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Texas A&M’s Abbrat & Marson Win Titles at Rice Invitational
Oct 20, 2019 | Men's Tennis
HOUSTON –Texas A&M men's tennis won a pair of titles at the Rice Fall Invitational as Austin Abbrat and Guido Marson earned finals wins at the George R. Brown Tennis Center on the campus of Rice University Sunday.
"It's never easy to win a tournament or your draw in these college tournaments," assistant coach Kevin O'Shea said. "It's the first time Austin [Abbrat] and Guido [Marson] have been able to accomplish that feat. Huge congratulations to both of them, we want them to build on this and continue to play great tennis this fall."
Marson, a sophomore from Pordenone, Italy, earned his first collegiate title as he defeated Wesley Barnett of Rice, 6-3, 6-1, to compete a perfect weekend in the Bayou City.
Abbrat, a sophomore playing near his hometown of Spring, posted a 7-5, 6-3 win over Pasal Lorieul of A&M-Corpus Christi to earn the Aggies' second trophy of the day.
A&M freshman Stefan Storch fell to Alan Sau Franco of Texas-Arlington in the final of his draw. In doubles play, Abbrat and Marson were tripped up in the final against Hayden and Sau Franco of UTA.
Other schools represented at the tournament were Rice, Louisiana, Incarnate Word, Laredo College, Texas A&M Corpus Christi, Texas Tech, UTA and UTSA.
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/AggieMTEN.
Rice Fall Invitational
Houston, Texas – George R. Brown Tennis Center
Singles
First Round
Dennis Boisseau (UIW) def. Pranav Kumar (TAMU) 7-5, 6-3
Stefan Storch (TAMU) def. Marko Galic (UIW) 6-2, 6-4
Austin Abbrat (TAMU) def. Oliver Valentinsson (UIW) 6-2, 5-7, 6-2
Guido Marson (TAMU) def. Kyohei Yamanaka (TAMUCC) 6-0, 6-1
Second Round
Stefan Storch (TAMU) def. Reed Collier (TT) 4-6, 6-3, 6-2
Austin Abbrat (TAMU) def. Alejandro Hayden (UTA) 6-4, 7-5
Guido Marson (TAMU) def. Conrad Russell (Rice) 6-3, 6-0
Final
Alan Sau Franco (UTA) def. Stefan Storch (TAMU) 3-6, 6-2, 6-4
Austin Abbrat (TAMU) def. Pascal Lorieul (TAMUCC) 7-5, 6-3
Guido Marson (TAMU) def. Wesley Barnett (Rice) 6-3, 6-1
Consolation - Second Round
Angel Diaz Jalil (UTA) def. Pranav Kumar (TAMU) 6-3, 4-6, 6-3
Consolation – Third Round
Pranav Kumar (TAMU) def. Kyohei Yamanaka (TAMUCC) 6-1, 6-0
Doubles
First Round
Pranav Kumar / Stefan Storch (TAMU) def. Ryuya Ata / Pascal Lorieul (TAMUCC) 8-6
Austin Abbrat / Guido Marson (TAMU) def. Joao Alcantara / Alan Sanson (UTSA) 8-3
Second Round
Alejandro Hayen / Alan Sau Franco (UTA) def. Pranav Kumar / Stefan Storch (TAMU) 8-6
Austin Abbrat / Guido Marson (TAMU) def. Wesley Barnett / Karol Paluch (Rice) 9-8(4)
Final
Alejandro Hayden / Alan Sau Franco (UTA) def. Austin Abbrat / Guido Marson (TAMU) 9-7
Consolation – Third Round
Pranav Kumar / Stefan Storch (TAMU) def. Wesley Barnett / Karol Paluch (Rice) walkover
"It's never easy to win a tournament or your draw in these college tournaments," assistant coach Kevin O'Shea said. "It's the first time Austin [Abbrat] and Guido [Marson] have been able to accomplish that feat. Huge congratulations to both of them, we want them to build on this and continue to play great tennis this fall."
Marson, a sophomore from Pordenone, Italy, earned his first collegiate title as he defeated Wesley Barnett of Rice, 6-3, 6-1, to compete a perfect weekend in the Bayou City.
Abbrat, a sophomore playing near his hometown of Spring, posted a 7-5, 6-3 win over Pasal Lorieul of A&M-Corpus Christi to earn the Aggies' second trophy of the day.
A&M freshman Stefan Storch fell to Alan Sau Franco of Texas-Arlington in the final of his draw. In doubles play, Abbrat and Marson were tripped up in the final against Hayden and Sau Franco of UTA.
Other schools represented at the tournament were Rice, Louisiana, Incarnate Word, Laredo College, Texas A&M Corpus Christi, Texas Tech, UTA and UTSA.
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/AggieMTEN.
Rice Fall Invitational
Houston, Texas – George R. Brown Tennis Center
Singles
First Round
Dennis Boisseau (UIW) def. Pranav Kumar (TAMU) 7-5, 6-3
Stefan Storch (TAMU) def. Marko Galic (UIW) 6-2, 6-4
Austin Abbrat (TAMU) def. Oliver Valentinsson (UIW) 6-2, 5-7, 6-2
Guido Marson (TAMU) def. Kyohei Yamanaka (TAMUCC) 6-0, 6-1
Second Round
Stefan Storch (TAMU) def. Reed Collier (TT) 4-6, 6-3, 6-2
Austin Abbrat (TAMU) def. Alejandro Hayden (UTA) 6-4, 7-5
Guido Marson (TAMU) def. Conrad Russell (Rice) 6-3, 6-0
Final
Alan Sau Franco (UTA) def. Stefan Storch (TAMU) 3-6, 6-2, 6-4
Austin Abbrat (TAMU) def. Pascal Lorieul (TAMUCC) 7-5, 6-3
Guido Marson (TAMU) def. Wesley Barnett (Rice) 6-3, 6-1
Consolation - Second Round
Angel Diaz Jalil (UTA) def. Pranav Kumar (TAMU) 6-3, 4-6, 6-3
Consolation – Third Round
Pranav Kumar (TAMU) def. Kyohei Yamanaka (TAMUCC) 6-1, 6-0
Doubles
First Round
Pranav Kumar / Stefan Storch (TAMU) def. Ryuya Ata / Pascal Lorieul (TAMUCC) 8-6
Austin Abbrat / Guido Marson (TAMU) def. Joao Alcantara / Alan Sanson (UTSA) 8-3
Second Round
Alejandro Hayen / Alan Sau Franco (UTA) def. Pranav Kumar / Stefan Storch (TAMU) 8-6
Austin Abbrat / Guido Marson (TAMU) def. Wesley Barnett / Karol Paluch (Rice) 9-8(4)
Final
Alejandro Hayden / Alan Sau Franco (UTA) def. Austin Abbrat / Guido Marson (TAMU) 9-7
Consolation – Third Round
Pranav Kumar / Stefan Storch (TAMU) def. Wesley Barnett / Karol Paluch (Rice) walkover
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