COLUMBIA, S.C. – The No. 15 Texas A&M men's tennis team dropped in the quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament to the No. 14 Tennessee Volunteers, 4-2, on Friday at the Columbia Tennis Center.
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Texas A&M (16-10, 9-5 SEC) opened strong against Tennessee (20-7, 9-5 SEC) after earning the doubles point. The duo of Giulio Perego and Ritesh Patil struck first defeating James Newton and Lance Nisbet, 6-2. After giving up court 2, the No. 5 duo of Togan Tokac and Theo Papamalamis secured the doubles point with a victory over the No. 11 duo of Alejandro Moreno and Alex Kotzen on court 1, 7-5, to put the Aggie in the advantage.
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The Volunteers struck first in singles action, claiming court 1. Senior Alan Magadan pulled off an upset victory over No. 27 Shunsuke Mitsui on court 2, 7-6(2), 6-2. The Maroon & White could not hold off the Orange & White as they claimed three-straight courts to secure the victory. Â
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Match Results
Singles Results
#31 Alex Kotzen (UTK) def. #24 Theo Papamalamis (TAMU) 6-4, 6-2
Alan Magadan (TAMU) def. #27 Shunsuke Mitsui (UTK) 7-6(2), 6-2
Tiago Pires (TAMU) vs. Alejandro Moreno (UTK) 6-4, 4-6, 4-5, unfinished
Jose Garcia (UTK) def. Luke Casper (TAMU) 7-5, 4-6, 6-2
Jan Kobierski (UTK) def. Togan Tokac (TAMU) 3-6, 6-4, 6-4
Ian Cruz (UTK) def. Giulio Perego (TAMU) 7-6(10), 2-6, 6-3
Order of finish: 1, 2, 6, 4, 5
Double Results
#5 Theo Papamalamis/Togan Tokac (TAMU) def. #11 Alejandro Moreno/Alex Kotzen (UTK) 7-5
Shunsuke Mitsui/Alan Jesudason (UTK) def. Alan Magadan/Tiago Pires (TAMU) 6-4
Giulio Perego/Ritesh Patil (TAMU) def. James Newton/Lance Nisbet (UTK) 6-2
Order of finish: 3, 2, 1
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Texas A&M (16-10, 9-5 SEC) opened strong against Tennessee (20-7, 9-5 SEC) after earning the doubles point. The duo of Giulio Perego and Ritesh Patil struck first defeating James Newton and Lance Nisbet, 6-2. After giving up court 2, the No. 5 duo of Togan Tokac and Theo Papamalamis secured the doubles point with a victory over the No. 11 duo of Alejandro Moreno and Alex Kotzen on court 1, 7-5, to put the Aggie in the advantage.
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The Volunteers struck first in singles action, claiming court 1. Senior Alan Magadan pulled off an upset victory over No. 27 Shunsuke Mitsui on court 2, 7-6(2), 6-2. The Maroon & White could not hold off the Orange & White as they claimed three-straight courts to secure the victory. Â
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Match Results
Singles Results
#31 Alex Kotzen (UTK) def. #24 Theo Papamalamis (TAMU) 6-4, 6-2
Alan Magadan (TAMU) def. #27 Shunsuke Mitsui (UTK) 7-6(2), 6-2
Tiago Pires (TAMU) vs. Alejandro Moreno (UTK) 6-4, 4-6, 4-5, unfinished
Jose Garcia (UTK) def. Luke Casper (TAMU) 7-5, 4-6, 6-2
Jan Kobierski (UTK) def. Togan Tokac (TAMU) 3-6, 6-4, 6-4
Ian Cruz (UTK) def. Giulio Perego (TAMU) 7-6(10), 2-6, 6-3
Order of finish: 1, 2, 6, 4, 5
Double Results
#5 Theo Papamalamis/Togan Tokac (TAMU) def. #11 Alejandro Moreno/Alex Kotzen (UTK) 7-5
Shunsuke Mitsui/Alan Jesudason (UTK) def. Alan Magadan/Tiago Pires (TAMU) 6-4
Giulio Perego/Ritesh Patil (TAMU) def. James Newton/Lance Nisbet (UTK) 6-2
Order of finish: 3, 2, 1