Mar. 02, 2018
OXFORD, Miss. – The No. 7 Texas A&M men's tennis team claimed a 7-0 win at Ole Miss to open SEC play Friday evening at the Ole Miss Indoor Tennis Center in Oxford, Miss. The Aggies improved to 8-3 on the year and 1-0 in SEC play while the Rebels fell to 8-3 overall and 0-1 in league action.
The Maroon & White opened the match by claiming the doubles point for the fifth time this season. Valentin Vacherot and AJ Catanzariti topped Gustav Hansson and Finn Reynolds, 6-4, on doubles court three followed by a 7-5 win by No. 29 Jordi Arconada and Juan Carlos Aguilar against No. 24 Zvonimir Babic and Filip Kraljevic to secure the point on court two.
No. 51 Arconada topped Babic 6-2, 6-1 on court three to increase the A&M lead to 2-0. The win was the team-leading ninth win this spring for Arconada. No. 21 Arthur Rinderknech picked up the Aggies third point of the day, defeating No. 15 Tim Sandkaulen 6-3, 6-4 on court two. Aguilar clinched the team victory with a 7-5, 6-1 win over Fabian Fallert on court five.
The Aggies completed the sweep with wins by No. 46 Patrick Kypson over No. 31 Gustav Hansson, No. 17 Vacherot over Grey Hamilton and Barnaby Smith over No. 85 Kraljevic. The win over Kraljevic marked the first ranked win for Smith.
Texas A&M 7, Ole Miss 0
Singles Competition
1. #46 Patrick Kypson (TAMU) def. #31 Gustav Hansson (OM) 6-3, 7-6
2. #21 Arthur Rinderknech (TAMU) def. #15 Tim Sandkaulen (OM) 6-3, 6-4
3. #51 Jordi Arconada (TAMU) def. Zvonimir Babic (OM) 6-2, 6-1
4. #17 Valentin Vacherot (TAMU) def. Grey Hamilton (OM) 4-6, 6-2, 7-6 (7-5)
5. Juan Carlos Aguilar (TAMU) def. Fabian Fallert (OM) 7-5, 6-1
6. Barnaby Smith (TAMU) def. #85 Filip Kraljevic (OM) 6-7, 6-4, 1-0 (10-4)
Doubles Competition
1. #46 Arthur Rinderknech/Patrick Kypson (TAMU) def. #15 Tim Sandkaulen/Fabian Fallert (OM) 5-4
2. #29 Jordi Arconada/Juan Carlos Aguilar (TAMU) def. #24 Zvonimir Babic/Filip Kraljevic (OM) 7-5
3. Valentin Vacherot/AJ Catanzariti (TAMU) def. Gustav Hansson/Finn Reynolds (OM) 6-4