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Vacherot Earns Runner Up Honors at ITA Texas Regionals
Oct 28, 2019 | Men's Tennis
WACO, Texas – Texas A&M's Valentin Vacherot earned runner up honors in the singles draw at the ITA Texas Men's Tennis Regional Championships Monday afternoon. The tournament was hosted by Baylor at the Hurd Tennis Center.
No. 45 Vacherot ousted Reed Collier of Texas Tech, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, in the semifinals, but fell 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 in the final to No. 44 Sven Lah of Baylor. A&M's Austin Abbrat was tripped up by Lah in the semifinals 6-2, 6-3.
Other schools to be represented at the tournament are Abilene Christian, Baylor, Incarnate Word, Lamar, Rice, SMU, TCU, Texas, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, Texas Tech, Texas-Arlington, UTSA, Prairie View A&M and UTRGV.
The top doubles team and the singles finalists earned an automatic invitation to the Oracle ITA National Fall Championships in Newport Beach, Calif. The tournament, held from Nov. 6-10, features the champions from each of the 12 regions around the country, as well as several at-large bids.
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.
2019 ITA Texas Regional
Hurd Tennis Center, Waco, TX
Singles
First Round
Noah Schachter (TAMU), bye
Austin Abbrat (TAMU), bye
Guido Marson (TAMU) def. Rodrigo Yoshikata (PVAMU) 6-2, 6-0
Stefan Storch (TAMU) def. Xavier Lawrence (PVAMU) 6-3, 6-3
No. 45 Valentin Vacherot (TAMU), bye
Pierce Rollins (TAMU) def. Adam Oscislawski (Rice) 5-1, ret.
No. 72 Barnaby Smith (TAMU), bye
Second Round
Noah Schachter (TAMU) def. Huntley Allen (SMU) 6-0, 6-1
Austin Abbrat (TAMU) def. Joshua Sundaram (Lamar) 6-3, 6-4
No. 45 Valentin Vacherot (TAMU) def. Dimitrios Azoides (ACU) 6-2, 6-1
Guido Marson (TAMU) def. Wesley Barnett (Rice) 5-7, 6-4, 7-5
Siem Woldeab (Texas) def. Stefan Storch (TAMU) 6-1, 4-6, 7-5
Pierce Rollins (TAMU) def. No. 102 Jonathan Sheehy (ACU) 6-3, 2-6, 6-3
Campbell Salmon (Rice) def. No. 72 Barnaby Smith (TAMU) 6-3, 2-6, 7-5
Third Round
Noah Schachter (TAMU) def. Sebastian Rodriguez (UTSA) 0-6, 6-1, 6-0
Austin Abbrat (TAMU) def. No. 122 Chih Chi Huang (Texas) 6-3, 6-4
Angel Diaz Jalil (UTA) def. Guido Marson (TAMU) 6-4, 6-2
No. 45 Valentin Vacherot (TAMU) def. Oliver Valentinsson (UIW) 6-2, 7-5
Pierce Rollins (TAMU) def. Evin McDonald (Texas) 6-3, 3-6, 6-2
Fourth Round
Noah Schachter (TAMU) def. Constantin Franzten (Baylor) 6-2, 6-2
Austin Abbrat (TAMU) def. No. 26 Sumit Sarkar (Rice) w/o
No. 45 Valentin Vacherot (TAMU) def. Ilgiz Valiev (TT) 6-3, 6-4
Franco Ribero (TT) def. Pierce Rollins (TAMU) 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
Quarterfinals
No. 44 Sven Lah (Baylor) def. Noah Schachter (TAMU) 6-3, 6-3
Austin Abbrat (TAMU) def. Angel Diaz Jalil (UTA) 6-3, 7-5
No. 45 Valentin Vacherot (TAMU) def. Siem Woldeab (Texas) 6-3, 5-7, 7-6(8)
Semifinals
No. 44 Sven Lah (Baylor) def. Austin Abbrat (TAMU) 6-2, 6-3
No. 45 Valentin Vacherot (TAMU) def. Reed Collier (TT) 4-6, 6-3, 6-2
Finals
No. 44 Sven Lah (Baylor) def. No. 45 Valentin Vacherot (TAMU) 3-6, 6-4, 6-3
Doubles
First Round
Pierce Rollins / Barnaby Smith (TAMU), bye
Austin Abbrat / Stefan Storch (TAMU), bye
Noah Schachter / Valentin Vacherot (TAMU), bye
Second Round
Pierce Rollins / Barnaby Smith (TAMU) def. Dennis Boisseau / Marwin Kraleman (UIW) 8-3
Austin Abbrat / Stefan Storch (TAMU) def. Eshan Talluri / Siem Woldeab (Texas) 8-1
Noah Schachter / Valentin Vacherot (TAMU) def. Kyle Pham / Michael Smith (SMU) 8-0
Third Round
Jackson Fine / Jonathan Sheehy (ACU) def. Pierce Rollins / Barnaby Smith (TAMU) 8-7(0)
Ryan Dickerson / Matias Soto (Baylor) def. Austin Abbrat / Stefan Storch (TAMU) 8-6
Cleeve Harper / Chih Chi Huang (Texas) def. Noah Schachter / Valentin Vacherot (TAMU) 8-4
No. 45 Vacherot ousted Reed Collier of Texas Tech, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, in the semifinals, but fell 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 in the final to No. 44 Sven Lah of Baylor. A&M's Austin Abbrat was tripped up by Lah in the semifinals 6-2, 6-3.
