No. 9 Aggies Drop 4-1 Decision to No. 5 Buckeyes

Wednesday, March 18

Bryan-College Station

6:00 PM

Texas A&M

Ohio State

Photo by: Micah Richter/Texas A&M Athletics

Mar 18, 2026 | Men's Tennis

Final Results

By: Brad Marquardt, Assistant AD/Athletics Communications

BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION – The No. 9 Texas A&M men's tennis team dropped a 4-1 decision to the No. 5 Ohio State Buckeyes in a non-conference matchup on Wednesday at the Mitchell Tennis Center.

The Aggies (12-7 overall) quickly found themselves in a hole as they dropped the doubles point with the Buckeyes (15-3) taking victories on courts 1 and 2 to clinch the advantage.

Once in singles, Texas A&M knotted the score at 1-1 when sophomore Theo Papamalamis posted a hard-fought 7-5, 6-1 win over ninth-ranked Aidan Kim at court 1. But the Buckeyes grabbed wins at courts 2, 4 and 5 to secure the win. On the other two courts, senior Togan Tokac had split the first two sets at court 6, while sophomore Alex Frusina was within a game of gaining a split of the first sets.

The Aggies return to action on Friday, March 20 with another top 10 matchups against the No. 6 Mississippi State Bulldogs at the Mitchell Tennis Center. First serve is set for 6 p.m.

Ohio State vs Texas A&M
Mar 18, 2026 at College Station, Texas
(Mitchell Tennis Center)

#5 Ohio State 4, #9 Texas A&M 1

Singles
1. #30 Theo Papamalamis (TAMU) def. #9 Aidan Kim (OSU) 7-5, 6-2
2. #27 Jack Anthrop (OSU) def. #51 Kholo Montsi (TAMU) 6-4, 6-4
3. #68 Alex Frusina (TAMU) vs. #16 Preston Stearns (OSU) 6-7 (4-7), 5-1, unfinished
4. #85 Nikita Filin (OSU) def. Markus Molder (TAMU) 7-5, 6-1
5. Alexander Bernard (OSU) def. Tiago Pires (TAMU) 6-2, 4-6, 6-0
6. Togan Tokac (TAMU) vs. Brandon Carpico (OSU) 3-6, 6-4, unfinished
Doubles
1. #1 Nikita Filin/Brandon Carpico (OSU) def. #13 Theo Papamalamis/Togan Tokac (TAMU) 6-3
2. #17 Alexander Bernard/Alex Okonkwo (OSU) def. #40 Alex Frusina/Kholo Montsi (TAMU) 6-2
3. Lathan Skrobarcek/Markus Molder (TAMU) vs. #28 Aidan Kim/Bryce Nakashima (OSU) 5-2, unfinished

Match Notes:
Ohio State 15-3; National ranking #5
Texas A&M 12-7; National ranking #9
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1); Singles (1,4,5,2)

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