FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The No. 2 Texas A&M women’s tennis team gears up for an SEC Tournament Championship defense and opens play as the No. 1 seed. Following a two-round bye, the Aggies will play No. 34 Vanderbilt, Friday, April 21, at the Billingsley Tennis Center, with first serve set for 12 p.m.
The Aggies (25-1, 13-0 SEC) secured back-to-back perfect conference slates (13-0) and regular season SEC Championship titles, following their final two-win road trip versus then-No. 57 Kentucky (5-2) and then-No. 32 Vanderbilt (4-1). The team has won 29 straight SEC sanctioned matches, with an opportunity to run the entire conference slate undefeated for the second-straight season.
“There is a lot of excitement in the air as we approach the SEC tournament,” head coach Mark Weaver said. “We are off to a great start with practices here in Fayetteville, and I expect the Aggies to come out and perform at a very high level on Friday.”
The Southeastern Conference boasts five teams ranking in the top 25, including two in the top five as the Aggies lead the way as the second-best team in the nation. Eleven of the 14 schools in the conference are currently ranked by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association.
Last season, the Aggies ran the bracket on their way to an SEC Tournament title. The team faced Vanderbilt in the opening round, besting the Commodores (4-2) to advance to the semifinals. The Florida Gators were up next, and the Maroon & White outlasted them (4-3) as they advanced to the finals. A&M then had an opportunity to avenge its finals loss to Georgia from the 2020-21 season, which it did as it swept the Bulldogs (4-0) to win the first SEC Tournament title in program history.
Fans can follow the team in their quarterfinal match on Friday through Arkansas’ live stream. Saturday’s semifinals will air on SEC Network+, while Sunday’s final will air live on SEC Network.
Live stats are available all week through Arkansas’ website.
MATCH STATS
- Mia Kupres & Mary Stoiana lead the team and conference with 19 dual match singles wins.
- Kupres & Stoiana lead the Aggies in singles winning percentage .950 (Min. 10 dual matches played).
- In singles, court 3 holds the highest winning percentage at .955.
- Jayci Goldsmith/Salma Ewing lead the Maroon & White with 19 dual match doubles wins.
- In doubles, court 2…
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