Saturday, May 2
College Station
10:00 AM
Texas A&M
4
vs
0
Wagner
Photo by: Julianne Shivers/Texas A&M Athletics
Aggies Advance to NCAA 2nd Round with Seahawk Sweep
May 02, 2026 | Men's Tennis
COLLEGE STATION – The 11-seed Texas A&M men's tennis team opened NCAA play with a 4-0 sweep of the Wagner Seahawks in the first round of the NCAA Championships on Saturday at the George P. Mitchell '40 Tennis Center.
With their 20th win of the season, the Aggies advance to Sunday's second-round matchup against Stanford, which logged a 4-1 win over Penn. First serve is set for 10 a.m.
The Aggies flexed their depth against the Seahawks, who nabbed their NCAA berth by winning the NEC Conference tournament title. Aggie head coach Steve Denton inserted several bench players in his first-round lineup with senior Ethan Silva in doubles and redshirt sophomore Ritesh Patil and freshman Kriish Tyagi in the singles lineup.
"Everything starts over and we know what's at stake," head coach Steve Denton said. "Our guys were able to comfortably win the doubles point, which gave them a bit of confidence. We were able to get a couple of guys in matches today that hadn't been playing that much, which was really important for them to get a taste of the tournament as well."
Silva, playing his first-career NCAA match, teamed with fellow senior Togan Tokac to clinch the doubles point and give the Aggies a quick 1-0 lead over Wagner. Silva and Tokac put the Maroon & White on the scoreboard with a 6-3 win at court 2. Moments before the Aggies' duo of junior Lathan Skrobarcek and freshman Markus Molder tallied a 6-3 triumph at court 3.
Once in singles, sophomore Theo Papamalamis, recently named to the All-SEC team, made quick work of Wagner's Eddie Schmidt with a 6-0, 6-1 win on the first court and Tyagi took down Vibhu Challagundla, 6-2, 6-1, at court 5 to put the Aggies one away from the clinch.
Sophomore Alex Frusina delivered the clinch with a 6-0, 7-5 win over Lukas Escher at court 2 to send the Aggies to the second round. The Aggies were ahead on the three remaining courts after logging first-set victories when the matched ended.
Texas A&M 4, Wagner 0
May 2, 2026 at College Station, Texas (Mitchell Tennis Center)
Singles
1. #12 Theo Papamalamis (TAMU) def. Eddie Schmidt (WC) 6-0, 6-1
2. #88 Alex Frusina (TAMU) def. Lukas Escher (WC) 6-0, 7-5
3. Togan Tokac (TAMU) vs. Tom Lamers (WC) 6-3, 2-5, unfinished
4. Lathan Skrobarcek (TAMU) vs. P Rodriguez Gonzalez (WC) 7-6 (7-4), 1-2, unfinished
5. Kriish Tyagi (TAMU) def. Vibhu Challagundla (WC) 6-2, 6-1
6. Ritesh Patil (TAMU) vs. Joshua Zhao (WC) 6-4, 3-5, unfinished
Doubles
1. Alex Frusina/Kholo Montsi (TAMU) vs. Eddie Schmidt/Lukas Escher (WC) 5-4, unfinished
2. Togan Tokac/Ethan Silva (TAMU) def. P Rodriguez Gonzalez/Joshua Zhao (WC) 6-3
3. Markus Molder/Lathan Skrobarcek (TAMU) def. Tom Lamers/Sebastian Dobson (WC) 6-3
Match Notes:
Wagner 14-8
Texas A&M 20-9
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2); Singles (1,5,2)
With their 20th win of the season, the Aggies advance to Sunday's second-round matchup against Stanford, which logged a 4-1 win over Penn. First serve is set for 10 a.m.
The Aggies flexed their depth against the Seahawks, who nabbed their NCAA berth by winning the NEC Conference tournament title. Aggie head coach Steve Denton inserted several bench players in his first-round lineup with senior Ethan Silva in doubles and redshirt sophomore Ritesh Patil and freshman Kriish Tyagi in the singles lineup.
"Everything starts over and we know what's at stake," head coach Steve Denton said. "Our guys were able to comfortably win the doubles point, which gave them a bit of confidence. We were able to get a couple of guys in matches today that hadn't been playing that much, which was really important for them to get a taste of the tournament as well."
Silva, playing his first-career NCAA match, teamed with fellow senior Togan Tokac to clinch the doubles point and give the Aggies a quick 1-0 lead over Wagner. Silva and Tokac put the Maroon & White on the scoreboard with a 6-3 win at court 2. Moments before the Aggies' duo of junior Lathan Skrobarcek and freshman Markus Molder tallied a 6-3 triumph at court 3.
Once in singles, sophomore Theo Papamalamis, recently named to the All-SEC team, made quick work of Wagner's Eddie Schmidt with a 6-0, 6-1 win on the first court and Tyagi took down Vibhu Challagundla, 6-2, 6-1, at court 5 to put the Aggies one away from the clinch.
Sophomore Alex Frusina delivered the clinch with a 6-0, 7-5 win over Lukas Escher at court 2 to send the Aggies to the second round. The Aggies were ahead on the three remaining courts after logging first-set victories when the matched ended.
Texas A&M 4, Wagner 0
May 2, 2026 at College Station, Texas (Mitchell Tennis Center)
Singles
1. #12 Theo Papamalamis (TAMU) def. Eddie Schmidt (WC) 6-0, 6-1
2. #88 Alex Frusina (TAMU) def. Lukas Escher (WC) 6-0, 7-5
3. Togan Tokac (TAMU) vs. Tom Lamers (WC) 6-3, 2-5, unfinished
4. Lathan Skrobarcek (TAMU) vs. P Rodriguez Gonzalez (WC) 7-6 (7-4), 1-2, unfinished
5. Kriish Tyagi (TAMU) def. Vibhu Challagundla (WC) 6-2, 6-1
6. Ritesh Patil (TAMU) vs. Joshua Zhao (WC) 6-4, 3-5, unfinished
Doubles
1. Alex Frusina/Kholo Montsi (TAMU) vs. Eddie Schmidt/Lukas Escher (WC) 5-4, unfinished
2. Togan Tokac/Ethan Silva (TAMU) def. P Rodriguez Gonzalez/Joshua Zhao (WC) 6-3
3. Markus Molder/Lathan Skrobarcek (TAMU) def. Tom Lamers/Sebastian Dobson (WC) 6-3
Match Notes:
Wagner 14-8
Texas A&M 20-9
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2); Singles (1,5,2)
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,2
#1 Singles Match
12
Eddie Schmidt / 0 [WC]
01
66
#2 Singles Match
12
Lukas Escher / 0 [WC]
05
67
#3 Singles Match
123
Tom Lamers / 0 [WC]
35UF
62UF
#4 Singles Match
123
P Rodriguez Gonzalez / 0 [WC]
62UF
71UF
#5 Singles Match
12
Vibhu Challagundla / 0 [WC]
21
66
#6 Singles Match
123
Joshua Zhao / 0 [WC]
45UF
63UF
Order of Finish:
1,5,2
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