There were 3 good matches on Wednesday’s docket with the higher ranked team winning each of them.
#1 Oklahoma overcame the loss of the doubles point to #20 Tulsa by taking it to the Golden Hurricanes in singles winning all 10 completed sets. Axel Alvarez, Dane Webb, Alex Ghilea, and Spencer Papa all won in singles.
#8 Texas A&M was pushed by #48 Rice in doubles but pulled out the deciding court in a tiebreak. The Aggies took 9 of 10 completed sets in singles and got its 3 points from Harrison Adams, AJ Catanzariti, and Max Lunkin. The win by #51 Harrison Adams was his first dual match win this season after starting out 0-8.
#17 San Diego defeated #41 Pepperdine 4-1 to put the Toreros 2 up on the Waves in the WCC standings. San Diego took the doubles point and picked up singles wins from Filip Vittek, Jordan Angus, and Geoffrey Fosso. Pepperdine’s Pedro Iamachkine picked up the Waves lone point winning at #4 singles.
Texas A&M recap
Rice recap
“The guys were excited to play tonight. They all did a lot of work to bring our a good crowd and we had an energetic turnout who gave us a lot of support. When Max and David came back from being down to win at one, I really felt at that point that the doubles point was going to be ours. The crowd was really into the match and it was a lot of fun to be on the courts. When it didn’t get the point and some of the crowd left, I think too much wind went out of our sails. “
#8 Texas A&M 4, #48 Rice 0
4/1/2015 at George R. Brown Tennis Center – Houston, TX
Singles competition
1. #59 Jeremy Efferding (TAMU 14.23) vs. Srikar Alla (RICE 13.23) 6-4, 5-0, unf
2. Arthur Rinderknech (TAMU 14.10) vs. Max Andrews (RICE 13.29) 7-5, 4-3, unf
3. #51 Harrison Adams (TAMU 13.59) def. Jamie Malik (RICE 12.93) 6-3, 6-2
4. #79 AJ Catanzarti (TAMU 14.27) def. Adam Gustafsson (RICE 13.01) 6-4, 6-0
5. David Warren (RICE 13.03) vs. Jordi Arconada (TAMU 13.35) 2-6, 6-4, 0-0, unf
6. Max Lunkin (TAMU 12.98) def. Gustavo Gonzalez (RICE 11.83) 7-6(7), 6-1
Doubles competition
1. Max Andrews/David Warren (RICE) def. #13 Harrison Adams/Shane Vinsant (TAMU) 6-4
2. #33 Jordan Szabo/Jeremy Efferding (TAMU) def. Zach Yablon/Jamie Malik (RICE) 7-6 (6)
3. Arthur Rinderknech/AJ Catanzarti (TAMU) def. Adam Gustafsson/Gustavo Gonzalez (RICE) 6-4
Match Notes
Texas A&M 15-3; National ranking #8
Rice 11-12; National ranking #48
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (4,3,6)
T-2:30 A-300
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“We talked and we feel that we can play a better doubles point than that, head coach John Roddick said. “Tulsa played well. The mistakes we made we won’t make in the future.
“All in all, to come out in singles and put those kinds of scores up in singles against a team that is capable of big upsets, and is a top-20 team is exactly what you want to see, Roddick said.
“Dane got down 3-0, but didn’t let if faze him much, Roddick said. “We had a game plan that started clicking and he just stuck with it. He did a really good job mentally. That is not easy to do when you don’t necessarily feel that you are playing your best tennis and then you have a bad start. To turn it around was a great effort.
“I have a good record, but I had some trouble last weekend, Webb said. “Everyone else played well so we still won pretty quick which was nice. I got down 3-0 today, but I didn’t think I was playing badly. It was just windy and he [Kirby] hit a few awkward winners. After that I won seven in a row and took the second set so I felt pretty good about it.
“It is a great feeling, Ghilea said. “Just to win a match is important and to clinch is even better. I know Florin (Bragusi) and Andrew (Harris) were up in their second sets so we had good chances on every court.
“We are definitely still going to work hard, but I am ready for a weekend off mentally, Webb said. “My body feels good, but it is stressful playing these three times a week, particularly with the schedule that we have. I am ready for a weekend to relax.
#1 Oklahoma 4, #20 Tulsa 1
Apr 01, 2015 at Norman, Okla. (Headington Family Tennis Center)
Doubles (Order of Finish: 1,2,3*)
1. Or Ram-Harel/Alejandro Espejo (TU) def. #6 Axel Alvarez/Dane Webb (OU) 6-3
2. Matthew Kirby/Dylan McCloskey (TU) def. Alex Ghilea/Andrew Harris (OU) 6-4
3. Florin Bragusi/Spencer Papa (OU) def. Mitchell Pritchard/Daniel Santos (TU) 6-0
Singles (Order of Finish: (1,5,3,4*)
1. #1 Axel Alvarez (OU 14.59) def. #33 Or Ram-Harel (TU 13.57) 6-1, 6-0
2. #13 Andrew Harris (OU 14.74) vs. #74 Alejandro Espejo (TU 13.85) 6-4, 3-3, DNF
3. #23 Dane Webb (OU 14.31) def. Matthew Kirby (TU 12.81) 6-3, 6-2
4. #65 Alex Ghilea (OU 14.14) def. Juan Matias Gonzalez (TU 13.33) 6-2, 6-2
5. Spencer Papa (OU 13.82) def. Dylan McCloskey (TU 12.64) 6-1, 6-2
6. Florin Bragusi (OU 13.50) vs. Carlos Bautista (TU 12.88) 7-6, 3-0, DNF
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#17 San Diego 4 def. #41 Pepperdine 1
April 1, 2015 – Ralphs-Straus Tennis Center – Malibu, Calif.
Singles Competition
Guilherme Hadlich (PEP 13.22) vs. #46 Uros Petronijevic (USD 14.00) 6-7(4), 6-2, 1-0, unf
#57 Filip Vittek (USD 13.38) def. Stefan Menichella (PEP 13.26) 7-6 (7-3), 7-5
Jordan Angus (USD 13.67) def. Rakshay Thakkar (PEP 13.04) 6-3, 6-2
Pedro Iamachkine (PEP 12.89) def. Romain Kalaydjian (USD 12.90) 6-4, 6-3
Geoffrey Fosso (USD 12.86) def. Luca Marquard (PEP 12.30) 6-3, 6-3
Lautaro Pane (PEP 12.93) vs. Ciaran Fitzgerald (USD 12.65) 6-2, 5-7, 1-1, unf
Doubles Competition
#43 Jordan Angus/Filip Vittek (USD) def. Guilherme Hadlich/Rakshay Thakkar (PEP) 6-3
Romain Kalaydjian/Uros Petronijevic (USD) def. Pedro Iamachkine/Tom Hill (PEP) 6-2
Lautaro Pane/Luca Marquard (PEP) def. Ciaran Fitzgerald/Geoffrey Fosso (USD) 6-3
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