Roddick, Pires Sweep SEC Player and Freshman of the Week Honors
Mar 20, 2024 | Men's Tennis
BIRMINGHAM – Texas A&M's JC Roddick and Tiago Pires were named SEC Men's Player of the Week and SEC Co-Freshman of the Week, respectively, after helping the Aggies pick up two conference wins, including an upset win over then No. 8 Tennessee, the league announced Wednesday.
The honor marked Roddick's second-consecutive player of the week honor. The San Antonio native is the first Aggie to be named SEC Player of the Week in back-to-back weeks in program history. He started off the week with his fifth ranked singles win of the year, taking down No. 17 Cannon Kingsley of No. 1 Ohio State in straight sets. The junior continued with another victory over Tennessee's No. 23 Shunsuke Mitsui, which helped the Aggies secure the 5-2 triumph against the Volunteers. Roddick ended the week on a high note with his seventh ranked win of the season, getting the better of No. 82 Thomas Paulsell of Georgia. The junior is on a six-match winning streak and has not dropped a set in singles since March 8.
The freshman earned his second SEC weekly award of the season. Pires won a pivotal doubles match with partner Kenner Taylor against then No. 8 Tennessee, which helped the Aggies earn the first point of the match and the momentum. Pires then clinched the match for A&M with a ranked win over the Volunteers' No. 94 Filip Pieczonka in a three-set thriller. Pires also secured the match against Georgia in another three-set battle against Cyrus Mahjoob. The freshman is the seventh A&M freshman to garner multiple SEC Freshman of the Week honors.
Pires and Roddick have Texas A&M (16-4, 5-1 SEC) ranked 10th in the country and second in the SEC standings.
The Maroon & White travel to Lexington to take on the No. 5 Kentucky Wildcats (14-2, 5-0 SEC) Friday, March 22 at 4 p.m. to see who will hold the top spot in the SEC standings.
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The honor marked Roddick's second-consecutive player of the week honor. The San Antonio native is the first Aggie to be named SEC Player of the Week in back-to-back weeks in program history. He started off the week with his fifth ranked singles win of the year, taking down No. 17 Cannon Kingsley of No. 1 Ohio State in straight sets. The junior continued with another victory over Tennessee's No. 23 Shunsuke Mitsui, which helped the Aggies secure the 5-2 triumph against the Volunteers. Roddick ended the week on a high note with his seventh ranked win of the season, getting the better of No. 82 Thomas Paulsell of Georgia. The junior is on a six-match winning streak and has not dropped a set in singles since March 8.
The freshman earned his second SEC weekly award of the season. Pires won a pivotal doubles match with partner Kenner Taylor against then No. 8 Tennessee, which helped the Aggies earn the first point of the match and the momentum. Pires then clinched the match for A&M with a ranked win over the Volunteers' No. 94 Filip Pieczonka in a three-set thriller. Pires also secured the match against Georgia in another three-set battle against Cyrus Mahjoob. The freshman is the seventh A&M freshman to garner multiple SEC Freshman of the Week honors.
Pires and Roddick have Texas A&M (16-4, 5-1 SEC) ranked 10th in the country and second in the SEC standings.
The Maroon & White travel to Lexington to take on the No. 5 Kentucky Wildcats (14-2, 5-0 SEC) Friday, March 22 at 4 p.m. to see who will hold the top spot in the SEC standings.
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/Threads and X by following @AggieMTEN.
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