University of Tennessee Athletics
Friday, April 11
Knoxville
5 PM
University of Tennessee
3
vs
4
Texas A&M
#17 Vols Fall To #14 Texas A&M, 4-3
April 11, 2025 | Men's Tennis
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The 17th-ranked Tennessee men's tennis team dropped a competitive contest to No. 14 Texas A&M, 4-3, on Friday evening at Barksdale Stadium.
In doubles, the Aggies (16-8, 9-4 SEC) opened doubles with the duo of Giulio Perego and Ritesh Patil taking a 6-1 victory over Tennessee's Jan Kobierski and Jose Garcia. A&M's 10th-ranked team of Theo Papamalamis and Togan Tokac earned a 6-3 decision over the eighth-ranked Vols duo of Alex Kotzen and Alejandro Moreno to pick up the doubles point.
Singles action was competitive in the first sets, with Tennessee (17-7, 8-5 SEC) claiming four of the courts to open. Picking up first-set victories were No. 25 Shunsuke Mitsui, Moreno, Garcia and Ian Cruz.
Striking first for the Vols was 25th-ranked Mitsui, who earned a 6-4, 6-4 victory over the Aggies' Magadan. The victory marked the 125th singles victory of the senior's career, and moved him into sole possession of fifth place in school history for singles victories.
Texas A&M earned a response on court five, with Tokac picking up a 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 victory over Alan Jesudason. The seesaw match continued, with the Vols striking back on court one with No. 33 Kotzen picking up a victory over No. 35 Theo Papamalamis 5-7, 6-1, 6-1.
The Aggies would quickly earn back another point, with Tiago Pires picking up a victory over Moreno 2-6, 6-3, 6-2 to get one point away from the victory. Tennessee wouldn't go down easily thanks to an Cruz victory on court six 6-4, 6-7, 6-3 to push the match to a deciding court four.
To clinch the match, the Aggies' Luke Casper picked up the victory on court four 5-7, 7-6, 6-4 over Garcia to give A&M the victory.
RESULTS
Doubles
1. #10 Theo Papamalamis/Togan Tokac (A&M) def. #8 Alex Kotzen/Alejandro Moreno (TENN) 6-3
2. Shunsuke Mitsui/Alan Jesudason (TENN) vs. Tiago Pires/Alan Magadan (A&M) 3-5, unfinished
3. Giulio Perego/Ritesh Patil (A&M) def. Jan Kobierski/Jose Garcia (TENN) 6-1
Order of Finish: 3, 1
Singles
1. #33 Alex Kotzen (TENN) def. No. 35 Theo Papamalamis (A&M) 5-7, 6-1, 6-1
2. #25 Shunsuke Mitsui (TENN) def. Alan Magadan (A&M) 6-4, 6-4
3. Tiago Piers (A&M) def. Alejandro Moreno (TENN) 2-6, 6-3, 6-2
4. Luke Capser (A&M) def. Jose Garcia (TENN) 5-7, 7-6, 6-4
5. Togan Tokac (A&M) def. Alan Jesudason (TENN), 6-2, 3-6, 6-3
6. Ian Cruz (TENN) def. Giulio Perego (A&M) 6-4, 6-7, 6-3
Order of Finish, 2, 5, 1, 3, 6, 4
UP NEXT
Tennessee will close out the regular season at home with a showdown against Texas. First serve will take place on April 13 at 1 p.m. ET at Barksdale Stadium.
For the most up-to-date information about the program, follow Tennessee men's tennis on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook.
In doubles, the Aggies (16-8, 9-4 SEC) opened doubles with the duo of Giulio Perego and Ritesh Patil taking a 6-1 victory over Tennessee's Jan Kobierski and Jose Garcia. A&M's 10th-ranked team of Theo Papamalamis and Togan Tokac earned a 6-3 decision over the eighth-ranked Vols duo of Alex Kotzen and Alejandro Moreno to pick up the doubles point.
Singles action was competitive in the first sets, with Tennessee (17-7, 8-5 SEC) claiming four of the courts to open. Picking up first-set victories were No. 25 Shunsuke Mitsui, Moreno, Garcia and Ian Cruz.
Striking first for the Vols was 25th-ranked Mitsui, who earned a 6-4, 6-4 victory over the Aggies' Magadan. The victory marked the 125th singles victory of the senior's career, and moved him into sole possession of fifth place in school history for singles victories.
Texas A&M earned a response on court five, with Tokac picking up a 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 victory over Alan Jesudason. The seesaw match continued, with the Vols striking back on court one with No. 33 Kotzen picking up a victory over No. 35 Theo Papamalamis 5-7, 6-1, 6-1.
The Aggies would quickly earn back another point, with Tiago Pires picking up a victory over Moreno 2-6, 6-3, 6-2 to get one point away from the victory. Tennessee wouldn't go down easily thanks to an Cruz victory on court six 6-4, 6-7, 6-3 to push the match to a deciding court four.
To clinch the match, the Aggies' Luke Casper picked up the victory on court four 5-7, 7-6, 6-4 over Garcia to give A&M the victory.
RESULTS
Doubles
1. #10 Theo Papamalamis/Togan Tokac (A&M) def. #8 Alex Kotzen/Alejandro Moreno (TENN) 6-3
2. Shunsuke Mitsui/Alan Jesudason (TENN) vs. Tiago Pires/Alan Magadan (A&M) 3-5, unfinished
3. Giulio Perego/Ritesh Patil (A&M) def. Jan Kobierski/Jose Garcia (TENN) 6-1
Order of Finish: 3, 1
Singles
1. #33 Alex Kotzen (TENN) def. No. 35 Theo Papamalamis (A&M) 5-7, 6-1, 6-1
2. #25 Shunsuke Mitsui (TENN) def. Alan Magadan (A&M) 6-4, 6-4
3. Tiago Piers (A&M) def. Alejandro Moreno (TENN) 2-6, 6-3, 6-2
4. Luke Capser (A&M) def. Jose Garcia (TENN) 5-7, 7-6, 6-4
5. Togan Tokac (A&M) def. Alan Jesudason (TENN), 6-2, 3-6, 6-3
6. Ian Cruz (TENN) def. Giulio Perego (A&M) 6-4, 6-7, 6-3
Order of Finish, 2, 5, 1, 3, 6, 4
UP NEXT
Tennessee will close out the regular season at home with a showdown against Texas. First serve will take place on April 13 at 1 p.m. ET at Barksdale Stadium.
For the most up-to-date information about the program, follow Tennessee men's tennis on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,1
#1 Singles Match
123
Theo Papamalamis / 0 (35/-) [TAMU]
711
566
#2 Singles Match
12
Alan Magadan / 0 [TAMU]
44
66
#3 Singles Match
123
Tiago Pires / 0 [TAMU]
266
632
#4 Singles Match
123
Luke Casper / 0 [TAMU]
576
764
#5 Singles Match
123
Togan Tokac / 0 [TAMU]
636
263
#6 Singles Match
123
Giulio Perego / 0 [TAMU]
473
666
Order of Finish:
2,5,1,3,6,4
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