2020-21 Men's Tennis Roster
Vacherot, Valentin
Valentin Vacherot
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France
- High School:
- Lycée Albert Ier
Bio
AT TEXAS A&M
2019-20 (SENIOR)
Chronicled one of the best individual seasons in program history, finishing the shortened season with a 26-4 singles record after recording a dominant 12-0 start to dual match play… Went a perfect 4-0 in SEC matches… Earned four wins at No. 3, three wins at No. 2, and recorded five wins at the No. 1 singles position… Longest win streak of the season was 12 matches… Secured the clinch victory in three matches… Maintained the No. 3 ITA Singles rank from January to the end of the season… Finished the season as both the UTR/ITA Player of the Week and SEC Player of the Week for Mar. 10… Defeated 12 ranked opponents over the course of the year… Went 10-5 in doubles matches… Earned an 8-2 dual match doubles record, all alongside Noah Schachter.
2019-20 TOURNAMENT RESULTS: Kicked off his senior campaign with a 14-4 tournament singles record… Advanced to the semifinals of the main draw at the ITA All-American Championships, defeating four consecutive ranked opponents along the way… Advanced to the final of the ITA Texas Regional… Went 4-1 at the ITA Fall Championships, advancing to the semifinals by defeating four consecutive ranked opponents for the second time in the fall… Achieved the highest singles rank of his career, placing No. 3 in the ITA singles poll… Posted a 2-3 doubles record in tournament action.
2018-19 (JUNIOR)
Logged a 24-7 singles record, including an 18-5 mark in dual match play… Played the majority of his matches at the No. 3 line, finishing with a 17-3 record… Won his only match at the No. 1 line… Was a perfect 12-0 in SEC matches, all at the No. 3 position… Longest win streak of the season was eight matches… Recorded the clinch victory in three matches, including a win in the last match standing against Vanderbilt on Apr. 5… Finished 14-7 in doubles, including a 12-6 record in dual matches… Earned at least three wins apiece when paired with Juan Carlos Aguilar, Jack Pulliam and Noah Schachter.
2018-19 TOURNAMENT RESULTS: Went 6-2 in tournament singles… Submitted a 2-1 performance at the ITA Men’s All-American Championships… Went 4-1 at the Sherwood Collegiate Cup… Defeated three ranked singles opponents in the fall season… Earned a 2-1 doubles record in the tournament season, all at the Sherwood Collegiate Cup.
2017-18 (SOPHOMORE)
Finished second on the team in wins with a 31-13 singles record, including a 20-8 performance in dual match play… Went 9-3 in SEC matches… Had three separate five-match win streaks… Played the majority of his matches at the No. 4 line, going 17-6 in the position… Peaked at the No. 10 ITA singles rank… Posted 10 wins over ranked singles opponents… Recorded a 16-8 mark in doubles play, with a 14-7 finish in dual matches… Won at least one doubles match with three different partners, featuring an 8-3 record when paired with AJ Catanzariti.
2017-18 TOURNAMENT RESULTS: Finished with a 11-5 tournament singles record… Went 7-2 at the ITA Men’s All-American Championships, falling in the round of 64 before battling his way back into the consolation final… Recorded a 2-0 performance at the Audi Napa Valley Tennis Classic… Finished 2-1 in tournament doubles play, with both wins coming alongside AJ Catanzariti.
2016-17 (FRESHMAN)
Posted a 19-4 singles record to start his career, all in dual matches… Played the majority of his matches at the No. 5 line, earning a perfect 12-0 record… Won his only matches at the No. 2 and No. 3 lines, going 1-0 in each slot… Went on a 14 match win streak… Finished with a 9-1 record in SEC play… Secured the clinch victory in three matches… Recorded a 3-6 mark in doubles, going 2-3 when paired with Arthur Rinderknech.
2016-17 TOURNAMENT RESULTS: Joined the Aggies in January.
PERSONAL: Valentin Vacherot was born in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France … competed in local skiing competitions as a youth before focusing on tennis … majoring in Business … aspires to be a professional tennis player … in his leisure time he enjoys watching soccer, playing FIFA, hanging out with friends and watching TV shows.
