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A&M Wins Singles, Doubles Titles at SMU Invitational
Oct 07, 2018 | Women's Tennis
DALLAS – Texas A&M sophomores Tatiana Makarova and Iulia Ivascu won the No. 2 doubles championship and Makarova won the No. 1 singles title today to conclude the SMU Invitational at the SMU Tennis Complex, Turpin Stadium & Brookshire Family Pavilion.
"Congratulations to Tatiana on the singles championship and to both Tatiana and Iulia for taking home the doubles title," Texas A&M head coach Mark Weaver said. "This is definitely a step forward for Tatiana in her level of play, and that is very encouraging for our team moving forward."
The Aggies began the day by defeating twin sisters Lidia and Claudia Yanes Garcia of Austin Peay, 6-4, for the No. 2 doubles championship.
In singles, Makarova won the No. 1 singles title by defeating Daniela Ramirez of Georgia State, 6-4, 6-3, in the championship match. In a match to determine the third-place finisher of the No. 3 singles draw, Ivascu fell to Claudia Yanes Garcia, 6-3, 3-6, 12-10.
Next up for the Aggies is the ITF Florence Open, Oct. 15-21, in Florence, South Carolina, as well as the ITA Texas Regionals, hosted by Texas A&M at the George P. Mitchell Tennis Center, Oct. 18-22.
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 by following @AggieWTEN on Twitter and Instagram, as well as on Facebook at Facebook.com/AggieWTEN.
Texas A&M results:
No. 2 Doubles Draw
10/5 Makarova/Ivascu (Texas A&M) def. Autumn Crossnoe/Allison Stewart (ACU), 6-1
10/6 Makarova/Ivascu (Texas A&M) def. Damira Muminovic/Eva Chivu (Georgia State), 6-2
10/7 Makarova/Ivascu (Texas A&M) def. Claudia Yanes Garcia/Lidia Yanes Garcia (Austin Peay), 6-4
No. 1 Singles Draw
10/5 Tatiana Makarova (Texas A&M) def. Karina Traxler (SMU), 4-6, 6-3, 6-4
10/6 Tatiana Makarova (Texas A&M) def. Janina Braun (Mississippi State), 6-2, 6-1
10/7 Tatiana Makarova (Texas A&M) def. Daniela Ramirez (Georgia State), 6-4, 6-3
No. 3 Singles Draw
10/5 Iulia Ivascu (Texas A&M) def. Damira Muminovic (Georgia State), 1-6, 6-4, 6-1
10/6 Vivienne Kulicke (SMU) def. Iulia Ivascu (Texas A&M), 6-0, 7-5
10/7 Claudia Yanes Garcia (Austin Peay) def. Iulia Ivascu (Texas A&M), 6-3, 3-6, 12-10
"Congratulations to Tatiana on the singles championship and to both Tatiana and Iulia for taking home the doubles title," Texas A&M head coach Mark Weaver said. "This is definitely a step forward for Tatiana in her level of play, and that is very encouraging for our team moving forward."
The Aggies began the day by defeating twin sisters Lidia and Claudia Yanes Garcia of Austin Peay, 6-4, for the No. 2 doubles championship.
In singles, Makarova won the No. 1 singles title by defeating Daniela Ramirez of Georgia State, 6-4, 6-3, in the championship match. In a match to determine the third-place finisher of the No. 3 singles draw, Ivascu fell to Claudia Yanes Garcia, 6-3, 3-6, 12-10.
Next up for the Aggies is the ITF Florence Open, Oct. 15-21, in Florence, South Carolina, as well as the ITA Texas Regionals, hosted by Texas A&M at the George P. Mitchell Tennis Center, Oct. 18-22.
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 by following @AggieWTEN on Twitter and Instagram, as well as on Facebook at Facebook.com/AggieWTEN.
Texas A&M results:
No. 2 Doubles Draw
10/5 Makarova/Ivascu (Texas A&M) def. Autumn Crossnoe/Allison Stewart (ACU), 6-1
10/6 Makarova/Ivascu (Texas A&M) def. Damira Muminovic/Eva Chivu (Georgia State), 6-2
10/7 Makarova/Ivascu (Texas A&M) def. Claudia Yanes Garcia/Lidia Yanes Garcia (Austin Peay), 6-4
No. 1 Singles Draw
10/5 Tatiana Makarova (Texas A&M) def. Karina Traxler (SMU), 4-6, 6-3, 6-4
10/6 Tatiana Makarova (Texas A&M) def. Janina Braun (Mississippi State), 6-2, 6-1
10/7 Tatiana Makarova (Texas A&M) def. Daniela Ramirez (Georgia State), 6-4, 6-3
No. 3 Singles Draw
10/5 Iulia Ivascu (Texas A&M) def. Damira Muminovic (Georgia State), 1-6, 6-4, 6-1
10/6 Vivienne Kulicke (SMU) def. Iulia Ivascu (Texas A&M), 6-0, 7-5
10/7 Claudia Yanes Garcia (Austin Peay) def. Iulia Ivascu (Texas A&M), 6-3, 3-6, 12-10
Team Stats
# Doubles Match
# Singles Match
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