roddick/Perego def. Ruland/Tarvet (6-3)
Taylor/Perot vs. Klaassen/Schaber (2-6)
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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.