College Station, Texas. – The No. 34 LSU men’s tennis team (8-2) fell to Texas A&M (3-4) by a score of 1-4 and on Thursday, March 2 at the Mitchell Tennis Center. 

Doubles 

No. 24 pair Stefan Latinovic and Nick Watson faced Trey Hilderbrand and Noah Schachter on court No. 1. The Tiger pair won 6-3. 

In the No. 2 spot, Chen Dong and Welsh Hotard took on Pierce Rollins and Kenner Taylor, falling 4-6.

Ronnie Hohmann and George Stoupe competed against Raphael Perot and Giulio Perego. The LSU duo clinched the doubles point 7-5 and put the Tigers in the lead 1-0. 

Singles 

In the No. 4 spot, Hotard faced Perego. The Tiger fell 1-6, 6-2. The Aggies tied the score 1-1. 

Julien Penzlin competed against No. 105 Rollins on court 5, falling 2-6, 4-6. Texas A&M took the lead 1-2. 

No. 30 Hohmann took the court against No. 63 Schachter In the No, 1 spot. Set one went to the Aggie, 6-3. Hohmann battled in set two but ultimately fell 5-7. Texas A&M’s lead extended to  1-3.

On court 2, Latinovic faced No. 57 Perot. The Tiger and Aggie were neck and neck, but Perot won the set 7-6(6). Latinovic fought hard, but fell in the second set 5-7. Texas A&M won the match 1-4. 

Dong went against Guido Marson on court 3. The Tiger took set one 6-4 before falling 4-6 in the second set. Dong was up 1-0 in the third set when the match went unfinished. 

Stoupe competed against Luke Casper on court No. 6. The Tiger fell in set one 3-6 before coming back to even the match 6-3 in the second set. Stoupe was down 0-1 in the third set when the match concluded.

Up Next

The Tigers are set to face No. 19 Florida at 12:00 p.m. CT on Saturday, March 4 at the LSU Tennis Complex. There will be a McDonald’s giveaway for those in attendance. 

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#34 LSU 1, #49 Texas A&M 4

Singles competition

  1. #63 Noah Schachter (TAM) def. #30 Ronald Hohmann (LSU) 6-3, 7-5 
  2. #57 Raphael Perot (TAM) def. Stefan Latinovic (LSU) 7-6 (8-6), 7-5 
  3. Guido Marson (TAM) vs. Chen Dong (LSU) 4-6, 6-4, 0-1, unfinished 
  4. Giulio Perego (TAM) def. Welsh Hotard (LSU) 6-1, 6-2
  5. #105 Pierce Rollins (TAM) def. Julien Penzlin (LSU) 6-2, 6-4
  6. Luke Casper (TAM) vs. George Stoupe (LSU) 6-3, 3-6, 1-0, unfinished

Doubles competition

  1. #24 Stefan Latinovic/Nick Watson (LSU) def. Trey Hilderbrand/Noah Schachter (TAM) 6-3 
  2. Pierce Rollins/Kenner Taylor (TAM) def. Chen Dong/Welsh Hotard (LSU) 6-4
  3. Ronald Hohmann/George Stoupe (LSU) def. Raphael Perot/Giulio Perego (TAM) 7-5

Match Notes:

LSU 8-2; National ranking #34

Texas A&M 3-4; National ranking #49

Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (4,5,1,2)