Hogs Drop Road Match To Texas A&M

COLLEGE STATION, Texas – The No. 25 Arkansas men’s tennis team fell to No. 9 Texas A&M Friday night in College Station, 6-1, in its first road conference match of the season. The Razorbacks will return to the court this Sunday at LSU, with first serve scheduled for 12 p.m.

The Aggies jumped out to a quick 1-0 lead with a pair of 6-1 victories on courts one and two in doubles. The lead would grow to 2-0 as the highest-ranked Aggie in No. 32 Valentin Vacherot def. Josh Howard-Tripp, 6-1, 6-0.

Texas A&M would clinch the match with consecutive two-set wins on courts four and one. Arkansas would secure a victory on court two as Adam Sanjurjo def. No. 62 Hady Habib in three sets, 6-4, 4-6, 1-0(10).

The Aggies would take the final two courts to secure a 6-1 final. Arkansas, now 2-3 in conference play, will return to action this Sunday in Baton Rouge to face LSU at 12 p.m.

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Doubles Results – Order of Finish (1-2)
1. #23 Juan Carlos Aguilar/Barnaby Smith (TAMU) def. Oscar Mesquida/Adam Sanjurjo (AR) 6-1
2. Hady Habib/Kevin Lam (TAMU) def. Maxim Verboven/Enrique Paya (AR) 6-1
3. Valentin Vacherot/Jack Pulliam (TAMU) vs. Alex Reco/Jose Alonso (AR) 4-4, unfinished

Singles Results – Order of Finish (3,4,1,2,6,5)
1. #77 Juan Carlos Aguilar (TAMU) def. #52 Oscar Mesquida (AR) 6-2, 6-4
2. Adam Sanjurjo (AR) def. #62 Hady Habib (TAMU) 6-4, 4-6, 1-0 (12-10)
3. #32 Valentin Vacherot (TAMU) def. Josh Howard-Tripp (AR) 6-1, 6-0
4. #76 Barnaby Smith (TAMU) def. Alex Reco (AR) 6-2, 6-3
5. Noah Schachter (TAMU) def. Enrique Paya (AR) 6-2, 3-6, 7-5
6. Austin Abbrat (TAMU) def. Pedro Alonso (AR) 6-4, 7-6 (7-0)