Friday, March 17
College Station
4:00 PM
Texas A&M
4
vs
1
Auburn
Photo by: Texas A&M Athletics
No. 22 Texas A&M Women’s Tennis Tops No. 5 Auburn
Mar 17, 2017 | Women's Tennis
COLLEGE STATION, Texas – The No. 22 Texas A&M women's tennis team upset No. 5 Auburn, 4-1, Friday afternoon at the Mitchell Tennis Center to claim the second-highest ranked home win in school history and tying for the program's fourth highest ranked victory overall. The Aggies (9-7, 1-4 SEC) picked up a quartet of singles victories to dispatch of the Tigers (18-3, 2-2).
Sophomore Domenica Gonzalez cruised to a 6-1, 6-1 victory on court four over Alannah Griffin to even the team scores at one-all. The Aggies took their first advantage of the day as No. 44 Rachell Pierson defeated No. 29 Alizee Michaud 6-4, 6-4 on court one. The Maroon & White took a 3-1 lead after Tina Bokhua bested Roos van der Zwaan 3-6, 6-2, 6-3 on court three. No. 85 Rutuja Bhosale clinched the win for the home team, topping No. 71 Andie Dikosavljevic 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 on court two.
Auburn took the early advantage claiming the doubles point to begin the match, No. 67 Dikosavljevic and Griffin won 6-3 on the center court over Gonzalez and Eva Paalma. The Aggies evened the doubles matches at one-apiece as No. 19 Pierson and Bhosale defeated No. 8 Michaud and Taylor Russo 6-2 on the top court. The closely contested point came down to a tiebreaker on doubles court three as No. 38 Georgie Axon and Caroline Turner edged out Macarena Olivares and Stefania Hristov to clinch the point for the visitors.
Texas A&M concludes a two-match home stand on Sunday as the Aggies take on 44th-ranked Alabama. First serve is at noon at the Mitchell Tennis Center
Visit 12thMan.com for more information on Texas A&M women's tennis. Aggie fans also can keep up to date with the A&M women's tennis team on Twitter by following @AggieWTEN or on Facebook at: http://www.facebook.com/?ref=tn_tnmn#!/pages/Aggie-Womens-Tennis/143874782434654
Post Match Quotes
Mark Weaver, Texas A&M women's tennis head coach
On the Match…
"Today was a great day for the Aggies, we have talked a lot in the locker room this week about facing adversity. We lost two home matches and then had a rough road stretch playing a couple indoor matches. Even in the doubles today, we let the point slip away. In this scoring system there will be a lot of close doubles matches and some of them just won't go your way. For a team that has hit a rough patch of late and even how the doubles went today, for us not to go away shows amazing character. That's what we talked about, getting over the tough punches and how will we respond. In all six singles matches we were up or winning against the No. 5 team in the country. I couldn't be happier and more proud of the team today."
On the team's fight today…
"That has been our team motto this season, how tough can we be? Let's be known as a team that fights all the way through and we have done that all season. In a couple of those close matches lately we have been banged up and worn down but every match we have fought and clawed to the end. We are a team that has high expectations this season, we have had some ups and some downs but we won't go away. We have had some really good wins and some tough setbacks, the team showed a lot of character today."
On the team MVP today…
"I told the team after the match that everyone was the hero today. I talked to Dom [Gonzalez] about how important it was to get that quick win and put some scoreboard pressure back on Auburn. There were some matches we were up and couldn't close the door and some matches we were behind and found a way to get back in them. I truly think everyone on the court was an MVP today, I'm not sure we would have won all six matched but we were leading on all six courts. It was an amazing job that will hopefully lead us into a good match against a really good Alabama team on Sunday."
Tennis Match Results
Auburn vs Texas A&M
Mar 17, 2017 at College Station, TX
(George P Mitchell Tennis Center)
#22 Texas A&M 4, #5 Auburn 1
Singles competition
1. #44 Rachel Pierson (A&M) def. #29 Alizee Michaud (AU) 6-4, 6-4
2. #85 Rutuja Bhosale (A&M) def. #71 Andie Dikosavljevic (AU) 4-6, 6-4, 6-2
3. Saska Gavrilovska (A&M) vs. #102 Taylor Russo (AU) 4-6, 7-5, 2-1, unfinished
4. Domenica Gonzalez (A&M) def. Alannah Griffin (AU) 6-1, 6-1
5. Macarena Olivares (A&M) vs. Georgie Axon (AU) 6-3, 6-7 (3-7), 3-0, unfinished
6. Tina Bokhua (A&M) def. Roos van der Zwaan (AU) 3-6, 6-2, 6-3
Doubles competition
1. #19 Rutuja Bhosale/Rachel Pierson (A&M) def. #8 Alizee Michaud/Taylor Russo (AU) 6-2
2. #67 Andie Dikosavljevic/Alannah Griffin (AU) def. Domenica Gonzalez/Eva Paalma (A&M) 6-3
3. #38 Georgie Axon/Caroline Turner (AU) def. Macarena Olivares/Stefania Hristov (A&M) 7-6 (7-5)
Match Notes:
Auburn 18-3, 2-2; National ranking #5
Texas A&M 9-7, 1-4; National ranking #22
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (4,1,6,2)
T-3:15 A-219
Sophomore Domenica Gonzalez cruised to a 6-1, 6-1 victory on court four over Alannah Griffin to even the team scores at one-all. The Aggies took their first advantage of the day as No. 44 Rachell Pierson defeated No. 29 Alizee Michaud 6-4, 6-4 on court one. The Maroon & White took a 3-1 lead after Tina Bokhua bested Roos van der Zwaan 3-6, 6-2, 6-3 on court three. No. 85 Rutuja Bhosale clinched the win for the home team, topping No. 71 Andie Dikosavljevic 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 on court two.