Other schools to be represented at the tournament are Abilene Christian, Baylor, Incarnate Word, Lamar, Rice, SMU, TCU, Texas, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, Texas Tech, Texas-Arlington, UTSA, Prairie View A&M and UTRGV.
The top doubles team and the singles finalists earned an automatic invitation to the Oracle ITA National Fall Championships in Newport Beach, Calif. The tournament, held from Nov. 6-10, features the champions from each of the 12 regions around the country, as well as several at-large bids.
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.
2019 ITA Texas Regional
Hurd Tennis Center, Waco, TX
Singles
First Round
Noah Schachter (TAMU), bye
Austin Abbrat (TAMU), bye
Guido Marson (TAMU) def. Rodrigo Yoshikata (PVAMU) 6-2, 6-0
Stefan Storch (TAMU) def. Xavier Lawrence (PVAMU) 6-3, 6-3
No. 45 Valentin Vacherot (TAMU), bye
Pierce Rollins (TAMU) def. Adam Oscislawski (Rice) 5-1, ret.
No. 72 Barnaby Smith (TAMU), bye
Second Round
Noah Schachter (TAMU) def. Huntley Allen (SMU) 6-0, 6-1
Austin Abbrat (TAMU) def. Joshua Sundaram (Lamar) 6-3, 6-4
No. 45 Valentin Vacherot (TAMU) def. Dimitrios Azoides (ACU) 6-2, 6-1
Guido Marson (TAMU) def. Wesley Barnett (Rice) 5-7, 6-4, 7-5
Siem Woldeab (Texas) def. Stefan Storch (TAMU) 6-1, 4-6, 7-5
Pierce Rollins (TAMU) def. No. 102 Jonathan Sheehy (ACU) 6-3, 2-6, 6-3
Campbell Salmon (Rice) def. No. 72 Barnaby Smith (TAMU) 6-3, 2-6, 7-5
Third Round
Noah Schachter (TAMU) def. Sebastian Rodriguez (UTSA) 0-6, 6-1, 6-0
Austin Abbrat (TAMU) def. No. 122 Chih Chi Huang (Texas) 6-3, 6-4
Angel Diaz Jalil (UTA) def. Guido Marson (TAMU) 6-4, 6-2
No. 45 Valentin Vacherot (TAMU) def. Oliver Valentinsson (UIW) 6-2, 7-5
Pierce Rollins (TAMU) def. Evin McDonald (Texas) 6-3, 3-6, 6-2
Fourth Round
Noah Schachter (TAMU) def. Constantin Franzten (Baylor) 6-2, 6-2
Austin Abbrat (TAMU) def. No. 26 Sumit Sarkar (Rice) w/o
No. 45 Valentin Vacherot (TAMU) def. Ilgiz Valiev (TT) 6-3, 6-4
Franco Ribero (TT) def. Pierce Rollins (TAMU) 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
Quarterfinals
No. 44 Sven Lah (Baylor) def. Noah Schachter (TAMU) 6-3, 6-3
Austin Abbrat (TAMU) def. Angel Diaz Jalil (UTA) 6-3, 7-5
No. 45 Valentin Vacherot (TAMU) def. Siem Woldeab (Texas) 6-3, 5-7, 7-6(8)
Semifinals
No. 44 Sven Lah (Baylor) def. Austin Abbrat (TAMU) 6-2, 6-3
No. 45 Valentin Vacherot (TAMU) def. Reed Collier (TT) 4-6, 6-3, 6-2
Finals
No. 44 Sven Lah (Baylor) def. No. 45 Valentin Vacherot (TAMU) 3-6, 6-4, 6-3
Doubles
First Round
Pierce Rollins / Barnaby Smith (TAMU), bye
Austin Abbrat / Stefan Storch (TAMU), bye
Noah Schachter / Valentin Vacherot (TAMU), bye
Second Round
Pierce Rollins / Barnaby Smith (TAMU) def. Dennis Boisseau / Marwin Kraleman (UIW) 8-3
Austin Abbrat / Stefan Storch (TAMU) def. Eshan Talluri / Siem Woldeab (Texas) 8-1
Noah Schachter / Valentin Vacherot (TAMU) def. Kyle Pham / Michael Smith (SMU) 8-0
Third Round
Jackson Fine / Jonathan Sheehy (ACU) def. Pierce Rollins / Barnaby Smith (TAMU) 8-7(0)
Ryan Dickerson / Matias Soto (Baylor) def. Austin Abbrat / Stefan Storch (TAMU) 8-6
Cleeve Harper / Chih Chi Huang (Texas) def. Noah Schachter / Valentin Vacherot (TAMU) 8-4
Players Mentioned
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