WACO – The No. 8 Texas A&M men's tennis team swept the UCSB Gauchos, 4-0, in the back draw of the ITA National Team Indoor Championship at the Hawkins Indoor Tennis Center Sunday night.
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Sophomore Alex Frusina clinched the match the Aggies' first win this week in Waco with a ranked victory over No. 31 Dominique Rolland on court 2, 6-1, 6-4.
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The Aggies (7-3) started on the front foot, picking up their fourth straight doubles point. UCSB (6-3) picked up court 3, before the Maroon & White took over. Theo Papamalamis and Lathan Skrobarcek picked up a ranked win on court 2 over the No. 80 tandem of Lucca Liu and Miguel Avendano Cadena, 6-3. The No. 33 pair of Kholo Montsi and Frusina followed shortly after, defeating Conrad Brown and Dominique Rolland on court 1 to clinch the point, 6-3.
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Texas A&M's momentum carried over into singles, with three Aggies picking up straight set wins. Skrobarcek struck first on court 6, topping Charlie Underwood, 6-1, 6-3.
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Freshman Markus Molder put the Maroon & White within one after grabbing a win on court 4 over Diogo Morais, 6-2, 6-2. Frusina clinched the match shortly after.
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The Maroon & White return home to open conference play against Ole Miss Saturday Feb. 21 at 11 a.m.
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Match Results
Singles Results
#42 Papamalamis (TAMU) vs. #79 Liu (UCSB) 7-6(4), 1-1, unfinished
Frusina (TAMU) def. #31 Rolland (UCSB) 6-1, 6-4
Montsi (TAMU) vs. Avendano Cadena (UCSB) 6-3, 1-6, unfinished
Molder (TAMU) def. Morais (UCSB) 6-2, 6-2
Tyagi (TAMU) vs. Lee (UCSB) 6-3, 1-6, 2-1, unfinished
Skrobarcek (TAMU) def. Underwood (UCSB) 6-1, 6-3
Order of finish: 6, 4, 2
Double Results
#33 Montsi/Frusina (TAMU) def. Brown/Rolland (UCSB) 6-3
Papamalamis/Skrobarcek (TAMU) def. #80 Liu/Avendano Cadena (UCSB) 6-3
Morais/Brunkow (UCSB) def. Tyagi/Patil (TAMU) 6-1
Order of finish: 3, 2, 1
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Sophomore Alex Frusina clinched the match the Aggies' first win this week in Waco with a ranked victory over No. 31 Dominique Rolland on court 2, 6-1, 6-4.
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The Aggies (7-3) started on the front foot, picking up their fourth straight doubles point. UCSB (6-3) picked up court 3, before the Maroon & White took over. Theo Papamalamis and Lathan Skrobarcek picked up a ranked win on court 2 over the No. 80 tandem of Lucca Liu and Miguel Avendano Cadena, 6-3. The No. 33 pair of Kholo Montsi and Frusina followed shortly after, defeating Conrad Brown and Dominique Rolland on court 1 to clinch the point, 6-3.
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Texas A&M's momentum carried over into singles, with three Aggies picking up straight set wins. Skrobarcek struck first on court 6, topping Charlie Underwood, 6-1, 6-3.
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Freshman Markus Molder put the Maroon & White within one after grabbing a win on court 4 over Diogo Morais, 6-2, 6-2. Frusina clinched the match shortly after.
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The Maroon & White return home to open conference play against Ole Miss Saturday Feb. 21 at 11 a.m.
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Match Results
Singles Results
#42 Papamalamis (TAMU) vs. #79 Liu (UCSB) 7-6(4), 1-1, unfinished
Frusina (TAMU) def. #31 Rolland (UCSB) 6-1, 6-4
Montsi (TAMU) vs. Avendano Cadena (UCSB) 6-3, 1-6, unfinished
Molder (TAMU) def. Morais (UCSB) 6-2, 6-2
Tyagi (TAMU) vs. Lee (UCSB) 6-3, 1-6, 2-1, unfinished
Skrobarcek (TAMU) def. Underwood (UCSB) 6-1, 6-3
Order of finish: 6, 4, 2
Double Results
#33 Montsi/Frusina (TAMU) def. Brown/Rolland (UCSB) 6-3
Papamalamis/Skrobarcek (TAMU) def. #80 Liu/Avendano Cadena (UCSB) 6-3
Morais/Brunkow (UCSB) def. Tyagi/Patil (TAMU) 6-1
Order of finish: 3, 2, 1
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FOLLOW THE AGGIES
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