Friday, February 28
Lexington, Ky.
3:00 PM
Texas A&M
at
Kentucky
Photo by: Sam Craft/Texas A&M Athletics
Texas A&M Set to Begin Conference Play at Kentucky
Feb 27, 2020 | Women's Tennis
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Texas A&M women's tennis hits the road on Friday, as the Aggies (10-2) get set to take on the Kentucky Wildcats (7-4) in their first SEC match of the 2020 season. First serve is scheduled for 3 p.m. (CT) at the Hilary J. Boone Tennis Center.
"This is the time of year we train for," Texas A&M head coach Mark Weaver said. "You work extremely hard over the offseason, train and participate in tournaments in the fall, and work hard in the early spring to prepare for conference play. From top to bottom, the SEC has some very strong competition, and we can't wait to see what we can do. Kentucky is a very good team, so we're looking forward to it."
With the exception of an upcoming match against Prairie View A&M on Mar. 1, all of the Aggies' remaining matches will be against Southeastern Conference opponents. According to a preseason coaches poll, A&M was selected to finish fifth in the league while Kentucky was picked to finish ninth.
The Aggies leave College Station for the first time since Feb. 2, boasting a four match win streak with victories over Illinois, McNeese, Oklahoma and Stephen F. Austin. Last Saturday's double-header against the Sooners and Ladyjacks featured a pair of 6-1 results, in which the Aggies won all but one of their singles matches in straight sets. Junior Tatiana Makarova earned her second win at the No. 1 line with a 6-2, 5-7, 7-5 victory over No. 76 Martina Capurro of OU. Makarova extended her win streak to 14 straight singles matches. Jessica Anzo, Jayci Goldsmith, Lucia Quiterio and Riley McQuaid each posted two singles wins on the day.
All of Kentucky's losses this season came against teams that were ranked in the ITA Top-25 at the time of the match. UK started the season 5-0 but lost both of their matches during ITA Kickoff Weekend. After wins against Indiana and Notre Dame, the Wildcats have dropped their last two matches to No. 6 Ohio State and No. 24 Arizona State during a trip to Columbus, Ohio.
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 Facebook or on Twitter by following @AggieWTEN.
"This is the time of year we train for," Texas A&M head coach Mark Weaver said. "You work extremely hard over the offseason, train and participate in tournaments in the fall, and work hard in the early spring to prepare for conference play. From top to bottom, the SEC has some very strong competition, and we can't wait to see what we can do. Kentucky is a very good team, so we're looking forward to it."
With the exception of an upcoming match against Prairie View A&M on Mar. 1, all of the Aggies' remaining matches will be against Southeastern Conference opponents. According to a preseason coaches poll, A&M was selected to finish fifth in the league while Kentucky was picked to finish ninth.
The Aggies leave College Station for the first time since Feb. 2, boasting a four match win streak with victories over Illinois, McNeese, Oklahoma and Stephen F. Austin. Last Saturday's double-header against the Sooners and Ladyjacks featured a pair of 6-1 results, in which the Aggies won all but one of their singles matches in straight sets. Junior Tatiana Makarova earned her second win at the No. 1 line with a 6-2, 5-7, 7-5 victory over No. 76 Martina Capurro of OU. Makarova extended her win streak to 14 straight singles matches. Jessica Anzo, Jayci Goldsmith, Lucia Quiterio and Riley McQuaid each posted two singles wins on the day.
All of Kentucky's losses this season came against teams that were ranked in the ITA Top-25 at the time of the match. UK started the season 5-0 but lost both of their matches during ITA Kickoff Weekend. After wins against Indiana and Notre Dame, the Wildcats have dropped their last two matches to No. 6 Ohio State and No. 24 Arizona State during a trip to Columbus, Ohio.
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 Facebook or on Twitter by following @AggieWTEN.
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