BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION – The Texas A&M men's tennis team advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament after sweeping the Rice Owls, 4-0, Friday at the Mitchell Tennis Center.
 
"I thought we played with a sense of urgency tonight," head coach Steve Denton said. "Excited to play a very good San Diego team tomorrow. We will need to be razor sharp."
 
No. 14 Giulio Perego/Togan Tokac dominated No. 35 Kabeer Kapasi/Yasha Zemel on court 1, 6-1. Clinching doubles for the Aggies (19-10) was the pairing of Raphael Perot/Tiago Pires who defeated Arthus de la Bassetiere/Santiago Navarro on court 3, 6-3.
 
Perego continued that momentum for the Maroon & White with a win on court 3 over de la Bassetiere (6-3, 6-2). No. 20 Perot took control with a commanding win over Zemel on court 1 (6-4, 6-2). Clinching the victory for A&M was Luke Casper who took down Kapasi on court 6 (6-1, 6-2).
 
The Aggies will host San Diego tomorrow at 4 p.m. with a chance to advance to a Super Regional, which will be played either May 10 or 11 against the winner of the Austin Regional. Fans can view live stats at 12thman.com and keep up with regional action here.
 
Ticket Info
ALL-SESSION:
$36 All-Session Reserved (Stadium Club)
$16 All-Session General Admission
 
SINGLE-SESSION:
$10 Single Day Reserved (Stadium Club)
$5 Single Day General Admission
$3 Single Day Youth General Admission
FREE Admission for students with a valid Texas A&M student ID.
 
General admission tickets will be sold online and at the gate beginning 1 hour prior to first match of the day.  Children under 2 are admitted free. Purchase here.
 
TEAM NOTES

• A&M is 12-2 at home this season.
• Giulio Perego/Togan Tokac secured their 10^th ranked win of the season.
• A&M increased its NCAA First Round matchup win streak to 17.
• Giulio Perego is 5-2 on court 3 this season.

 
 
MATCH STATS
Doubles

1. No. 14 Giulio Perego/Togan Tokac (TAMU) def. No. 35 Kabeer Kapasi/Yasha Zemel (RICE) 6-1
2. Trinity Grear/Petro Kuzmenok (RICE) vs. JC Roddick/Lathan Skrobarcek (TAMU) 5-4 UNF
3. Raphael Perot/Tiago Pires (TAMU) def. Arthus de la Bassetiere/Santiago Navarro (RICE) 6-3

 
Order of finish: 1, 3*
 
Singles

1. No. 20 Raphael Perot (TAMU) def. Yasha Zemel (RICE) 6-4, 6-2
2. No. 42 JC Roddick (TAMU) vs. Trinity Grear (RICE) 6-3, 4-3 UNF
3. Giulio Perego (TAMU) def. Arthus de la Bassetiere (RICE) 6-3, 6-2
4. Emir Sendogan (RICE) vs. Togan Tokac (TAMU) 6-4, 0-0 UNF
5. Tiago Pires (TAMU) vs. Petro Kuzmenok (RICE) 6-3, 2-6, 0-0 UNF
6. Luke Casper (TAMU) def. Kabeer Kapasi (RICE) 6-1, 6-2

 
Order of finish: 3, 1, 6*
 
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