Auburn took the early advantage claiming the doubles point to begin the match, No. 67 Dikosavljevic and Griffin won 6-3 on the center court over Gonzalez and Eva Paalma. The Aggies evened the doubles matches at one-apiece as No. 19 Pierson and Bhosale defeated No. 8 Michaud and Taylor Russo 6-2 on the top court. The closely contested point came down to a tiebreaker on doubles court three as No. 38 Georgie Axon and Caroline Turner edged out Macarena Olivares and Stefania Hristov to clinch the point for the visitors.
Texas A&M concludes a two-match home stand on Sunday as the Aggies take on 44th-ranked Alabama. First serve is at noon at the Mitchell Tennis Center
Visit 12thMan.com for more information on Texas A&M women's tennis. Aggie fans also can keep up to date with the A&M women's tennis team on Twitter by following @AggieWTEN or on Facebook at: http://www.facebook.com/?ref=tn_tnmn#!/pages/Aggie-Womens-Tennis/143874782434654
Post Match Quotes
Mark Weaver, Texas A&M women's tennis head coach
On the Match…
"Today was a great day for the Aggies, we have talked a lot in the locker room this week about facing adversity. We lost two home matches and then had a rough road stretch playing a couple indoor matches. Even in the doubles today, we let the point slip away. In this scoring system there will be a lot of close doubles matches and some of them just won't go your way. For a team that has hit a rough patch of late and even how the doubles went today, for us not to go away shows amazing character. That's what we talked about, getting over the tough punches and how will we respond. In all six singles matches we were up or winning against the No. 5 team in the country. I couldn't be happier and more proud of the team today."
On the team's fight today…
"That has been our team motto this season, how tough can we be? Let's be known as a team that fights all the way through and we have done that all season. In a couple of those close matches lately we have been banged up and worn down but every match we have fought and clawed to the end. We are a team that has high expectations this season, we have had some ups and some downs but we won't go away. We have had some really good wins and some tough setbacks, the team showed a lot of character today."
On the team MVP today…
"I told the team after the match that everyone was the hero today. I talked to Dom [Gonzalez] about how important it was to get that quick win and put some scoreboard pressure back on Auburn. There were some matches we were up and couldn't close the door and some matches we were behind and found a way to get back in them. I truly think everyone on the court was an MVP today, I'm not sure we would have won all six matched but we were leading on all six courts. It was an amazing job that will hopefully lead us into a good match against a really good Alabama team on Sunday."
Tennis Match Results
Auburn vs Texas A&M
Mar 17, 2017 at College Station, TX
(George P Mitchell Tennis Center)
#22 Texas A&M 4, #5 Auburn 1
Singles competition
1. #44 Rachel Pierson (A&M) def. #29 Alizee Michaud (AU) 6-4, 6-4
2. #85 Rutuja Bhosale (A&M) def. #71 Andie Dikosavljevic (AU) 4-6, 6-4, 6-2
3. Saska Gavrilovska (A&M) vs. #102 Taylor Russo (AU) 4-6, 7-5, 2-1, unfinished
4. Domenica Gonzalez (A&M) def. Alannah Griffin (AU) 6-1, 6-1
5. Macarena Olivares (A&M) vs. Georgie Axon (AU) 6-3, 6-7 (3-7), 3-0, unfinished
6. Tina Bokhua (A&M) def. Roos van der Zwaan (AU) 3-6, 6-2, 6-3
Doubles competition
1. #19 Rutuja Bhosale/Rachel Pierson (A&M) def. #8 Alizee Michaud/Taylor Russo (AU) 6-2
2. #67 Andie Dikosavljevic/Alannah Griffin (AU) def. Domenica Gonzalez/Eva Paalma (A&M) 6-3
3. #38 Georgie Axon/Caroline Turner (AU) def. Macarena Olivares/Stefania Hristov (A&M) 7-6 (7-5)
Match Notes:
Auburn 18-3, 2-2; National ranking #5
Texas A&M 9-7, 1-4; National ranking #22
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (4,1,6,2)
T-3:15 A-219
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