Playing for the first time since Kansas University announced it would drop its men's tennis team next year, the Jayhawks suffered a 4-3 loss to fifth-ranked Texas A&M on Wednesday at Alvamar Racquet Club.
The Kansas duo of Quentin Blakeney and Pete Stroer led the charge, each winning their singles matches in convincing fashion in addition to teaming up to earn a doubles victory. Blakeney (13-1) knocked off Dumitru Caradima, 6-3, 6-3, while Stroer defeated Cody Hubbell, 6-3, 6-2.
Blakeney and Stroer defeated Tres Davis and Ryan Newport, 8-4, at No. 2 doubles, while KU's 19th-ranked doubles duo of Rodrigo Echagaray and Eleazar Magallan edged out Shuon Madden and Caradima, 9-8 (7-3).
"The guys played with a tremendous amount of emotion and passion and fought their hearts out, but fell a little bit short," KU coach Ross Nwachukwu said. "You could tell they were fired up. I was pleased we took the doubles point against some of the best doubles teams in the country, and I was hoping we could take that momentum into singles."
Singles
Shuon Madden (TAMU) def. Rodrigo Echagaray, 7-6 (7-2), 6-7 (5-7), 6-1.
Ryan Newport (TAMU)def. Eleazar Magallan, 7-6 (7-0), 6-3.
Quentin Blakeney (KU)def. Dumitru Caradima, 6-3, 6-3.
Pete Stroer (KU) def.Cody Hubbell, 6-3, 6-2.
Keith From (TAMU) def.Alex Barragan, 6-3, 3-6, 6-0.
Jarin Skube (TAMU) def.Andrew Metzler, 4-6, 6-4, 6-1.
Doubles
Echagaray-Magallan (KU) def. Madden-Caradina, 9-8 (7-3).
Blakeney-Stroer (KU) def. Davis-Newport, 8-4.
Hubbell-Skube (TAMU) def. Barragan-Metzler, 8-1.
| Wednesday at Alvamar Racquet Club | |
| Texas A&M 4, Kansas 3 | |
| Singles | |
| Shuon Madden, A&M, def. Rodrigo Echagaray, 7-6 (7-2), 6-7 (5-7), 6-1. | |
| Ryan Newport, A&M, def. Eleazar Magallan, 7-6 (7-0), 6-3. | |
| Quentin Blakeney, KU, def. Dumitru Caradima, 6-3, 6-3. | |
| Pete Stroer, KU, def. Cody Hubbell, 6-3, 6-2. | |
| Keith From, A&M, def. Alex Barragan, 6-3, 3-6, 6-0. | |
| Jarin Skube, A&M, def. Andrew Metzler, 4-6, 6-4, 6-1. | |
| Doubles | |
| Echagaray-Magallan, KU, def. Madden-Caradina, 9-8 (7-3). | |
| Blakeney-Stroer, KU, def. Davis-Newport, 8-4. | |
| Hubbell-Skube, A&M, def. Barragan-Metzler, 8-1. |
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