No. 8 Women’s Tennis Falls to No. 4 California, 4-3

Friday, February 11

Madison, Wis.

3:30 PM

Texas A&M

California

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Photo by: Sydney Morriss/Texas A&M Athletics

Feb 11, 2022 | Women's Tennis

Box Score

By: Nick Whitley, Texas A&M Athletics Communications

MADISON, Wis. – No. 8 Texas A&M women's tennis fell to the No. 4 California Golden Bears in a 4-3 decision Friday night inside Nielsen Tennis Stadium.

Texas A&M opened the match with its most dominant effort in doubles this season, coasting to a pair of wins on courts one and three with a commanding lead on court two. No. 23-ranked Jayci Goldsmith and Tatiana Makarova dismantled Haley Giavara and Valentina Ivanov in a 6-1 triumph. Over on court three, Jeanette Mireles and Gianna Pielet won a 6-3 match to clinch the opening point for A&M. On court two, Carson Branstine and Mary Stoiana rolled to a 5-1 lead, but the match was abandoned.

The two teams split first sets in the six singles competitions, and Cal evened the match at 1-all with a straight set win on court four. No. 105 Makarova responded with a 6-1, 6-2 effort to give A&M the lead once more at 2-1. The Bears came back with a pair of wins on court one and court four to lurch ahead of the Maroon & White by a 3-2 margin. No. 122 Stoiana submitted a 6-3, 6-3 effort against No. 51 Alsola to tie the match at 3-3. The Golden Bears won the match on court six in three sets by a score of 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 with a 7-5 score in the third-set tiebreaker.

UP NEXT
No. 8 Texas A&M women's tennis continues its stay in Wisconsin, as the Aggies face off against the No. 17 Old Dominion Monarchs in a 3:30 p.m. (CT) first serve from Nielsen Tennis Stadium.

Match streaming, as well as links to live statistics will be made public when they become available.

POSTMATCH QUOTES
TEXAS A&M QUOTES
Head Coach Mark Weaver
On his impressions from the match…
"It was a high-level college tennis match. It was a nailbiter that came down to the very end. We played some very impressive doubles, probably the best doubles that we've played all year. I give California the credit for bouncing back after the decisive doubles wins we had against them. It is just a tough way to finish the match. It was extremely unfortunate that the match had to end the way it did, but at the end of the day Cal came up in the big points when it was all said and done. It was two of the best teams in the nation that fought it out to the bitter end, and I know we will find a way to get stronger after this."

TENNIS MATCH RESULTS
#8 Texas A&M 3, #4 California 4
ITA National Women's Team Indoor Championship – First Round
Nielsen Tennis Stadium – Madison, Wis.
SINGLES
1. Haley Giavara (CAL) def. #111 Carson Branstine (TAMU) 6-4, 6-3
2. #105 Tatiana Makarova (TAMU) def. #110 Valentina Ivanov (CAL) 6-1, 6-2
3. #122 Mary Stoiana (TAMU) def. #51 Jessica Alsola (CAL) 6-3, 6-3
4. Julia Rosenqvist (CAL) def. #117 Jayci Goldsmith (TAMU) 6-2, 6-3
5. #120 Katja Wiersholm (CAL) def. Gianna Pielet (TAMU) 6-2, 6-2
6. #99 Hannah Viller Moeller def. Jeanette Mireles (TAMU) 4-6, 6-3, 7-6(5)

DOUBLES
1. #23 Jayci Goldsmith / Tatiana Makarova (TAMU) def. Haley Giavara / Valentina Ivanov (CAL) 6-1
2. Carson Branstine / Mary Stoiana (TAMU) vs. Jessica Alsola / Katja Wiersholm (CAL) 5-1, unfinished
3. Jeanette Mireles / Gianna Pielet (TAMU) def. Erin Richardson / Julia Rosenqvist (CAL) 6-3

Order of Finish: Doubles (1,3); Singles (4,2,1,5,3,6)

POSTMATCH NOTES

Texas A&M drops to 9-1.
California improves to 5-1, and will advance to the ITA Indoors Quarterfinals against Pepperdine.

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