Tuesday, March 11
Bryan-College Station
6:00 PM
Texas A&M
6
vs
1
Rice
Players Mentioned
/ Men's Tennis
/ Men's Tennis
/ Men's Tennis
/ Men's Tennis
/ Men's Tennis
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/ Men's Tennis
/ Men's Tennis
Photo by: Julianne Shivers/Texas A&M Athletics
No. 13 Aggies Scythe Rice, 6-1, for Home Win
Mar 11, 2025 | Men's Tennis
BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION – The No. 13 Texas A&M men's tennis team topped the Rice Owls, 6-1, in Tuesday's non-conference action at Mitchell Tennis Center.
Texas A&M (11-5) claimed its fourth consecutive victory while snapping a three-match win streak for Rice (10-5).
Rice claimed a hard-fought doubles point. The Owls' Petro Kuzmenok/Santiago Navarro bested Theo Papamalamis/Lathan Skrobarcek on court 1, 6-4. Texas A&M's JC Roddick/Alan Magadan evened the doubles, prevailing, 6-4, over Yair Sarouk/Kabeer Kapasi on court 2. The Aggies' Luke Casper/Giulio Perego trailed Arthus de la Bassetiere/Eduardo Morais on Court 3, 5-2, before storming back to force a tie-breaker. The A&M duo went up 5-2 in the decider, but Rice claimed seven of the next nine points.
The tide turned quickly in singles action. Magadan diced up Rice's Navarro, 6-1, 6-1 on court 3. A short time later, No. 38 Papamalamis completed a 6-1, 6-0 domination of Bassetiere on court 1 to hand the Aggies a 2-1 advantage.
The vice around Rice continued to tighten when court 4 checked in. Casper topped Tommy Czaplinski, 6-3, 6-3, to put A&M one match from victory.
Togan Tokac clinched the win with his sixth consecutive triumph. He bested Emir Sendogan, 6-1, 6-4 on court 5 to seal the deal.
The cavalcade of singles points continued after the match was clinched. No. 45 Roddick topped Kuzmenok, 7-5, 6-3, on court 2. Matthis Ross bested Kabeer Kapasi on court 6 in a three-set comeback, 5-7, 6-2, 7-5
Up Next
The Aggies host the Alabama Crimson Tide for Friday's 6 p.m. match at Mitchell Tennis Center.
Coach's Quotes
Head coach Steve Denton on the doubles point loss…
"The doubles point today was a tough decision. We just couldn't finish it out in the tiebreaker."
Denton on the reaction in singles and moving forward…
"That was a really good effort by our guys tonight. I though we responded very well in singles, winning all six courts. Our team is gaining more and more confidence along with each win. I am very excited to see what the rest of the season looks like."
Match Results
Singles Results
#38 Theo Papamalamis (TAMU) def. Arthus de la Bassetiere (Rice) 6-1, 6-0
#45 JC Roddick (TAMU) def. Petro Kuzmenok (Rice) 7-5, 6-3
Alan Magadan (TAMU) def. Santiago Navarro (Rice) 6-1, 6-1
Luke Casper (TAMU) def. Tommy Czaplinski (Rice) 6-3, 6-3
Togan Tokac (TAMU) def. Emir Sendogan (Rice) 6-1, 6-4
Matthis Ross (TAMU) def. Kabeer Kapasi (Rice) 5-7, 6-2, 7-5
Order of finish: 3, 1, 4, 5, 2, 6
Double Results
Petro Kuzmenok/Santiago Navarro (Rice) def. Theo Papamalamis/Lathan Skrobarcek (TAMU) 6-4
JC Roddick/Alan Magadan (TAMU) def. Yair Sarouk/Kabeer Kapasi (Rice) 6-4
Arthus de la Bassetiere/Eduardo Morais (Rice) def. Luke Casper/Giulio Perego (TAMU) 7-6(7)
Order of finish: 1, 2, 3
Texas A&M (11-5) claimed its fourth consecutive victory while snapping a three-match win streak for Rice (10-5).
Rice claimed a hard-fought doubles point. The Owls' Petro Kuzmenok/Santiago Navarro bested Theo Papamalamis/Lathan Skrobarcek on court 1, 6-4. Texas A&M's JC Roddick/Alan Magadan evened the doubles, prevailing, 6-4, over Yair Sarouk/Kabeer Kapasi on court 2. The Aggies' Luke Casper/Giulio Perego trailed Arthus de la Bassetiere/Eduardo Morais on Court 3, 5-2, before storming back to force a tie-breaker. The A&M duo went up 5-2 in the decider, but Rice claimed seven of the next nine points.
The tide turned quickly in singles action. Magadan diced up Rice's Navarro, 6-1, 6-1 on court 3. A short time later, No. 38 Papamalamis completed a 6-1, 6-0 domination of Bassetiere on court 1 to hand the Aggies a 2-1 advantage.
The vice around Rice continued to tighten when court 4 checked in. Casper topped Tommy Czaplinski, 6-3, 6-3, to put A&M one match from victory.
Togan Tokac clinched the win with his sixth consecutive triumph. He bested Emir Sendogan, 6-1, 6-4 on court 5 to seal the deal.
The cavalcade of singles points continued after the match was clinched. No. 45 Roddick topped Kuzmenok, 7-5, 6-3, on court 2. Matthis Ross bested Kabeer Kapasi on court 6 in a three-set comeback, 5-7, 6-2, 7-5
Up Next
The Aggies host the Alabama Crimson Tide for Friday's 6 p.m. match at Mitchell Tennis Center.
Coach's Quotes
Head coach Steve Denton on the doubles point loss…
"The doubles point today was a tough decision. We just couldn't finish it out in the tiebreaker."
Denton on the reaction in singles and moving forward…
"That was a really good effort by our guys tonight. I though we responded very well in singles, winning all six courts. Our team is gaining more and more confidence along with each win. I am very excited to see what the rest of the season looks like."
Match Results
Singles Results
#38 Theo Papamalamis (TAMU) def. Arthus de la Bassetiere (Rice) 6-1, 6-0
#45 JC Roddick (TAMU) def. Petro Kuzmenok (Rice) 7-5, 6-3
Alan Magadan (TAMU) def. Santiago Navarro (Rice) 6-1, 6-1
Luke Casper (TAMU) def. Tommy Czaplinski (Rice) 6-3, 6-3
Togan Tokac (TAMU) def. Emir Sendogan (Rice) 6-1, 6-4
Matthis Ross (TAMU) def. Kabeer Kapasi (Rice) 5-7, 6-2, 7-5
Order of finish: 3, 1, 4, 5, 2, 6
Double Results
Petro Kuzmenok/Santiago Navarro (Rice) def. Theo Papamalamis/Lathan Skrobarcek (TAMU) 6-4
JC Roddick/Alan Magadan (TAMU) def. Yair Sarouk/Kabeer Kapasi (Rice) 6-4
Arthus de la Bassetiere/Eduardo Morais (Rice) def. Luke Casper/Giulio Perego (TAMU) 7-6(7)
Order of finish: 1, 2, 3
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