VACHEROT UP CLOSE:
Favorites:
VACHEROT’S RANKED WINS:
(as of March 10, 2020)
Singles
#111 Martin Joyce, Ohio State (March 19, 2017)
#118 Constant De La Bassatiere, Penn State (October 7, 2017)
#101 Walker Duncan, Georgia (October 8, 2017)
#32 Nathan Ponwith, Georgia (October 8, 2017)
#124 Simon Soendergaard, North Carolina (February 17, 2018)
#10 Walker Duncan, Georgia (March 11, 2018)
#93 Nathan Ponwith, Georgia (April 27, 2018)
#117 Adam Walton, Tennessee (April 28, 2018)
#77 Strahinja Rakic, Mississippi State (April 29, 2018)
#19 Nicolas Alvarez, Duke (May 23, 2018)
#35 Lucas Poullain, Florida State (May 24, 2018)
#23 Aswin Lizen, Virginia (October 6, 2018)
#29 Sameer Kumar, Stanford (January 21, 2019)
#101 William Genesen, Stanford (January 21, 2019)
#108 Patrick Kaukovalta, Alabama (March 3, 2019)
#81 Alex Kobelt, Ohio State (March 11, 2019)
#29 Andres Andrade, Florida (March 31, 2019)
#77 Jake Van Emburgh, Oklahoma (May 5, 2019)
#21 Adria Sorriano Barrera, Miami (Fla.) (October 5, 2019)
#44 Sven Lah, Baylor (October 6, 2019)
#81 Philip Henning, Georgia (October 7, 2019)
#24 Giovanni Oradini, Mississippi State (October 8, 2019)
#41 Charlie Broom, Dartmouth (November 6, 2019)
#17 Adam Walton, Tennessee (November 7, 2019)
#44 Sven Lah, Baylor (November 8, 2019)
#8 Daniel Cukierman, USC (November 9, 2019)
#114 Reed Collier, Texas Tech (February 2, 2020)
#109 George Harwell, Vanderbilt (March 1, 2020)
#40 Paul Jubb, South Carolina (March 6, 2020)
#10 Oliver Crawford, Florida (March 8, 2020)
Doubles
(with AJ Catanzariti)
#42 Reese Stalder/Bertus Kruger, TCU (March 20, 2018)
(with Noah Schachter)
#42 Ondrej Styler/Connor Johnston, Michigan (February 14, 2020)
2019-20 (SENIOR)
Chronicled one of the best individual seasons in program history, finishing the shortened season with a 26-4 singles record after recording a dominant 12-0 start to dual match play… Went a perfect 4-0 in SEC matches… Earned four wins at No. 3, three wins at No. 2, and recorded five wins at the No. 1 singles position… Longest win streak of the season was 12 matches… Secured the clinch victory in three matches… Maintained the No. 3 ITA Singles rank from January to the end of the season… Finished the season as both the UTR/ITA Player of the Week and SEC Player of the Week for Mar. 10… Defeated 12 ranked opponents over the course of the year… Went 10-5 in doubles matches… Earned an 8-2 dual match doubles record, all alongside Noah Schachter.
2019-20 TOURNAMENT RESULTS: Kicked off his senior campaign with a 14-4 tournament singles record… Advanced to the semifinals of the main draw at the ITA All-American Championships, defeating four consecutive ranked opponents along the way… Advanced to the final of the ITA Texas Regional… Went 4-1 at the ITA Fall Championships, advancing to the semifinals by defeating four consecutive ranked opponents for the second time in the fall… Achieved the highest singles rank of his career, placing No. 3 in the ITA singles poll… Posted a 2-3 doubles record in tournament action.
2018-19 (JUNIOR)
Logged a 24-7 singles record, including an 18-5 mark in dual match play… Played the majority of his matches at the No. 3 line, finishing with a 17-3 record… Won his only match at the No. 1 line… Was a perfect 12-0 in SEC matches, all at the No. 3 position… Longest win streak of the season was eight matches… Recorded the clinch victory in three matches, including a win in the last match standing against Vanderbilt on Apr. 5… Finished 14-7 in doubles, including a 12-6 record in dual matches… Earned at least three wins apiece when paired with Juan Carlos Aguilar, Jack Pulliam and Noah Schachter.
2018-19 TOURNAMENT RESULTS: Went 6-2 in tournament singles… Submitted a 2-1 performance at the ITA Men’s All-American Championships… Went 4-1 at the Sherwood Collegiate Cup… Defeated three ranked singles opponents in the fall season… Earned a 2-1 doubles record in the tournament season, all at the Sherwood Collegiate Cup.
2017-18 (SOPHOMORE)
Finished second on the team in wins with a 31-13 singles record, including a 20-8 performance in dual match play… Went 9-3 in SEC matches… Had three separate five-match win streaks… Played the majority of his matches at the No. 4 line, going 17-6 in the position… Peaked at the No. 10 ITA singles rank… Posted 10 wins over ranked singles opponents… Recorded a 16-8 mark in doubles play, with a 14-7 finish in dual matches… Won at least one doubles match with three different partners, featuring an 8-3 record when paired with AJ Catanzariti.
2017-18 TOURNAMENT RESULTS: Finished with a 11-5 tournament singles record… Went 7-2 at the ITA Men’s All-American Championships, falling in the round of 64 before battling his way back into the consolation final… Recorded a 2-0 performance at the Audi Napa Valley Tennis Classic… Finished 2-1 in tournament doubles play, with both wins coming alongside AJ Catanzariti.
