Red Raiders continue strong fall showing in Waco

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Red Raiders continue strong fall showing in Waco

September 14, 2025 | Men's Tennis

Results

By: Mackenzie Downs

WACO, Texas – The Red Raiders wrapped up another solid weekend at the Waco Fall Tennis Classic, highlighted by a strong performance from singles flight champion Ludovico Vaccari.

In singles play, Vaccari led the way for the Red Raiders with three wins, beginning with a 6-2, 7-5 victory over SMU's Meethre Barot before battling it out in a three-set match win over Kabeer Kapasi from Rice, 6-3, 3-6, 7-5. In the finals of the first flight, Vaccari capped off his weekend by dominating Texas A&M's Ritesh Patil, 6-3, 6-4, in a straight-set win.

After a loss against Blake Anderson of Baylor, 6-4, 6-1, on day one, senior Sebastian Abboud rallied to defeat Yair Sarouk (Rice), 2-6, 6-3, 6-3, before fighting to win a tough tiebreaker battle against Alexander Safford of SMU, 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (6), on the final day of competition.

Thomas Van Den Dooren and Felipe Pagnacco each added singles wins of their own at the tournament. Van Den Dooren picked up a win against Jesse Gothelf of the University of Texas Arlington, 6-4, 6-2, while Pagnacco advanced to his flight finals with wins over Baylor's Arman Zamani, 6-4, 1-6, 6-2, and UTSA's Ben Chetewy Ungar, 6-3, 3-2 (retired).

The Red Raiders found success in doubles play, as both teams collected victories. The duo of Abboud and Van Den Dooren added two wins, including an 8-5 victory over UTA's Saul Berdullas and Gothelf and an 8-4 victory against Texas A&M's Egor Gorin and Silva. The duo also pushed Rice's Santiago Navarro and Noey Do to a tiebreak before narrowly falling, 8-7 (6). Meanwhile, Vaccari and Pagnacco picked up an 8-5 win over ACU's Luis Jose Nakamine and Merse Deli, showing promise against tough competition.

Up next, the Red Raiders head out on the road again to Tulsa, Okla., to compete in the ITA All-American Championships, Sept. 20-28, as well as the UNF Hidden Duals in Jacksonville, Fla., on Sept. 26-28.

RESULTS:
Singles
Ludovico Vaccari def. Meethre Barot (SMU), 6-2, 7-5
Ludovico Vaccari def. Kabeer Kapasi (Rice), 6-3, 3-6, 7-5
Ludovico Vaccari def. Ritesh Patil (TAMU), 6-3, 6-4
Felipe Pagnacco def. Arman Zamani (Baylor) 6-4, 1-6, 6-2
Felipe Pagnacco def. Ben Chetewy Ungar (UTSA), 6-3, 3-2 (retired)
Ethan Silva (TAMU) def. Felipe Pagnacco, 6-3, 6-3
Sebastian Abboud def. Yair Sarouk (Rice), 2-6, 6-3, 6-3
Sebastian Abboud def. Alexander Safford (SMU), 3-6, 6-3, 7-6
Blake Anderson (Baylor) def. Sebastian Abboud, 6-4, 6-1
Thomas Van Den Dooren def. Jesse Gothelf (UTA), 6-4, 6-2
Noey Do (Rice) def. Thomas Van Den Dooren, 6-4, 6-4
Drew Hedgecoe (Baylor) def. Thomas Van Den Dooren, 6-3, 7-6 (6)

Doubles
Sebastian Abboud/Thomas Van Den Dooren def. Saul Berdullas/Jesse Gothelf (UTA), 8-5
Sebastian Abboud/Thomas Van Den Dooren def. Egor Gorin/Ethan Silva (TAMU), 8-4
Santiago Navarro/Noey Do (Rice) def. Sebastian Abboud/Thomas Van Den Dooren, 8-7 (6)
Ludovico Vaccari/Felipe Pagnacco def, Luis Jose Nakamine/Merse Deli (ACU), 8-5
Ritesh Patil/Lathan Skrobarcek (Texas A&M) def. Ludovico Vaccari/Felipe Pagnacco, 8-5
Arman Zamani/Louis Bowden (Baylor) def. Ludovico Vaccari/Felipe Pagnacco, 8-6