Aggies Claim Singles, Doubles Titles at Texas A&M Invitational – Texas A&M Athletics

BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION, Texas – The Texas A&M women’s tennis team closed its fall slate with a pair of titles, as Daria Smetannikov won the singles championship and Gianna Pielet/Sydney Fitch brought home the doubles title at the Texas A&M Invitational Sunday afternoon.
 
No. 94 Smetannikov was named co-singles champion, finishing with a 2-1 record on the weekend. She dropped her opening match but responded with a pair of wins. She downed Texas’ Vivian Ovrootsky (6-1, 5-7, 7(7)-6) for her first win of the weekend. Smetannikov followed that up defeating Sierra Berry of Baylor (0-6, 6-0, 6-3) to claim the co-championship title.
 
Fitch and Pielet were the outright doubles champions after a 3-0 weekend. The new pair defeated Utah’s Ana Luisa Cruz/Sara Akid (6-3). Later that day, the duo beat Baylor’s Berry/Danielle Tuhten (6-4). To secure the crown, Fitch/Pielet defeated Tennessee’s Catherine Aulia/Eleonora Molinaro, in a tightly contested 7-5 match.
 
The remaining squad consisting of Ellie Pittman, Lizanne Boyer, Avery Esquivel, Kayal Gownder, Elise Robbins and Jeanette Mireles went 9-2 in doubles play and 19-3 in singles.
 
COACH’S QUOTES
Head coach Mark Weaver on the performance’s this weekend …
“We had an excellent showing overall and I am very pleased with the high level that we competed at throughout the three-day event. It turned out to be a great way to close the fall.”
 
MATCH RESULTS
Doubles Results
Friday
(TAMU) Sydney Fitch/Gianna Pielet def. (UTAH) Ana Luisa Cruz/Sara Akid (6-3)
(UTAH) Emma Kamper/Yuhan Liu def. (TAMU) No. 94 Daria Smetannikov/Jeanette Mireles (6-2)
(TAMU) Ellie Pittman/Lizanne Boyer def. (UTAH) Kaila Barksdale/Isabella Pitchford (6-4)
(TAMU) Kayal Gownder/Elise Robbins def. (UH) Gabriela Cortes/Elena Trencheva (7-5)
(TAMU/ARK) Avery Esquivel/Katie Ferguson def. (BU) Lauren Littell/Lindsay Patton) (6-4)
(TAMU) Sydney Fitch/Gianna Pielet def. (BU) Sierra Berry/Danielle Tuhten (6-4)
(TAMU) Jeanette Mireles/Ellie Pittman def. (SMU) Millie Skelton/Reka Patel (6-1)
(TAMU) Elise Robbins/Lizanne Boyer def. (BU) Lauren Littell/Lindsay Patton (6-3)
(TAMU) Daria Smetannikov/Kayal Gownder) def. (UTAH) Kaila Barksdale/Isabella Pitchford (6-4)
 
Saturday
(TAMU) Sydney Fitch/Gianna Pielet def. (TENN) Catherine Aulia/Eleonora Molinaro (7-5)
(TAMU) Daria Smetannikov/Ellie Pittman def. (UH) Sophie Schouten/Sonya Kovalenko…