Vacherot Falls in ITA All-American Semifinals

Saturday, October 5

Tulsa, Okla.

Texas A&M

ITA All-American Championship

Photo by: Sam Craft/Texas A&M Athletics

Oct 12, 2019 | Men's Tennis

By: Matt Callaway, Texas A&M Athletics Communications

TULSA, Okla. –Texas A&M's Valentin Vacherot fell in the 2019 ITA Men's Tennis All-American Championship main draw semifinals at the Case Tennis Center on the campus of Tulsa University on Saturday.

No. 45 Vacherot fell 6-1, 6-3 to No. 10 Sam Riffice of Florida after becoming the first Aggie to reach the All-American semifinals under the direction of Head Coach Steve Denton.

The ITA All-American Championship main draw began on Wednesday and is slated to conclude on Sunday with the singles and doubles finals.

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2019 ITA Men's All-American Championships
Tulsa, Okla. – Case Tennis Center
Singles
Pre-Qualifying
First Round
Pierce Rollins (TAMU) def. Alex Reco (Ark) 7-6(2), 6-2
Pranav Kumar (TAMU) def. Tom Kruse (UMKC) 6-2, 6-2
Ross Watson (Pacific) def. Stefan Storch (TAMU) 7-6(3), 6-3
Austin Abbrat (TAMU) def. Marcello Moreira (ORU) 6-1, 6-3
Guido Marson (TAMU) def. Vikash Singh (Ind) 7-5, 5-7, 6-2
Second Round
Sebastian Rodriguez (UTSA) def. Pranav Kumar (TAMU) 6-4, 6-4
Pierce Rollins (TAMU) def. Rafael Izquierdo Luque (NC St) 4-6, 6-1, 6-2
Christopher Edge (MTSU) def. Austin Abbrat (TAMU) 6-3, 6-2
Andrew Zhang (Duke) def. Guido Marson (TAMU) 6-3, 7-6
Third Round
Makey Rakotomalala (ASU) def. Pierce Rollins (TAMU) 3-6, 6-4, 6-1
Qualifying
First Round
No. 118 Tim Ruehl (AZ State) def. No. 72 Barnaby Smith (TAMU) 6-3, 5-7, 6-2
Noah Schachter (TAMU) def. No. 90 Stepan Holis (UNM) 6-4, 6-2
Second Round
Jacob Fearnley (TCU) def. Noah Schachter (TAMU) 6-2, 7-6(3)
Consolation
First Round
No. 72 Barnaby Smith (TAMU) vs Siem Woldeab (Texas) 6-4, 6-4
Main Draw
First Round
No. 13 Carlos Aguilar (TAMU) def. Lukas Grief (UF) 6-3, 6-2
No. 16 Hady Habib (TAMU) def. No. 75 Yuta Kikuchi (Cal) 6-3, 2-6, 6-4
No. 45 Val Vacherot (TAMU) def. No. 21 Adria Soriano Barrera (Miami) 4-6, 6-2, 7-6(5)
Second Round
No. 13 Carlos Aguilar (TAMU) def. No. 40 Athell Bennett (Purdue) 6-4, 6-1
No. 16 Hady Habib (TAMU def. No. 46 Filip Malbasic (Arizona) 6-7, 7-5, 6-2
No. 45 Val Vacherot (TAMU) def. No. 44 Sven Lah (Baylor) 6-4, 6-1
Third Round
No. 17 Adam Walton (UT) def. No. 13 Carlos Aguilar (TAMU) 6-4, 6-2
No. 16 Hady Habib (TAMU) def. No. 6 Aleks Kovacevic (Illinois) 2-6, 6-3, 6-3
No. 45 Val Vacherot (TAMU) def. No. 81 Philip Henning (UGA) 6-3, 6-4
Quarterfinals
No. 10 Sam Riffice (UF) def. No. 16 Hady Habib (TAMU) 7-5, 6-3
No. 45 Val Vacherot (TAMU) def. No. 24 Giovanni Oradini (Miss St.) 6-0, 6-3
Semifinals
No. 10 Sam Riffice (UF) def. No. 45 Val Vacherot (TAMU) 6-1, 6-3
Doubles
Qualifying
First Round
Pranav Kumar / Hady Habib (TAMU) def. No. 43 David Goulak / Ivan Thamma (UCD) 6-3, 3-6, 10-8
Tadas Babelis / Yannai Barkai (NC St) def. Stefan Storch / Pierce Rollins (TAMU) 6-4, 3-6, 10-6
Juan Pablo Cenoz / Kody Pearson (Tulsa) def. Austin Abbrat / Guido Marson (TAMU) 7-6(1), 2-6, 10-8
Second Round
Pranav Kumar / Hady Habib (TAMU) def. Jackson Fine / Jonathan Sheehy (ACU) 6-4, 6-4
Third Round
Henrik Korsgaard / Brandon Perez (VT) def. Pranav Kumar / Hady Habib (TAMU) 6-4, 7-6(1)
Main Draw
First Round
Henrik Korsgaard / Brandon Perez (VT) def. No. 1 Carlos Aguilar / Barnaby Smith (TAMU) 6-3, 2-6, 10-8