No. 2 Women’s Tennis Secures Back-to-Back SEC Titles – Texas A&M Athletics

LEXINGTON, Ky. – The No. 2 Texas A&M women’s tennis team secured its second straight Southeastern Conference regular season title following a win over Kentucky (5-2), Friday at the Boone Tennis Center.
 
The Wildcats (12-12, 4-8 SEC) just outlasted the Aggies (24-1, 12-0 SEC) in a tightly contested doubles point. No. 69 Mary Stoiana/Mia Kupres shutout the Wildcats’ Zoe Hammond/Lidia González on court 2 (6-0). Kentucky then responded as it claimed courts 1 and 3, securing the point.
 

Needing a response, the Maroon & White did just that. Jeanette Mireles knotted the teams at one, as she dominated Zoe Hammond on court 6 (6-1, 6-1). Jayci Goldsmith immediately followed up on court 4, securing a straight-set victory over Carlota Molina on court 4 (6-3, 6-2). No. 2 Stoiana continued her winning ways, as she extended her winning streak to 13, besting No. 41 Flor Urrutia on court 1 (6-1, 6-4). Standout freshman, No. 53 Kupres clinched the match and title for the Aggies on court 4, as she beat out Ellie Eades on court 3 (6-2, 6-3). No. 75 Salma Ewing added the final point for A&M, as she outlasted Elizabeth Stevens on court 2 (7-6(4), 6-2).
 
COACH’S QUOTES
Head coach Mark Weaver on the today’s match…
“We had a tough match today, but our girls pulled through. Kentucky played a really good doubles point, but we responded well in singles and pulled away with a comfortable win.”
 
Weaver on securing back-to-back conference titles…
“Clinching back-to-back SEC titles doesn’t happen very often, and it comes down to the great group we have. Playing at this level consistently is extremely difficult, but our girls handled the pressure all year and I couldn’t be more proud of them.”
 
PLAYER’S QUOTES
Jayci Goldsmith on clinching back-to-back conference titles…
“It’s awesome, we knew coming here that this match would be the determining factor. Everyone was super pumped, and we played a great match.”
 
UP NEXT
The Aggies conclude their regular season in Nashville, Tennessee, where they face No. 32 Vanderbilt, April 16, at the Currey Tennis Center, with first serve set for 11 a.m.
 
MATCH RESULTS
Singles Results
No. 2 Mary Stoiana (18-1) Def. No. 41 Flor Urrutia (6-1, 6-4)
No. 75 Salma Ewing (13-7) Def. Elizabeth Stevens (7-6(4), 6-2)
No. 53 Mia Kupres (19-1) Def. Ellie Eades (6-2, 6-3)
No. 119 Jayci Goldsmith (17-3) Def….