Saturday, January 25
Boston, Mass.
11:00 AM
UCLA
3
vs
4
Texas A&M
Emon van Loben Sels
Photo by: Eric Hurd
No. 21 Men's Tennis Outlasted by No. 13 Texas A&M in Boston
January 25, 2025 | Men's Tennis
BOSTON โ The 21st-ranked UCLA men's tennis team was outlasted by No. 13 Texas A&M 4-3 in ITA Kickoff Weekend play at Harvard's Murr Center Saturday.
The Bruins (1-2) claimed the doubles point before falling behind 3-1 in singles play. They answered with a pair of singles wins to tie the score, but JC Roddick prevailed in the deciding contest for the Aggies (2-0). UCLA will look to bounce back Sunday at 7 a.m. PT, when it faces Georgia in the consolation match.
In a top-50 matchup on the first doubles court, No. 48 Luke Casper/Togan Tokac of Texas A&M beat No. 10 Alexander Hoogmartens/Aadarsh Tripathi 6-1. The Bruins answered emphatically, however, starting with a 6-3 win by Kaylan Bigun and Rudy Quan against Tiago Pires and Matthis Ross on Court 3. Moments later, Spencer Johnson and Emon van Loben Sels downed Roddick and Theo Papamalamis 6-2 on Court 2 to break the tie.
Perego answered in singles play, dispatching of No. 93 Tripathi 6-2, 6-2 on Court 6. The Aggies took their first lead of the day when Papamalamis downed No. 13 Johnson 6-3, 6-1 on the top court and doubled the advantage thanks to Casper's 6-4, 6-3 victory opposite Bigun on Court 3.
UCLA did not go quietly, though, as No. 82 van Loben Sels started the comeback by taking down Pires 6-2, 6-3 on Court 4. With his 11th win of the campaign, van Loben Sels matched Johnson for the team lead. Hoogmartens then leveled the overall score by beating Tokac 6-4, 6-3 on Court 5, turning all eyes toward Court 2.
The only three-set decision of the day came in the dual match's only ranked showdown. In the end, it was No. 60 Roddick getting the best of No. 50 Quan 6-3, 2-6, 6-3.
The Bruns will next be facing a Georgia team that suffered a 4-2 loss to 23rd-ranked host Harvard Saturday.
Tennis Match Results
UCLA vs Texas A&M
1/25/2025 at Boston, MA
(Murr Center)
#13 Texas A&M 4, #21 UCLA 3
Singles competition
1. Theo Papamalamis (TAMU) def. #13 Spencer Johnson (UCLA) 6-3, 6-1
2. #60 JC Roddick (TAMU) def. #50 Rudy Quan (UCLA) 6-3, 2-6, 6-3
3. Luke Casper (TAMU) def. Kaylan Bigun (UCLA) 6-4, 6-3
4. #82 Emon van Loben Sels (UCLA) def. Tiago Pires (TAMU) 6-2, 6-3
5. Alexander Hoogmartens (UCLA) def. Togan Tokac (TAMU) 6-4, 6-3
6. Giulio Perego (TAMU) def. #93 Aadarsh Tripathi (UCLA) 6-2, 6-2
Doubles competition
1. #48 Luke Casper/Togan Tokac (TAMU) def. #10 Alexander Hoogmartens/Aadarsh Tripathi (UCLA) 6-1
2. Spencer Johnson/Emon van Loben Sels (UCLA) def. Theo Papamalamis/JC Roddick (TAMU) 6-2
3. Kaylan Bigun/Rudy Quan (UCLA) def. Tiago Pires/Matthis Ross (TAMU) 6-3
Match Notes:
UCLA 1-2; National ranking #21
Texas A&M 2-0; National ranking #13
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (6,1,3,4,5,2)
ITA Kickoff Weekend - First Round
The Bruins (1-2) claimed the doubles point before falling behind 3-1 in singles play. They answered with a pair of singles wins to tie the score, but JC Roddick prevailed in the deciding contest for the Aggies (2-0). UCLA will look to bounce back Sunday at 7 a.m. PT, when it faces Georgia in the consolation match.
In a top-50 matchup on the first doubles court, No. 48 Luke Casper/Togan Tokac of Texas A&M beat No. 10 Alexander Hoogmartens/Aadarsh Tripathi 6-1. The Bruins answered emphatically, however, starting with a 6-3 win by Kaylan Bigun and Rudy Quan against Tiago Pires and Matthis Ross on Court 3. Moments later, Spencer Johnson and Emon van Loben Sels downed Roddick and Theo Papamalamis 6-2 on Court 2 to break the tie.
Perego answered in singles play, dispatching of No. 93 Tripathi 6-2, 6-2 on Court 6. The Aggies took their first lead of the day when Papamalamis downed No. 13 Johnson 6-3, 6-1 on the top court and doubled the advantage thanks to Casper's 6-4, 6-3 victory opposite Bigun on Court 3.
UCLA did not go quietly, though, as No. 82 van Loben Sels started the comeback by taking down Pires 6-2, 6-3 on Court 4. With his 11th win of the campaign, van Loben Sels matched Johnson for the team lead. Hoogmartens then leveled the overall score by beating Tokac 6-4, 6-3 on Court 5, turning all eyes toward Court 2.
The only three-set decision of the day came in the dual match's only ranked showdown. In the end, it was No. 60 Roddick getting the best of No. 50 Quan 6-3, 2-6, 6-3.
The Bruns will next be facing a Georgia team that suffered a 4-2 loss to 23rd-ranked host Harvard Saturday.
Tennis Match Results
UCLA vs Texas A&M
1/25/2025 at Boston, MA
(Murr Center)
#13 Texas A&M 4, #21 UCLA 3
Singles competition
1. Theo Papamalamis (TAMU) def. #13 Spencer Johnson (UCLA) 6-3, 6-1
2. #60 JC Roddick (TAMU) def. #50 Rudy Quan (UCLA) 6-3, 2-6, 6-3
3. Luke Casper (TAMU) def. Kaylan Bigun (UCLA) 6-4, 6-3
4. #82 Emon van Loben Sels (UCLA) def. Tiago Pires (TAMU) 6-2, 6-3
5. Alexander Hoogmartens (UCLA) def. Togan Tokac (TAMU) 6-4, 6-3
6. Giulio Perego (TAMU) def. #93 Aadarsh Tripathi (UCLA) 6-2, 6-2
Doubles competition
1. #48 Luke Casper/Togan Tokac (TAMU) def. #10 Alexander Hoogmartens/Aadarsh Tripathi (UCLA) 6-1
2. Spencer Johnson/Emon van Loben Sels (UCLA) def. Theo Papamalamis/JC Roddick (TAMU) 6-2
3. Kaylan Bigun/Rudy Quan (UCLA) def. Tiago Pires/Matthis Ross (TAMU) 6-3
Match Notes:
UCLA 1-2; National ranking #21
Texas A&M 2-0; National ranking #13
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (6,1,3,4,5,2)
ITA Kickoff Weekend - First Round
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,3,2
#1 Singles Match
12
31
Theo Papamalamis / 0 [TAMU]
66
#2 Singles Match
123
363
JC Roddick / 0 (60/-) [TAMU]
626
#3 Singles Match
12
43
Luke Casper / 0 [TAMU]
66
#4 Singles Match
12
66
Tiago Pires / 0 [TAMU]
23
#5 Singles Match
12
66
Togan Tokac / 0 [TAMU]
43
#6 Singles Match
12
22
Giulio Perego / 0 [TAMU]
66
Order of Finish:
6,1,3,4,5,2
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