2016-17 (FRESHMAN)
Posted a 19-4 singles record to start his career, all in dual matches… Played the majority of his matches at the No. 5 line, earning a perfect 12-0 record… Won his only matches at the No. 2 and No. 3 lines, going 1-0 in each slot… Went on a 14 match win streak… Finished with a 9-1 record in SEC play… Secured the clinch victory in three matches… Recorded a 3-6 mark in doubles, going 2-3 when paired with Arthur Rinderknech.
2016-17 TOURNAMENT RESULTS: Joined the Aggies in January.
PERSONAL: Valentin Vacherot was born in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France … competed in local skiing competitions as a youth before focusing on tennis … majoring in Business … aspires to be a professional tennis player … in his leisure time he enjoys watching soccer, playing FIFA, hanging out with friends and watching TV shows.
VACHEROT UP CLOSE:
Favorites:
- Favorite Aggie tradition: Aggie Ring
- Favorite class subject: History
- Favorite tennis player: Roger Federer
- Favorite athlete (any sport): Roger Federer
- Favorite professional sports team (any sport): AS Monaco
- Favorite social media platform: Instagram
- Favorite emoji: Zany Face
- Favorite type of music: French Rap
- Favorite food: Italian
- Favorite binge-watching TV show: Friends
- Favorite book: Rafa
- Favorite movie: Saving Private Ryan
- Favorite sport to play other than tennis: Soccer/Skiing
- My nickname is: Val
- One word to describe me when I’m on the court: Calm
- One word to describe me away from the court: Outgoing
- The teammate who will surprise people the most this year: Pranav Kumar
- The teammate who can always make me laugh: Guido Marson
- The person who has had the greatest impact on my athletic career: My brother
- The accomplishment (athletic or non-athletic) that I am most proud of: Getting a B in Finance
- The person I would most like to meet: Roger Federer
- The song title that best describes me: “Stuck in a Dream”
- When I was little, I dreamed of being a: Tennis Player
- Something I've always wanted to do but haven't: Go to French Polynesia or Maldives
- Few people know that I: am so unlucky at FIFA
- My pet peeve: People who aren’t punctual
- Being at A&M has taught me: How to be part of a team
- My dream job is: Play Professional Tennis
- Languages I speak fluently are: French, English
VACHEROT’S RANKED WINS:
(as of March 10, 2020)
Singles
#111 Martin Joyce, Ohio State (March 19, 2017)
#118 Constant De La Bassatiere, Penn State (October 7, 2017)
#101 Walker Duncan, Georgia (October 8, 2017)
#32 Nathan Ponwith, Georgia (October 8, 2017)
#124 Simon Soendergaard, North Carolina (February 17, 2018)
#10 Walker Duncan, Georgia (March 11, 2018)
#93 Nathan Ponwith, Georgia (April 27, 2018)
#117 Adam Walton, Tennessee (April 28, 2018)
#77 Strahinja Rakic, Mississippi State (April 29, 2018)
#19 Nicolas Alvarez, Duke (May 23, 2018)
#35 Lucas Poullain, Florida State (May 24, 2018)
#23 Aswin Lizen, Virginia (October 6, 2018)
#29 Sameer Kumar, Stanford (January 21, 2019)
#101 William Genesen, Stanford (January 21, 2019)
#108 Patrick Kaukovalta, Alabama (March 3, 2019)
#81 Alex Kobelt, Ohio State (March 11, 2019)
#29 Andres Andrade, Florida (March 31, 2019)
#77 Jake Van Emburgh, Oklahoma (May 5, 2019)
#21 Adria Sorriano Barrera, Miami (Fla.) (October 5, 2019)
#44 Sven Lah, Baylor (October 6, 2019)
#81 Philip Henning, Georgia (October 7, 2019)
#24 Giovanni Oradini, Mississippi State (October 8, 2019)
#41 Charlie Broom, Dartmouth (November 6, 2019)
#17 Adam Walton, Tennessee (November 7, 2019)
#44 Sven Lah, Baylor (November 8, 2019)
#8 Daniel Cukierman, USC (November 9, 2019)
#114 Reed Collier, Texas Tech (February 2, 2020)
#109 George Harwell, Vanderbilt (March 1, 2020)
#40 Paul Jubb, South Carolina (March 6, 2020)
#10 Oliver Crawford, Florida (March 8, 2020)
Doubles
(with AJ Catanzariti)
#42 Reese Stalder/Bertus Kruger, TCU (March 20, 2018)
(with Noah Schachter)
#42 Ondrej Styler/Connor Johnston, Michigan (February 14, 2020)
Baylor Postgame: Steve Denton, Theo Papamalamis, Alan Magadan
Sunday, May 04
Rice Postgame: Togan Tokac
Saturday, May 03
NCAA Tournament Preview: Steve Denton, Raphael Perot
Tuesday, April 30
Spring Preview: Steve Denton
Monday, January 08
