BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION, Texas – The No. 2 Texas A&M women’s tennis team dominated the No. 14 Tennessee Volunteers, claiming a 6-1 victory to open the weekend at home Friday afternoon at the Mitchell Tennis Center.
The Aggies (20-1, 8-0 SEC) began the day claiming their third consecutive doubles point. No. 46 Jayci Goldsmith/Salma Ewing put on a clinic on court 1, as they dominated No. 39 Esther Adeshina/Rebeka Mertena (6-2). Gianna Pielet/Daria Smetannikov doubled down, as they claimed their first win as a duo on court 5 over the Volunteers’ (13-4, 6-2 SEC) Lauren Anzalotta/Catherine Aulia (6-3).
Wasting no time, No. 3 Mary Stoiana increased A&M’s lead on court 1 easing past No. 49 Elza Tomase (6-1, 6-2). No. 120 Goldsmith piled on another point for the Maroon & White, as she won in straight sets over Eleonora Molinaro on court 4 (6-4, 6-4). Tennessee struck back with a win on court 2, but Jeanette Mireles left no doubt as she clinched the match for the Aggies on court 6, besting Lauren Anzalotta (6-3, 2-6, 6-3). The coaches decided to play out the remaining courts, where the Maroon & White claimed the final two points. No. 101 Smetannikov capped off her day outlasting Adeshina in a third-set tiebreaker on court 5 (6-1, 4-6, 7-6(4)), while No. 100 Kupres rounded out the wins on court 3, as she took down No. 39 Daria Kuczer (5-7, 6-3, 6-4).
COACH’S QUOTES
Head coach Mark Weaver on today’s matchup…
“I thought it was an excellent win today, being able to finish the match 6-1 against a solid Tennessee team I think is great for our team. I thought we played great doubles and opened singles well, I have to credit Tennessee as they fought back really hard in the second sets and made us work for it.”
PLAYER’S QUOTES
Sophomore Jeanette Mireles on clinching today’s matchup…
“I love getting to clinch for the team, as we all put in so much work together. Tennessee is a tough team, but being able to come away with the win is a great feeling.”
UP NEXT
The Aggies host a top-five showdown with No. 4 Georgia, Sunday, April 2, at the Mitchell Tennis Center with first serve set for 12 p.m.
MATCH RESULTS
Singles Results
No. 3 Mary Stoiana (14-1) Def. No. 49 Elza Tomase (6-1, 6-2)
No. 34 Rebeka Mertena Def. Salma Ewing (9-7) (6-4, 6-0)
No. 100 Mia Kupres (15-1) Def. No. 39 Daria Kuczer (5-7, 6-3, 6-4)
No. 120 Jayci…
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