BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION, Texas – The No. 2 Texas A&M women’s tennis team went down to the wire to claim a 5-2 victory over the No. 4 Georgia Bulldogs Sunday at the Mitchell Tennis Center. The Aggies extended their 13-match win streak this season and 25-match streak in SEC dual matches as they knocked off their second top-10 opponent this year.
The Aggies (21-1, 9-0 SEC) showed resilience from the start, coming from behind to take the early doubles point. Georgia (15-4, 8-1 SEC) struck first as it claimed court 5, but the Maroon & White countered through No. 46 Jayci Goldsmith/Salma Ewing, as the pair outlasted Dasha Vidmanova/Ania Hertel (6-4) on court 1. The point came down to Mia Kupres/Mary Stoiana on court 3, and the duo did not disappoint as it bested No. 31 Guillermina Grant/Mai Nirundorn (6-3).
No. 120 Goldsmith carried A&M’s momentum into singles, as she breezed by No. 57 Anastasiia Lopata (6-3, 6-2) to double the lead. The Bulldogs leveled the score, as they claimed both courts 5 and 6. No. 3 Stoiana regained the advantage, outlasting No. 8 Lea Ma in a top-10 ranked singles match on court 1 (6-4, 7-6(7)). With the match coming down to the wire, it was once again standout freshman No. 100 Kupres clinching the match for the Aggies in a third set tiebreaker over No. 60 Mell Reasco (7-6(3), 3-6, 7-6(1)). Rounding out the wins for the Maroon & White was Ewing, as she outlasted No. 10 Vidmanova in another third set tiebreaker on court 2 (7-5, 5-7, 7-6(5)).
COACH’S QUOTES
Head coach Mark Weaver on today’s matchup…
“That was one of the best college tennis matches I have ever been a part of, and I’ve been doing this for a really long time. It was high-quality tennis from both teams, and I thought the sportsmanship was great today. It was really high stakes, and I was really proud of all the hard work they put in, and it certainly showed it’s worth out there today.”
PLAYER’S QUOTES
Mia Kupres on clinching today’s matchup…
“It was such an amazing feeling I can’t even describe it. I was so tense because of how important the match was, and everything through the match being down, up and then almost having it and letting it go, then finally, being able to clinch it for the team was so great.”
Salma Ewing on claiming the final match…
“This was really huge for me, and I couldn’t do it without my team,…
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