KNOXVILLE – The No. 14 Texas A&M men's tennis team claimed a nailbiter against No. 17 Tennessee, 4-3, on Friday at Barksdale Stadium.
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Senior Luke Casper clinched the match for the Aggies after a back-and-forth third set. The senior used his veteran skills to pull apart from Jose Garcia to claim the last point, 5-7, 7-6, 6-4.
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Texas A&M (16-8, 9-4 SEC) opened strong against Tennessee (17-7, 8-5 SEC) after earning the coveted doubles point. The duo of Giulio Perego and Ritesh Patil struck first defeating Jan Kobierski and Jose Garcia, 6-1. The No. 10 duo of Togan Tokac and Theo Papamalamis upset the No. 8 duo of Alejandro Moreno and Alex Kotzen on court 1, 6-3, to put the Aggie in the advantage.
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The Volunteers struck first in singles action, claiming court 2. Junior Togan Tokac extened the Aggies lead, extending his winning streak to 11 after defeating Alan Jesudason, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 on court 5. Tennessee then battled back to get court 1.
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Sophomore Tiago Pires put the Aggies one short of the victory after battling out to claim the last two sets against Alejandro Moreno on court 4 2-6, 6-3, 6-2. The Orange and White claimed court 6 to tie it three-all before Casper secured the victory.
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Up Next
The Aggies stay on the road to face Georgia Sunday, April 13 at 12 p.m.
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Match Results
Singles Results
#33 Alex Kotzen (UTK) def. #35 Theo Papamalamis (TAMU) 5-7, 6-1, 6-1
#25 Shunsuke Mitsui (UTK) def. Alan Magadan (TAMU) 6-4, 6-4
Tiago Pires (TAMU) def. Alejandro Moreno (UTK) 2-6, 6-3, 6-2
Luke Casper (TAMU) def. Jose Garcia (UTK) 5-7, 7-6, 6-4
Togan Tokac (TAMU) def. Alan Jesudason (UTK) 6-2, 3-6, 6-3
Ian Cruz (UTK) def. Giulio Perego (TAMU) 6-4, 6-7, 6-3
Order of finish: 2, 5, 1, 3, 6, 4
Double Results
#10 Theo Papamalamis/Togan Tokac (TAMU) def. #8 Alejandro Moreno/Alex Kotzen (UTK) 6-3
Alan Magadan/Tiago Pires (TAMU) vs. Shunsuke Mitsui/Alan Jesudason (UTK) 5-3, unfinished
Giulio Perego/Ritesh Patil (TAMU) def. Jan Kobierski/Jose Garcia (UTK) 6-1
Order of finish: 3, 1
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Senior Luke Casper clinched the match for the Aggies after a back-and-forth third set. The senior used his veteran skills to pull apart from Jose Garcia to claim the last point, 5-7, 7-6, 6-4.
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Texas A&M (16-8, 9-4 SEC) opened strong against Tennessee (17-7, 8-5 SEC) after earning the coveted doubles point. The duo of Giulio Perego and Ritesh Patil struck first defeating Jan Kobierski and Jose Garcia, 6-1. The No. 10 duo of Togan Tokac and Theo Papamalamis upset the No. 8 duo of Alejandro Moreno and Alex Kotzen on court 1, 6-3, to put the Aggie in the advantage.
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The Volunteers struck first in singles action, claiming court 2. Junior Togan Tokac extened the Aggies lead, extending his winning streak to 11 after defeating Alan Jesudason, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 on court 5. Tennessee then battled back to get court 1.
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Sophomore Tiago Pires put the Aggies one short of the victory after battling out to claim the last two sets against Alejandro Moreno on court 4 2-6, 6-3, 6-2. The Orange and White claimed court 6 to tie it three-all before Casper secured the victory.
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Up Next
The Aggies stay on the road to face Georgia Sunday, April 13 at 12 p.m.
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Match Results
Singles Results
#33 Alex Kotzen (UTK) def. #35 Theo Papamalamis (TAMU) 5-7, 6-1, 6-1
#25 Shunsuke Mitsui (UTK) def. Alan Magadan (TAMU) 6-4, 6-4
Tiago Pires (TAMU) def. Alejandro Moreno (UTK) 2-6, 6-3, 6-2
Luke Casper (TAMU) def. Jose Garcia (UTK) 5-7, 7-6, 6-4
Togan Tokac (TAMU) def. Alan Jesudason (UTK) 6-2, 3-6, 6-3
Ian Cruz (UTK) def. Giulio Perego (TAMU) 6-4, 6-7, 6-3
Order of finish: 2, 5, 1, 3, 6, 4
Double Results
#10 Theo Papamalamis/Togan Tokac (TAMU) def. #8 Alejandro Moreno/Alex Kotzen (UTK) 6-3
Alan Magadan/Tiago Pires (TAMU) vs. Shunsuke Mitsui/Alan Jesudason (UTK) 5-3, unfinished
Giulio Perego/Ritesh Patil (TAMU) def. Jan Kobierski/Jose Garcia (UTK) 6-1
Order of finish: 3, 1