AUBURN, Ala. – The No. 21 Texas A&M men’s tennis team fell in the SEC Tournament semifinals to No. 1 seed Georgia (4-0) at the Yarbrough Tennis Center Saturday.
The Aggies’ (18-11, 7-5 SEC) impressive run the SEC Tournament came to an end following a loss to the No. 4 team in the country, and No. 1 seed in the tournament, Georgia (20-5, 12-0 SEC). A&M’s journey to the semifinals was an impressive one, with a 4-3 decision in the second round over Vanderbilt, followed by an upset win over No. 6 South Carolina (4-2) in the quarterfinals.
A&M battled some of the best players in the nation and put up a great fight against the regular season SEC champions. In doubles, the Bulldogs claimed a pair of courts early, but Trey Hilderbrand/JC Roddick were mounting a comeback on court 2 (3-4) which was left unfinished due to the point being clinched.
No. 125 Pierce Rollins was going back-and-forth with the No. 15 player in the nation Philip Henning, losing a tight opening set in a tiebreaker and then being tied at four in the second set (7-6(1), 4-4) as the match was decided.
Guido Marson also lost a tight opening set in a tiebreaker which went beyond seven points, and then was in the middle of the second set before the match was left unfinished (7-6(1), 4-1).
Finally, JC Roddick faced a deficit following the opening set, but responded quickly in the second. The sophomore carried all the momentum and was tied in the third (4-6, 6-2, 1-1) carrying the momentum before the match was clinched.
MATCH STATS
Singles Matches
(UGA) No. 4 Ethan Quinn Def. (TAMU) No. 64 Raphael Perot – (7-6(2), 6-3)
(TAMU) No. 125 Pierce Rollins – (UGA) No. 15 Philip Henning – (6-7(1), 4-4) unfinished
(TAMU) Guido Marson – (UGA) No. 119 Trent Bryde – (6-7(7), 1-4) unfinished
(UGA) No. 101 Blake Croyder Def. (TAMU) No. 110 Trey Hilderbrand – (6-3, 6-4)
(UGA) Miguel Perez Pena Def. (TAMU) Matthis Ross – (6-4, 6-1)
(TAMU) JC Roddick – (UGA) Teodor Giusca – (4-6, 6-2, 1-1) unfinished
Doubles Matches
(UGA) No. 7 Ethan Quinn/Trent Bryde Def. (TAMU) No. 71 Matthis Ross/Pierce Rollins – (6-2)
(TAMU) Trey Hilderbrand/JC Roddick – (UGA) Philip Henning/Teodor Giusca – (3-4) unfinished
(UGA) Blake Croyder/Britton Johnston Def. (TAMU) Kenner Taylor/Raphael Perot – (6-4)
MATCH STATS
TEAM NOTES
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