NASHVILLE – The No. 12 Texas A&M men's tennis claimed a seesaw affair against the Vanderbilt Commodores, 4-3, at the Currey Tennis Center on Friday.
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Graduate Matthis Ross rebounded after splitting his first two sets against Hugo Coquelin to clinch the victory for the Aggies. After a dominating 4-1 start in the third set, Coquelin slowly inched back. With all eyes on court 6, veteran Ross didn't waiver, pulling out the win, 6-4, 2-6, 6-3.
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Texas A&M (13-5, 6-1 SEC) dropped the doubles point against Vanderbilt (8-10, 1-7 SEC) to start the match after losing both courts 1 and 3.
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No. 32 Theo Papamalamis kept cool after the disadvantage, going untouched in his first set, 6-0. The freshman made the match one-all after a 6-2 second set against Danil Panarin on court 1. The Commodores struck back, claiming court 4.
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Senior Alan Magadan evened the score again with a win on court 2 against Nathan Cox, 6-2, 6-4. The McAllen native has yet to drop a match since joining the squad in late-February. Tiago Pires' comeback fell short on court 3 after dropping the second set tiebreaker 12-10, putting Vanderbilt one away from the win.
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Junior Togan Tokac continued to be an anchor for the Maroon & White. After a neck-and-neck battle in the second set to force a tiebreaker, Tokac put the Aggies one short after defeating Henry Ruger, 6-3, 7-6(4).
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Up Next
The Aggies stay on the road to take on Ole Miss on Sunday at 1 p.m.
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Coach's Quotes
Head coach Steve Denton on the grit of the team…
"Our guys showed a lot of fight today against Vanderbilt. They had us on the back foot for a while, but they kept battling and figured out a way to pull it off."
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Denton on the difficulty of road matches…
"It is never easy to win on the road. The SEC is a tough conference and getting a road win means a lot. We must continue with this momentum as we prepare to play at Ole Miss on Sunday."
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Match Results
Singles Results
#32 Theo Papamalamis (TAMU) def. Danil Panarin (VANDY) 6-0, 6-2
Alan Magadan (TAMU) def. Nathan Cox (VANDY) 6-2, 6-4
Michael Ross (VANDY) def. Tiago Pires (TAMU) 7-5, 7-6 (10)
Pablo Martinez Gomez (VANDY) def. Luke Casper (TAMU) 6-2, 6-0
Togan Tokac (TAMU) def. Henry Ruger (VANDY) 6-3, 7-6 (4)
Matthis Ross (TAMU) def. Hugo Coquelin (VANDY) 6-4, 2-6, 6-3
Order of finish: 1, 4, 2, 3, 5, 6
Double Results
#37 Nathan Cox/Michael Ross (VANDY) def. JC Roddick/Alan Magadan (TAMU) 6-2
Theo Papamalamis/Tiago Pires (TAMU) vs. Danil Panarin/Pablo Martinez Gomez (VANDY) 4-3, unfinished
Henry Ruger/Dylan Charlap (VANDY) def. Luke Casper/Giulio Perego (TAMU) 6-0
Order of finish: 3, 1
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Graduate Matthis Ross rebounded after splitting his first two sets against Hugo Coquelin to clinch the victory for the Aggies. After a dominating 4-1 start in the third set, Coquelin slowly inched back. With all eyes on court 6, veteran Ross didn't waiver, pulling out the win, 6-4, 2-6, 6-3.
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Texas A&M (13-5, 6-1 SEC) dropped the doubles point against Vanderbilt (8-10, 1-7 SEC) to start the match after losing both courts 1 and 3.
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No. 32 Theo Papamalamis kept cool after the disadvantage, going untouched in his first set, 6-0. The freshman made the match one-all after a 6-2 second set against Danil Panarin on court 1. The Commodores struck back, claiming court 4.
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Senior Alan Magadan evened the score again with a win on court 2 against Nathan Cox, 6-2, 6-4. The McAllen native has yet to drop a match since joining the squad in late-February. Tiago Pires' comeback fell short on court 3 after dropping the second set tiebreaker 12-10, putting Vanderbilt one away from the win.
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Junior Togan Tokac continued to be an anchor for the Maroon & White. After a neck-and-neck battle in the second set to force a tiebreaker, Tokac put the Aggies one short after defeating Henry Ruger, 6-3, 7-6(4).
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Up Next
The Aggies stay on the road to take on Ole Miss on Sunday at 1 p.m.
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Coach's Quotes
Head coach Steve Denton on the grit of the team…
"Our guys showed a lot of fight today against Vanderbilt. They had us on the back foot for a while, but they kept battling and figured out a way to pull it off."
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Denton on the difficulty of road matches…
"It is never easy to win on the road. The SEC is a tough conference and getting a road win means a lot. We must continue with this momentum as we prepare to play at Ole Miss on Sunday."
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Match Results
Singles Results
#32 Theo Papamalamis (TAMU) def. Danil Panarin (VANDY) 6-0, 6-2
Alan Magadan (TAMU) def. Nathan Cox (VANDY) 6-2, 6-4
Michael Ross (VANDY) def. Tiago Pires (TAMU) 7-5, 7-6 (10)
Pablo Martinez Gomez (VANDY) def. Luke Casper (TAMU) 6-2, 6-0
Togan Tokac (TAMU) def. Henry Ruger (VANDY) 6-3, 7-6 (4)
Matthis Ross (TAMU) def. Hugo Coquelin (VANDY) 6-4, 2-6, 6-3
Order of finish: 1, 4, 2, 3, 5, 6
Double Results
#37 Nathan Cox/Michael Ross (VANDY) def. JC Roddick/Alan Magadan (TAMU) 6-2
Theo Papamalamis/Tiago Pires (TAMU) vs. Danil Panarin/Pablo Martinez Gomez (VANDY) 4-3, unfinished
Henry Ruger/Dylan Charlap (VANDY) def. Luke Casper/Giulio Perego (TAMU) 6-0
Order of finish: 3, 1