{"id":256151,"date":"2026-04-18T21:45:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T21:45:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/256151\/"},"modified":"2026-04-18T21:45:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T21:45:13","slug":"no-10-mens-tennis-stumbles-against-no-1-texas-in-sec-tournament-semifinals-texas-am-athletics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/256151\/","title":{"rendered":"No. 10 Men\u2019s Tennis Stumbles Against No. 1 Texas in SEC Tournament Semifinals &#8211; Texas A&#038;M Athletics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>COLLEGE STATION \u2013\u00a0The No. 10 men&#8217;s tennis team was unable to get by No. 1 Texas, falling 4-2 in the semifinals of the SEC Tournament Saturday afternoon at the Mitchell Tennis Center.\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nThe Aggies (19-9) fell behind early after dropping the doubles point, but took the momentum back early in singles. <a href=\"https:\/\/12thman.com\/sports\/mens-tennis\/roster\/alex-frusina\/15291\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"15291\" target=\"_blank\">Alex Frusina<\/a> got things started, claiming the first set on court 1, 6-3. The Maroon &amp; White held the advantage on courts 1 and 3, and were tied at 6-all on court 2 when rain rolled in and stopped play.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nAfter the break, they picked up right where they left off as <a href=\"https:\/\/12thman.com\/sports\/mens-tennis\/roster\/theo-papamalamis\/15106\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"15106\" target=\"_blank\">Theo Papamalamis<\/a> picked up a 7-5 win on court 1 and <a href=\"https:\/\/12thman.com\/sports\/mens-tennis\/roster\/kholo-montsi\/15293\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"15293\" target=\"_blank\">Kholo Montsi<\/a> added a 7-6 (3) win on court 2.\u00a0\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nFrusina got Texas A&amp;M on the board, making quick work of Texas&#8217; (23-6) Sebastian Eriksson, 6-3, 6-2, on court 2. Montsi kept things rolling to give the Aggies their first lead of the day, 2-1, closing things out with a 6-1 win in the second set.\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nThe Longhorns tacked on two more points to take a 3-2 advantage. The match came down to a pair of third-set battles and eventually Texas took court 1 to advance to the final.\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nMatch Results<br \/>\nSingles Results\u00a0<br \/>\n#3 Sebastian Gorzny (TEX) def. #10 <a href=\"https:\/\/12thman.com\/sports\/mens-tennis\/roster\/theo-papamalamis\/15106\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"15106\" target=\"_blank\">Theo Papamalamis<\/a> (TAMU) 5-7, 6-4, 6-3<br \/>\n#41 <a href=\"https:\/\/12thman.com\/sports\/mens-tennis\/roster\/kholo-montsi\/15293\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"15293\" target=\"_blank\">Kholo Montsi<\/a> (TAMU) def. #34 Kalin Ivanovski (TEX) 7-6 (7-3), 6-1<br \/>\n#100 <a href=\"https:\/\/12thman.com\/sports\/mens-tennis\/roster\/alex-frusina\/15291\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"15291\" target=\"_blank\">Alex Frusina<\/a> (TAMU) def. #46 Sebastian Eriksson (TEX) 6-3, 6-2<br \/>\nOliver Ojakaar (TEX) vs. <a href=\"https:\/\/12thman.com\/sports\/mens-tennis\/roster\/markus-molder\/15433\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"15433\" target=\"_blank\">Markus Molder<\/a> (TAMU) 4-6, 7-6 (7-2), 1-4, unfinished<br \/>\n#93 Abel Forger (TEX) def. <a href=\"https:\/\/12thman.com\/sports\/mens-tennis\/roster\/togan-tokac\/15113\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"15113\" target=\"_blank\">Togan Tokac<\/a> (TAMU) 6-2, 2-6, 6-3<br \/>\nJonah Braswell (TEX) def. <a href=\"https:\/\/12thman.com\/sports\/mens-tennis\/roster\/lathan-skrobarcek\/15112\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"15112\" target=\"_blank\">Lathan Skrobarcek<\/a> (TAMU) 6-2, 6-3<br \/>\nOrder of finish: 3, 2, 6, 5, 1<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nDoubles Results<br \/>\nAbel Forger\/Kalin Ivanovski (TEX) vs. #5 <a href=\"https:\/\/12thman.com\/sports\/mens-tennis\/roster\/theo-papamalamis\/15106\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"15106\" target=\"_blank\">Theo Papamalamis<\/a>\/<a href=\"https:\/\/12thman.com\/sports\/mens-tennis\/roster\/togan-tokac\/15113\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"15113\" target=\"_blank\">Togan Tokac<\/a> (TAMU) 3-4, unfinished<br \/>\n#24 Sebastian Gorzny\/Lucas Marionneau (TEX) def. <a href=\"https:\/\/12thman.com\/sports\/mens-tennis\/roster\/alex-frusina\/15291\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"15291\" target=\"_blank\">Alex Frusina<\/a>\/<a href=\"https:\/\/12thman.com\/sports\/mens-tennis\/roster\/kholo-montsi\/15293\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"15293\" target=\"_blank\">Kholo Montsi<\/a> (TAMU) 6-3<br \/>\n#40 Sebastian Eriksson\/Oliver Ojakaar (TEX) def. <a href=\"https:\/\/12thman.com\/sports\/mens-tennis\/roster\/lathan-skrobarcek\/15112\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"15112\" target=\"_blank\">Lathan Skrobarcek<\/a>\/<a href=\"https:\/\/12thman.com\/sports\/mens-tennis\/roster\/markus-molder\/15433\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"15433\" target=\"_blank\">Markus Molder<\/a> (TAMU) 6-1<br \/>\nOrder of finish: 3,2<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nFOLLOW THE AGGIES<br \/>\nVisit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/12thman.com\/sports\/womens-tennis\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">12thman.com<\/a>\u00a0for more information on Texas A&amp;M men&#8217;s tennis. 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