No. 12 Aggies Drop 4-2 Decision to Gamecocks

The No. 12 Texas A&M men's tennis team dropped a 4-2 decision to the South Carolina Gamecocks in a rain-delayed dual match on Friday at the Mitchell Tennis Center.

BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION – The No. 12 Texas A&M men's tennis team dropped a 4-2 decision to the South Carolina Gamecocks in a rain-delayed dual match on Friday at the Mitchell Tennis Center.

The Aggies fell to 14-6 overall and 7-2 in SEC play, while the Gamecocks improved to 14-5 and 8-2.

The Gamecocks grabbed the early advantage by winning the doubles point, but the Aggies rallied with victories at No. 1 and No. 5 singles to equalize the match at 2-2. USC went on to tally hard-fought victories at court 4 and court 2 to clinch the win.

Posting victories for the Aggies were Theo Papamalamis over Casey Hoole on court 1, 6-1, 4-0 (retired), and Togan Tokac in straight sets over Atakan Karahan, 6-4, 6-3, at court 5.

The Aggies return to action on Sunday with a 1 p.m. dual match against the Kentucky Wildcats.

South Carolina vs Texas A&M
Mar 28, 2025 at College Station, Texas
(Mitchell Tennis Center)

#26 South Carolina 4, #12 Texas A&M 2

Singles competition
1. #32 Theo Papamalamis (TAMU) def. Casey Hoole (SC) 6-1, 4-0
2. #54 Connor Thomson (SC) def. Alan Magadan (TAMU) 4-6, 6-4, 6-2
3. Lucas da Silva (SC) def. Tiago Pires (TAMU) 6-1, 7-5
4. #82 Sean Daryabeigi (SC) def. Luke Casper (TAMU) 6-2, 7-6 (7-4)
5. Togan Tokac (TAMU) def. Atakan Karahan (SC) 6-4, 6-3
6. Matthis Ross (TAMU) vs. #106 Jelani Sarr (SC) 6-2, 5-7, 5-6, unfinished

Doubles competition
1. #15 Lucas da Silva/Connor Thomson (SC) def. #30 Theo Papamalamis/Togan Tokac (TAMU) 6-4
2. #87 Jelani Sarr/Atakan Karahan (SC) def. Alan Magadan/Tiago Pires (TAMU) 6-3
3. Luke Casper/Ritesh Patil (TAMU) vs. Casey Hoole/Sean Daryabeigi (SC) 3-5, unfinished

Match Notes:
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1); Singles (1,3,5,2)