Yesterday we detailed a story about how a match between Texas A&M’s Patrick Kypson and Ohio State’s JJ Wolf ended in a spit handshake. If you missed it, you can read up on the story here. Since then, Texas A&M and Kypson himself have both released statements. Parker Thieneman gives us the details.

Spitgate has taken the sports world by storm the last 48 hours. The story was even carried by major outlets such as the New York Post & Deadspin.

Texas A&M issued the following response over the weekend: “Texas A&M freshman Patrick Kypson was suspended for Sunday’s match against Texas Tech for his actions at the conclusion of Friday’s match against Ohio State. The Texas A&M coaching staff reached out to the Ohio State staff following the match and Kypson issued apologies to JJ Wolf and the Ohio State team.”

Since then Patrick Kypson, the alleged spitter, has posted an apology on his Facebook & Twitter accounts expressing his remorse.

Texas A&M’s coach Steve Denton released a statement to Deadspin as well saying, “Sportsmanship and respect are pillars of the sport of tennis and Texas A&M, and Patrick Kypson’s actions at the conclusion of his match at Ohio State were counter to that. He has been appropriately disciplined for his behavior. Patrick’s not only remorseful for what he did, but is acting on that to show that he learned a valuable lesson. We will support him in that effort. We have addressed his actions with him and with our friends at Ohio State.”

Despite all this hype, we should remember that these are young athletes reacting in the heat of battle. Hopefully Kypson will learn from his mistake, and can move on with his already successful tennis career.

Remember kids, one momentary lapse in judgment could land you on the front page of ESPN getting roasted by the whole country.

But on a lighter note, lets remember that the pre-spit hand shake has been around for centuries. Just ask Red Sox Legend, Big Papi.

What do you think of Kypson’s response? Was the one-game suspension fair? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.