No. 2 A&M Secures Road Trip Sweep – Texas A&M Athletics

AUBURN, Ala. – The No. 2 Texas A&M women’s tennis team secured its road trip sweep following a 5-2 win versus No. 11 Auburn Sunday.
 

The Maroon & White (19-1, 7-0 SEC) continued their season long doubles dominance versus Auburn (14-5, 4-3 SEC). Mary Stoiana/Mia Kupres claimed their first ranked win as a pair, as they bested No. 80 Adeline Flach/Angella Okutoyi on court 2 (6-3). Securing the point was No. 46 Jayci Goldsmith/Salma Ewing, as the pair outlasted No. 20 Carolyn Anasari/Ariana Arseneault on court 1 (7-5). Gianna Pielet/Daria Smetannikov were leading in their match with DJ Bennett/Kaitlyn Carnicella on court 3 (6-5), however the match was left unfinished as the point was claimed.
 
No. 101 Smetannikov carried the Aggies’ momentum into singles, where she put on a dominating display on court 5 over Okutoyi (6-1, 6-1). The Tigers snatched a point back on court 4, but No. 100 Kupres regained the two-point advantage with a win on court 3 besting Carnicella (6-2, 6-4). Jeanette Mireles stepped up to the plate on court 6 as she increased her winning streak to eight after downing Flach (6-4, 6-3). The remaining matches were played out and No. 3 Stoiana logged yet another ranked win over Auburns’ No. 32 Ansari (6-7(3), 6-3, 1-0(8)).
 
COACH’S QUOTES
Head coach Mark Weaver on today’s matchup…
“Another excellent road win today over the 11th ranked team in the nation, especially on their courts. I was very pleased with the doubles, it was the best overall point we have played in a while. We then followed that up with a great set of singles matches. Now we get to come home and play in front of the 12th Man next weekend in another tough set of matches.”
 
UP NEXT
The Aggies return home for a pair of matches at the Mitchell Tennis Center with No. 12 Tennessee and No. 4 Georgia March 31 and April 2, respectively.
 
MATCH RESULTS
Singles Results
No. 3 Stoiana (12-1) Def. No. 32 Ansari (6-7(3), 6-3, 1-0(8))
Ewing (9-5) – No. 50 Arseneault (5-7, 5-7)
No. 100 Kupres (14-1) Def. Carnicella (6-2, 6-4)
No. 120 Goldsmith (13-2) – Bennett (3-6, 2-6)
No. 101 Smetannikov (10-3) Def. Okutoyi (6-1, 6-1)
Mireles (9-1) Def. Flach (6-4, 6-3)
 
Doubles Results
No. 46 Goldsmith/Ewing (14-4) Def. No. 20 Ansari/Arseneault (7-5)
Stoiana/Kupres (2-0) Def. No. 80 Flach/Okutoyi (6-3)
Smetannikov/Pielet…