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Alabama Men's Tennis Falls on the Road at No. 6 Texas A&M, 5-2
3/25/2018 3:36:00 PM | Men's Tennis
The Crimson Tide will look to bounce back next weekend
COLLEGE STATION, Texas – The No. 42 Alabama men's tennis team fell on the road at No. 6 Texas A&M, 5-2, at the Mitchell Tennis Center on Sunday afternoon.
"Tough match today. Texas A&M is good and their confidence in one another showed," head coach George Husack said. "Very happy for Mazen (Osama) and Alexey (Nesterov) as they competed very well and stuck to their game plans. It was nice to have Patrick (Kaukovalta) back out there too. We will move on and work hard this week trusting in ourselves and our teammates as we continue to make strides as a team. More opportunities await."
The Crimson Tide (15-6, 1-5 SEC) is still looking for its first win in program history against the Aggies (14-4, 6-0 SEC) after suffering the loss.
A&M began the day with No. 19 Aguilar/Arconada defeating sophomore Edson Ortiz and junior Mazen Osama, 6-2, moments later No. 48 Rinderknech/Kypson took care of the sophomore pair of No. 71 Alexey Nesterov and Thibault Cancel, 6-2, to clinch the doubles point.
In singles play, sophomore Zhe Zhou fell to No. 49 Jordi Arconada, 6-1, 6-2, and Ortiz was defeated by Val Vacherot, 6-1, 6-3, to put the Aggies up 3-0. Texas A&M clinched the match with Juan Carlos Aguilar winning in straight sets over freshman Riccardo Roberto, 6-2, 6-2.
Moments later, No. 6 Arthur Rinderknech defeated Cancel 6-2, 6-3 to put the Aggies up 5-0. With the match already won, Alabama got on the board after Nesterov took care of Barnaby Smith 6-0, 3-6, 6-1. Later on, No. 95 Osama earned a nice win over No. 37 Patrick Kypson, 7-5, 4-6, 1-0 (10-3), to end the match at 5-2.
The Crimson Tide will return to action on Friday, Mar. 30 at No. 36 Ole Miss in Oxford, Miss. The match is set for a 5 p.m. CT first serve.
Alabama Results:
Singles vs. Texas A&M:
- No. 95 Mazen Osama def. No. 37 Patrick Kypson, 7-5, 4-6, 1-0 (10-3)
- No. 6 Arthur Rinderknech def. Thibault Cancel, 6-2, 6-3
- No. 49 Jordi Arconada def. Zhe Zhou, 6-1, 6-2
- No. 25 Val Vacherot def. Edson Ortiz, 6-1, 6-3
- Juan Carlos Aguilar def. Riccardo Roberto, 6-2, 6-2
- Alexey Nesterov def. Barnaby Smith, 6-0, 3-6, 6-1
Order of Finish: 4, 3, 5, 2, 6, 1
Doubles vs. Texas A&M:
- No. 19 Aguilar/Arconada def. Ortiz/Osama, 6-2
- No. 48 Rinderknech/Kypson def. No. 71 Cancel/Nesterov, 6-2
- Roberto/Kaukovalta vs. Vacherot/Catanzariti, 5-4, unf.
Order of Finish: 1, 2
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,2
#1 Singles Match
#2 Singles Match
#3 Singles Match
#4 Singles Match
#5 Singles Match
#6 Singles Match
Order of Finish:
4,3,5,2,6,1
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