Rinderknech and Vinsant Named to All-SEC First Team
Apr 28, 2016 | Men's Tennis
COLLEGE STATION – Texas A&M's Arthur Rinderknech and Shane Vinsant were named to the men's tennis All-SEC First Team Thursday afternoon by the league's coaches. Rinderknech and Vinsant helped the Aggies advance to the SEC Tournament semifinals after finishing the season 26-9 and 8-4 in league play.
Rinderknech paced the Aggies with a 26-11 singles record, including an impressive 14 wins against ranked opponents. The Paris, France native, was the highest ranked SEC singles player in five of seven published rankings this spring. Rinderknech partnered with senior Jackson Withrow to earn a career-high No. 6 ranking in the latest ITA doubles poll after compiling a 28-8 mark, going 12-5 alongside Withrow.
Currently ranked as the nation's No. 19 singles player, Rinderknech was named to the SEC All-Tournament team for the second consecutive season, helping the Aggies advance to the semifinals for the fourth straight season.
Vinsant owns a 22-15 record through the SEC Tournament, tallying nine wins against ranked players. The Keller, Texas, native was ranked in every singles and doubles poll this spring, reaching as high as No. 29 in singles and No. 12 in doubles. The right-hander earned All-SEC recognition all four years in the Maroon & White.
The senior was named to the first team in each of his final three seasons after being named to the SEC All-Freshman and second team as a rookie. Currently ranked No. 53 in singles and No. 52 in doubles, the senior is nearing 100 wins in both singles (98-46) and doubles (97-51) during his career at Texas A&M.
The Aggies await the NCAA Men's Tennis Championship bracket announcement which is set for May 3 at 4:30 p.m. First and second round matches will be on campus at the tournament's top-16 seeds. The ensuing NCAA Men's Tennis Championship will be played at the Michael D. Case Tennis Center in Tulsa, Okla. beginning on May 19.
Visit 12thMan.com for more information on Texas A&M men's tennis. Aggie fans also can keep up to date with the A&M men's tennis team on Twitter by following @AggieMTEN or on Facebook at Facebook.com/AggieMensTennis.
First Team All-SEC
Mike Redlicki, Arkansas
Diego Hidalgo, Florida
Elliott Orkin, Florida
Gordon Watson, Florida
Wayne Montgomery, Georgia
Austin Smith, Georgia
William Bushamuka, Kentucky
Gustav Hansson, Ole Miss
Mate Cutura, Mississippi State
Arthur Rinderknech, Texas A&M
Shane Vinsant, Texas A&M
Daniel Valent, Vanderbilt
Second Team All-SEC
Korey Lovett, Alabama
Mazen Osama, Alabama
Jose Salazar, Arkansas
Alfredo Perez, Florida
Paul Oosterbaan, Georgia
Ryotaro Matsumura, Kentucky
Justin Butsch, LSU
Jordan Daigle, LSU
Stefan Lindmark, Ole Miss
Rishab Agarwal, Mississippi State
Nuno Borges, Mississippi State
Gabriel Friedrich, South Carolina
Luis Valero, Tennessee
Cameron Klinger, Vanderbilt
All-Freshman
Alfredo Perez, Florida
Walker Duncan, Georgia
Nuno Borges, Mississippi State
Mazen Osama, Alabama
Ryotaro Matsumura, Kentucky
Cameron Klinger, Vanderbilt
Player of the Year: Diego Hidalgo, Florida
Co-Freshman of the Year: Alfredo Perez, Florida / Ryotaro Matsumura, Kentucky
Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Rishab Agarwal, Mississippi State
Coach of the Year: Bryan Shelton, Florida
Rinderknech paced the Aggies with a 26-11 singles record, including an impressive 14 wins against ranked opponents. The Paris, France native, was the highest ranked SEC singles player in five of seven published rankings this spring. Rinderknech partnered with senior Jackson Withrow to earn a career-high No. 6 ranking in the latest ITA doubles poll after compiling a 28-8 mark, going 12-5 alongside Withrow.
Currently ranked as the nation's No. 19 singles player, Rinderknech was named to the SEC All-Tournament team for the second consecutive season, helping the Aggies advance to the semifinals for the fourth straight season.
Vinsant owns a 22-15 record through the SEC Tournament, tallying nine wins against ranked players. The Keller, Texas, native was ranked in every singles and doubles poll this spring, reaching as high as No. 29 in singles and No. 12 in doubles. The right-hander earned All-SEC recognition all four years in the Maroon & White.
The senior was named to the first team in each of his final three seasons after being named to the SEC All-Freshman and second team as a rookie. Currently ranked No. 53 in singles and No. 52 in doubles, the senior is nearing 100 wins in both singles (98-46) and doubles (97-51) during his career at Texas A&M.
The Aggies await the NCAA Men's Tennis Championship bracket announcement which is set for May 3 at 4:30 p.m. First and second round matches will be on campus at the tournament's top-16 seeds. The ensuing NCAA Men's Tennis Championship will be played at the Michael D. Case Tennis Center in Tulsa, Okla. beginning on May 19.
Visit 12thMan.com for more information on Texas A&M men's tennis. Aggie fans also can keep up to date with the A&M men's tennis team on Twitter by following @AggieMTEN or on Facebook at Facebook.com/AggieMensTennis.
First Team All-SEC
Mike Redlicki, Arkansas
Diego Hidalgo, Florida
Elliott Orkin, Florida
Gordon Watson, Florida
Wayne Montgomery, Georgia
Austin Smith, Georgia
William Bushamuka, Kentucky
Gustav Hansson, Ole Miss
Mate Cutura, Mississippi State
Arthur Rinderknech, Texas A&M
Shane Vinsant, Texas A&M
Daniel Valent, Vanderbilt
Second Team All-SEC
Korey Lovett, Alabama
Mazen Osama, Alabama
Jose Salazar, Arkansas
Alfredo Perez, Florida
Paul Oosterbaan, Georgia
Ryotaro Matsumura, Kentucky
Justin Butsch, LSU
Jordan Daigle, LSU
Stefan Lindmark, Ole Miss
Rishab Agarwal, Mississippi State
Nuno Borges, Mississippi State
Gabriel Friedrich, South Carolina
Luis Valero, Tennessee
Cameron Klinger, Vanderbilt
All-Freshman
Alfredo Perez, Florida
Walker Duncan, Georgia
Nuno Borges, Mississippi State
Mazen Osama, Alabama
Ryotaro Matsumura, Kentucky
Cameron Klinger, Vanderbilt
Player of the Year: Diego Hidalgo, Florida
Co-Freshman of the Year: Alfredo Perez, Florida / Ryotaro Matsumura, Kentucky
Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Rishab Agarwal, Mississippi State
Coach of the Year: Bryan Shelton, Florida
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