Men’s Tennis Falls on Road to No. 20 Tennessee – Texas A&M Athletics

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The No. 29 Texas A&M men’s tennis team fell to No. 20 Tennessee (6-1), Sunday at Barksdale Stadium.
 
Beginning the match with doubles, the Volunteers (14-6, 4-2 SEC) took the early lead. No. 39 Noah Schachter/Trey Hilderbrand battled No. 2 Johannus Monday/Pat Harper on court 1, but came up just short (4-6). On court 3, Raphael Perot/Giulio Perego were on their way to even the score over Angel Diaz/Martim Prata (5-3), when Tennessee’s Emile Hudd/Shunsuke Mitsui claimed the doubles point over Kenner Taylor/Pierce Rollins on court 2 (6-4).
 
Needing four wins heading into singles, the Aggies (11-8, 4-3 SEC) faced a difficult challenge. Tennessee carried its momentum continued into singles allowing them to take courts 5, 6 and 4 to secure the match. Playing out the rest of singles, the Volunteers took courts 3 and 1 as well. Finishing the match, No. 65 Raphael Perot took home a ranked win over No. 57 Hudd in a second set tiebreak on court 2 (6-2, 7-6(5)).
 
COACHES QUOTES
Head coach Steve Denton on today’s match…
“We had chances in the doubles but just couldn’t convert. Tennessee took advantage of the doubles and carried that momentum into singles as they won most of the first sets. We can’t give a good team a lead on the road and expect to win. Time to regroup this week, work and get ready for another big test against Florida and Rice.”
 
UP NEXT

The Aggies head back home for a doubleheader, Saturday, April 1 at the Mitchell Tennis Center. The Maroon & White will take on the Florida Gators at 1 p.m. and conclude the night with the Rice Owls at 7 p.m.
 
MATCH RESULTS
Singles Matches
No. 38 Schachter – No. 2 Johannus Monday (4-6, 3-6)
No. 65 Perot Def. No. 57 Emile Hudd (6-2, 7-6(5))
No. 104 Rollins – Blaise Bicknell (4-6, 6-7(6))
Perego – No. 122 Shunsuke Mitsui (4-6, 2-6)
Marson – Angel Diaz (0-6, 4-6)
Ross – Tomas Rodriguez (1-6, 1-6)
 
Doubles Matches
No. 39 Schachter/Hilderbrand- No. 2 Pat Harper/Johannus Monday (4-6)
Taylor/Rollins – No. 60 Emile Hudd/Shunsuke Mitsui (4-6)
Perot/Perego – Angel Diaz/Martim Prata (5-3) unfinished
 
MATCH STATS

TEAM NOTES

• Every Aggie to take part in a dual match this season has secured a singles win (11 players).
• Schachter boasts two top-30 singles wins so far this season.
• The Maroon & White have won six ranked matches this season, two of those have…