AUSTIN -- The 23rd-ranked Texas A&M men's tennis team fell to No. 7 Texas 4-3 on Saturday at the Penick-Allison Tennis Center.

The Aggies won the doubles point when Wil Spencer and Beatty defeated Miguel Reyes Varela and Luis Diaz Barriga 8-6 at No. 2.

After losing the first three singles matches, A&M's Chris Chirico at No. 4 and Conor Pollock at No. 1 each rallied to win their matches before Spencer fell in three sets to Barriga at No. 3 singles.

With the win, Texas cut A&M's lead in the Lone Star Showdown to 7 to 6.5.

A&M (11-10, 2-4 Big 12) will host the Big 12 Championships starting Thursday at the Mitchell Tennis Center.

Texas 4, Texas A&M 3

Saturday at Penick-Allison Tennis Center, Austin.

SINGLES

(ITA rankings in parentheses)

1. Conor Pollock, A&M, def. Dimitar Kutrovsky 5-7, 7-6, 6-4

2. Ed Corrie, Texas, def. Austin Krajicek 6-4, 6-4

3. Luis Diaz Barriga, Texas, def. Wil Spencer 7-5, 5-7, 6-2

4. Chris Chirico, A&M, def. Miguel Reyes Varela 6-4, 6-4

5. Milan Mihailovic, Texas, def. Matt Bain 7-5, 6-1

6. Josh Zavala, Texas, def. Kayvon Karimi 6-3, 6-2

DOUBLES

(A&M won the doubles point)

1. Krajicek/Pollock, A&M, def. Corrie/Damico 8-4

2. Spencer/Mike Beatty, A&M, def. Reyes Varela/Diaz Barriga 8-6

3. Zavala/Kutrovsky, Texas, def. Chirico/Bain 8-4

ORDER OF FINISH: D1, D3, D2, S6, S2, S5, S4, S1, S3* (*clinched match)

RECORDS: Texas A&M (11-10, 2-4 Big 12); Texas (19-4, 5-1).

ITA Team Rankings: No. 7 Texas, No. 23 A&M