Apr. 06, 2018
COLLEGE STATION, Texas – The No. 5 Texas A&M men's tennis team kept rolling through the SEC season with a convincing 6-1 win over No. 9 Florida Friday evening at the George P. Mitchell Tennis Center in College Station. With the win, the Aggies improved to 17-4 on the year and 9-0 in league play while the Gators fell to 13-8 overall and 7-3 against SEC foes.
The match opened with an intense doubles point, the Aggies fell behind early on all three courts but were able to overcome the deficit and claim an early lead. The 13th-ranked doubles tandem of Juan Carlos Aguilar and Jordi Arconada topped No. 5 Alfredo Perez and Johannes Ingildsen, 6-3, on court one. The win was the second-top five win for Aguilar and Arconada this season. No. 58 Arthur Rinderknech and Patrick Kypson stormed back from a 4-1 deficit against No. 44 Duarte Vale and McClain Kessler to win 6-4 and clinch the first point of the match.
As play transitioned to singles, the Aggies maintained the pressure on the Gators after claiming four of six first sets. No. 52 Valentin Vacherot only dropped three games against Chase Perez-Blanco on court four to win 6-1, 6-2 and put the Aggies ahead 2-0. With the win, Vacherot improved to 7-2 in league play and 21-10 on the year.
Shortly after Vacherot's win, No. 12 Kypson bested No. 16 Ingildsen 6-3, 6-1 on court number one to increase the A&M advantage to 3-0. The win marked the ninth ranked victory for Kypson this spring and his fourth over a top-25 opponent. No. 109 Aguilar earned his third straight win over a ranked opponent, defeating No. 94 Duarte Vale 6-0, 6-4 on court five to clinch the win.
With the team match decided the No. 52 Arconada earned a 3-6, 6-4, 11-9 win on court three over No. 9 Perez followed by a 6-2, 3-6, 10-7 win by No. 10 Rinderknech over No. 31 Oliver Crawford on court two. The top-10 win for Arconada was the first of his career and was his team-best 10th ranked win of the season, the senior improved to 16-3 in dual matches and 7-1 in league play. Rinderknech earned his 16th win of the spring and ninth against a ranked foe.
The lone point for the visitors came from Andres Andrade on court six, Andrade bested Barnaby Smith 6-3, 4-6 10-7 to make the final score 6-1 in the Aggies favor.
Texas A&M 6, Florida 1
Singles Competition
1. #12 Patrick Kypson (TAMU) def. #16 Johannes Ingildsen (UF) 6-3, 6-1
2. #10 Arthur Rinderknech (TAMU) def. #31 Oliver Crawford (UF) 6-2, 3-6, 1-0 (10-7)
3. #73 Jordi Arconada (TAMU) def. #9 Alfredo Perez (UF) 3-6, 6-4, 1-0 (11-9)
4. #52 Valentin Vacherot (TAMU) def. Chase Perez-Blanco (UF) 6-1, 6-2
5. #109 Juan Carlos Aguilar (TAMU) def. #94 Duarte Vale (UF) 6-0, 6-4
6. Andres Andrade (UF) def. Barnaby Smith (TAMU) 6-3, 4-6, 1-0 (10-7)
Doubles Competition
1. #13 Juan Carlos Aguilar/Jordi Arconada (TAMU) def. #5 Alfredo Perez/Johannes Ingildsen (UF) 6-3
2. #58 Arthur Rinderknech/Patrick Kypson (TAMU) def. #44 Duarte Vale/McClain Kessler (UF) 6-4
3. #65 AJ Catanzariti/Valentin Vacherot (TAMU) vs. #12 Oliver Crawford/Chase Perez-Blanco (UF) 4-4, unfinished