No. 11 Aggies Stuns No. 6 LSU Tigers, 4-3

Sunday, March 15

Baton Rouge, La.

12:00 PM

Texas A&M

LSU

Photo by: Julianne Shivers/Texas A&M Athletics

Mar 15, 2026 | Men's Tennis

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By: Brylea Smith, Athletics Communications

BATON ROUGE – The No. 11 Texas A&M men's tennis team clinched a thrilling upset over No. 6 LSU, 4-3, Sunday afternoon at the LSU Tennis Complex.

Junior Kholo Montsi cliched the upset after downing No. 117 Andrej Loncarevic on court 3. The South African forced a third set in a down to the wire tiebreaker. Heading into the third, Montsi was down 1-4. He stormed back, claiming five straight games to pull off the victory, 3-6, 7-6(4), 6-4.

The Aggies (12-6, 5-3 SEC) grabbed the doubles point in a thrilling affair with all three courts sent into tiebreakers. Montsi and sophomore Alex Frusina defeated the No. 59 duo of Matias Ponce de Leon and Erik Arutiunian on court 2, 7-6 (6). In their debut as a tandem, Lathan Skrobarcek and Markus Molder topped Enzo Kohlmann and Olaf Pieczkowski, 7-6(5), to secure the early advantage.

Senior Togan Tokac struck first in singles on court 6 in dominating fashion over Ponce de Leon, 6-2, 6-1. Molder kept the momentum going on court 5, defeating Sasa Markovic in straight sets, 6-2, 7-5.

The Tigers (18-3, 5-2 SEC) tied things up at 3-all with wins on court 4, 1 and 2. Montsi would then force a third set to eventually clinch. The Maroon & White handed the Purple & Gold their second conference loss of the season.

The Aggies return home to face the No. 1 Ohio State Buckeyes Wednesday March 18 at 6 p.m.

Match Results
Singles Results
Pieczkowski (LSU) def. #64 Papamalamis (TAMU) 6-3, 6-3
#54 Arutiunian (LSU) def. #86 Frusina (TAMU) 6-0, 3-6, 6-2
#49 Montsi (TAMU) def. #117 Loncarevic (LSU) 3-6, 7-6(4), 6-4
Vasquez (LSU) def. Pires (TAMU) 7-5, 6-4
Molder (TAMU) def. Markovic (LSU) 6-2, 7-5
Tokac (TAMU) def. Ponce de Leon (LSU) 6-2, 6-1
Order of finish: 6, 5, 4, 1, 2, 3

Double Results
#29 Papamalamis/Tokac (TAMU) vs. #66 Markovic/Loncarevic (LSU) 6-6 (2-4), unfinished
#48 Frusina/Montsi (TAMU) def. #59 Ponce de Leon/Arutiunian (LSU) 7-6(6)
Skrobarcek/Molder (TAMU) def. Kohlmann/Pieczkowski (LSU) 7-6(5)
Order of finish: 2, 3

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