WACO, Texas – The No. 10 Texas A&M women’s tennis team picked up a pair of wins in what was supposed to be its home opener, topping Harvard, 6-1, before defeating ACU, 7-0, at the Hawkins Indoor Tennis Center Saturday afternoon.
Starting off the day, No. 3 Mary Stoiana/Mia Kupres dominated Holly Fischer/Stephanie Yakoff (6-2) to put the ball in A&M’s court. Harvard answered back with a win on court 3, knotting the teams with one court remaining. Nicole Khirin/Lucciana Perez rose to the occasion defeating Angel You/Iveta Daujotaite (6-4) and securing the first doubles point of the season.
In singles action, No. 26 Kupres made quick work of Charlotte Owensby on court 3 (6-2, 6-2). Immediately following, No. 1 Stoiana took down Stephanie Yakoff (6-0, 6-2), increasing the lead to three. No. 31 Khirin defeated No. 103 Holly Fischer (6-4, 6-4) to seal the deal for the Aggies. Continuing play, Daria Smetannikov defeated Maxi Duncan (6-2, 6-4) on court 5 and Perez triumphed over Sany Gawande on court 4 (7-6(5), 6-1). The Crimson escaped the sweep, claiming court 6.
Continuing domination into the next match, new duo Lizanne Boyer/Ellie Pittman claimed court 3 (6-1) while No. 3 Stoiana/Kupres did the same on court 1 (6-2), giving A&M the advantage.
The Maroon & White kept their foot on the pedal, making sure ACU didn’t win one set. No. 26 Kupres quickly doubled the lead on court 1 (6-1, 6-2). Following suit, Pittman claimed her first singles win on court 4 (6-0, 6-1) increasing the lead. Securing her first win and the match, Sydney Fitch took control of court 5 (6-1, 6-1). Shortly after, Boyer added a point on court 6 (6-3, 6-3). Jeanette Mireles picked up her first win of the day on court 3 (6-2, 6-3). Closing out the day, Perez secured the sweep on court 2 (7-5, 6-2).
Up Next
The Aggies host the ITA Kickoff Weekend with Northwestern, Texas Christian, and Rice, Jan. 27-28 at the Mitchell Tennis Center. The Maroon & White will take on Northwestern at 2 p.m. on Saturday.
Match Results
Singles Results
(TAMU) No. 1 Mary Stoiana Def. (HARV) Stephanie Yakoff (6-0, 6-2)
(TAMU) No. 31 Nicole Khirin Def. (HARV) No. 103 Holly Fischer (6-4, 6-4)
(TAMU) No. 26 Mia Kupres Def. (HARV) Charlotte Owensby (6-2, 6-2)
(TAMU) Lucciana Perez Def. (HARV) Sany Gawande (7-6(5), 6-1)
(TAMU) Daria Smetannikov Def. (HARV) Maxi Duncan (6-2, 6-4)
(HARV) Kate Kim Def. (TAMU) Jeanette Mireles (3-6, 7-5, 1-0(8))
(TAMU) No. 26 Mia Kupres Def. (ACU) Olivia Sears (6-1, 6-2)
(TAMU) Lucciana Perez Def. (ACU) Maria Cascos (7-5, 6-2)
(TAMU) Jeanette Mireles Def. (ACU) Maryjoe Crisologo (6-2, 6-3)
(TAMU) Ellie Pittman Def. (ACU) Masha Vrsalovic (6-0, 6-1)
(TAMU) Sydney Fitch Def. (ACU) Andrea Guerrero (6-1, 6-1)
(TAMU) Lizanne Boyer Def. (ACU) Libby Blair (6-3, 6-3)
Doubles Results
(TAMU) No. 3 Mia Kupres/Mary Stoiana Def. (HARV) Holly Fischer/Stephanie Yakoff (6-2)
(TAMU) Nicole Khirin/Lucciana Perez Def. (HARV) Angel You/Iveta Daujotaite (6-4)
(HARV) Sany Gawande/Natalie Bloc Def. (TAMU) Sydney Fitch/Daria Smetannikov (6-3)
(TAMU) No. 3 Mia Kupres/Mary Stoiana Def. (ACU) Olivia Sears/Maria Cascos (6-2)
(TAMU) Sydney Fitch/Daria Smetannikov vs. (ACU) Hebe Toyos/Masha Vrsaldvic (2-4) DNF
(TAMU) Lizanne Boyer/Ellie Pittman Def. (ACU) Libby Blair/Maryjoe Crisologo (6-1)
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