Saturday, February 14
Waco, Texas
9:00 AM
Texas A&M
3
vs
4
LSU
Photo by: Julianne Shivers/Texas A&M Athletics
No. 8 Aggies Drop Heartbreaker to No. 17 LSU, 4-3
Feb 14, 2026 | Men's Tennis
WACO – The No. 8 Texas A&M men's tennis team fell to No. 17 LSU, 4-3, in the back draw of the ITA National Team Indoor Championship at the Hawkins Indoor Tennis Center Saturday morning.
The Aggies (6-3) started on the front end after securing the doubles point. The No. 33 tandem of Kholo Montsi and Alex Frusina picked up a ranked win on court 1 over the No. 81 duo of Erik Arutiunian and Matias Ponce de Leon, 6-4. The Tigers responded, grabbing court 3. Theo Papamalamis and Lathan Skrobarcek secured the point on court 2 after going into a tiebreaker, 7-6(3).
LSU (8-1) struck first in singles, taking court 4. Sophomore Papamalamis responded for the Maroon & White, defeating Olaf Pieczkowski in straight sets on court 1, 6-1, 6-4.
Montsi built off that momentum, putting the Aggies one shy of the clinch with a win on court 3. After a neck-and-neck first set, the junior was able to pull away in the second to earn the point, 7-5, 6-2.
Frusina forced his match to a third set, but ultimately fell, with the Tigers taking the win.
The Maroon & White will face the loser of the UCF and UCSB match Sunday night at 6:30 p.m.
Match Results
Singles Results
#42 Papamalamis (TAMU) def. Pieczkowski (LSU) 6-1, 6-4
#110 Arutiunian (LSU) def. Frusina (TAMU) 7-5, 5-7, 6-3
Montsi (TAMU) def. Kohlmann (LSU) 7-5, 6-2
Ponce de Leon (LSU) def. Pires (TAMU) 6-2, 6-3
Markovic (LSU) def. Molder (TAMU) 3-6, 6-3, 6-0
Ceccon (LSU) def. Tyagi (TAMU) 7-5, 6-2
Order of finish: 4, 1, 3, 6, 5, 2
Double Results
#33 Montsi/Frusina (TAMU) def. #81 Arutiunian/Ponce De Leon (LSU) 6-4
Papamalamis/Skrobarcek (TAMU) def. Pieczkowski/Kohlmann (LSU) 7-6(3)
Ceccon/Markovic (LSU) def. Tyagi/Pires (TAMU) 6-4
Order of finish: 1, 3, 2
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The Aggies (6-3) started on the front end after securing the doubles point. The No. 33 tandem of Kholo Montsi and Alex Frusina picked up a ranked win on court 1 over the No. 81 duo of Erik Arutiunian and Matias Ponce de Leon, 6-4. The Tigers responded, grabbing court 3. Theo Papamalamis and Lathan Skrobarcek secured the point on court 2 after going into a tiebreaker, 7-6(3).
LSU (8-1) struck first in singles, taking court 4. Sophomore Papamalamis responded for the Maroon & White, defeating Olaf Pieczkowski in straight sets on court 1, 6-1, 6-4.
Montsi built off that momentum, putting the Aggies one shy of the clinch with a win on court 3. After a neck-and-neck first set, the junior was able to pull away in the second to earn the point, 7-5, 6-2.
Frusina forced his match to a third set, but ultimately fell, with the Tigers taking the win.
The Maroon & White will face the loser of the UCF and UCSB match Sunday night at 6:30 p.m.
Match Results
Singles Results
#42 Papamalamis (TAMU) def. Pieczkowski (LSU) 6-1, 6-4
#110 Arutiunian (LSU) def. Frusina (TAMU) 7-5, 5-7, 6-3
Montsi (TAMU) def. Kohlmann (LSU) 7-5, 6-2
Ponce de Leon (LSU) def. Pires (TAMU) 6-2, 6-3
Markovic (LSU) def. Molder (TAMU) 3-6, 6-3, 6-0
Ceccon (LSU) def. Tyagi (TAMU) 7-5, 6-2
Order of finish: 4, 1, 3, 6, 5, 2
Double Results
#33 Montsi/Frusina (TAMU) def. #81 Arutiunian/Ponce De Leon (LSU) 6-4
Papamalamis/Skrobarcek (TAMU) def. Pieczkowski/Kohlmann (LSU) 7-6(3)
Ceccon/Markovic (LSU) def. Tyagi/Pires (TAMU) 6-4
Order of finish: 1, 3, 2
FOLLOW THE AGGIES
Visit 12thman.com for more information on Texas A&M men's tennis. Fans can keep up to date with the A&M men's tennis team on Facebook, Instagram/Threads and X by following @AggieMTEN.
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