Friday, February 21
College Station
4:00 PM
Texas A&M
7
vs
0
Rice
Photo by: Ikeah Roque/Texas A&M Athletics
No. 13 Texas A&M Tennis Sweeps Rice
Feb 21, 2020 | Men's Tennis
COLLEGE STATION, Texas – The No. 13 Texas A&M men's tennis team (6-3) swept Rice (3-4), 7-0, at the George P. Mitchell Tennis Center Friday evening.
"It was great for us to get back outside and get a match under our belt," Texas A&M head coach Steve Denton said. "I didn't think the tennis would be great today because it was our first match outdoors in a while, but I thought our guys responded well and competed well on every court. Attitudes were good out there. I am pleased with the overall effort."
The Maroon & White claimed the doubles point to open the match as Hady Habib and Pranav Kumar won 6-3 on the third court and Valentin Vacherot and Noah Schachter triumphed, 7-5, on court two.
In singles action the Aggies claimed five of six first sets as No. 31 Carlos Aguilar raced to a 6-1, 6-1 win on court three to push A&M ahead 2-0. Shortly after Aguilar's victory, Schachter got back in the win column with a 6-3, 6-2 result on court four. No. 34 Habib clinched the win for A&M as he defeated Sumit Sarkar 6-3, 6-4 on court one.
No. 3 Vacherot picked up his team-leading seventh straight victory to claim his 64th career dual singles win which ties for 18th most in program history. Vacherot is three wins from moving into a tie for 10th on the all-time A&M ledger.
Guido Marson and Pierce Rollins picked up wins to complete the sweep for the Aggies. Marson improved to 4-2 this spring while Rollins collected his first collegiate dual match singles victory.
The Aggies own a 37-5 advantage in the all-time series between the former Southwest Conference foes. A&M has won nine straight in the series and are 10-2 against the Owls under Denton's direction.
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.
"It was great for us to get back outside and get a match under our belt," Texas A&M head coach Steve Denton said. "I didn't think the tennis would be great today because it was our first match outdoors in a while, but I thought our guys responded well and competed well on every court. Attitudes were good out there. I am pleased with the overall effort."
The Maroon & White claimed the doubles point to open the match as Hady Habib and Pranav Kumar won 6-3 on the third court and Valentin Vacherot and Noah Schachter triumphed, 7-5, on court two.
In singles action the Aggies claimed five of six first sets as No. 31 Carlos Aguilar raced to a 6-1, 6-1 win on court three to push A&M ahead 2-0. Shortly after Aguilar's victory, Schachter got back in the win column with a 6-3, 6-2 result on court four. No. 34 Habib clinched the win for A&M as he defeated Sumit Sarkar 6-3, 6-4 on court one.
No. 3 Vacherot picked up his team-leading seventh straight victory to claim his 64th career dual singles win which ties for 18th most in program history. Vacherot is three wins from moving into a tie for 10th on the all-time A&M ledger.
Guido Marson and Pierce Rollins picked up wins to complete the sweep for the Aggies. Marson improved to 4-2 this spring while Rollins collected his first collegiate dual match singles victory.
The Aggies own a 37-5 advantage in the all-time series between the former Southwest Conference foes. A&M has won nine straight in the series and are 10-2 against the Owls under Denton's direction.
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.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,1,2
#1 Singles Match
12
Sumit Sarkar / 0 [RICE]
34
66
#2 Singles Match
12
Karol Paluch / 0 [RICE]
33
66
#3 Singles Match
12
Mohamed Abdel-Aziz / 0 [RICE]
11
66
#4 Singles Match
12
Eric Rutledge / 0 [RICE]
32
66
#5 Singles Match
12
Wes Barnett / 0 [RICE]
23
66
#6 Singles Match
123
Conrad Russell / 0 [RICE]
660
371
Order of Finish:
3,4,1,2,5,6
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