No. 2 A&M Concludes Regular Season with Perfect SEC Record

Sunday, April 16

Nashville, Tenn.

11:00 AM

Texas A&M

Vanderbilt

COLLEGE STATION, TX - April 02, 2023 - During the game between the Georgia Bulldogs and the Texas A&M Aggies at Mitchell Tennis Center in College Station, TX. Photo By Ethan Mito/Texas A&M Athletics

Photo by: Ethan Mito/Texas A&M Athletics

Apr 16, 2023 | Women's Tennis

Box Score

By: Sam Thornton, Athletics Communications

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – After becoming back-to-back regular season champions, the No. 2 Texas A&M women's tennis team secured its second consecutive undefeated conference regular season, finishing 13-0 in league play with a 4-1 win over No. 32 Vanderbilt Sunday at the Currey Tennis Center.

The Aggies (25-1, 13-0 SEC) opened the match claiming a tightly contested doubles point. No. 69 Mary Stoiana/Mia Kupres continued their perfect unbeaten run as a duo, topping No. 78 Célia-Belle Mohr/Marcella Cruz, 6-1. Vanderbilt (14-10, 6-7 SEC) responded on court 3, leaving court 1 to decide doubles. No. 22 Jayci Goldsmith/Salma Ewing answered the call in a thrilling tiebreaker over Holly Staff/Anna Ross (7-6(2)), which gave A&M the point.

No. 119 Goldsmith carried her doubles match momentum into singles, quickly doubling the lead versus Anessa Lee on court 3 (7-5, 6-1). Jeanette Mireles secured her second win of the road trip, as she dominated Amy Stevens on court 5 (6-2, 6-4). The Commodores struck back winning on court 6, but No. 2 Stoiana laid any doubt to rest, outlasting No. 34 Mohr on court 1 (7-5, 6-4) to clinch the match, 4-1. No. 53 Kupres was leading in her match over No. 85 Bridget Stammel (1-6, 6-3, 3-2), while No. 112 Daria Smetannikov was just entering her third set in a battle with Holly Staff (6-2, 5-7) before the match was clinched, leaving their matches unfinished.

COACH'S QUOTES
Head coach Mark Weaver on the today's match…
"It was a solid performance from out group today. We won a tight doubles point with a tiebreaker on court 1 which was great to see. We also had some great starts in singles and pulled away to clinch the match."

Coach Weaver on back-to-back undefeated regular seasons…
"It's hard to fathom that we have gone back-to-back seasons undefeated in the SEC which is extremely difficult to do. I'm extremely proud of our group, and now we will regroup and prepare for a run in the SEC Tournament in Fayetteville."

PLAYER'S QUOTES
Mary Stoiana on the team's performance in the SEC regular season…
"I felt welt we did a great job as a group living up to the expectation that we were put under. We tried to not let the pressure affect us and just took it a day at a time. We're excited to get to Fayetteville and give ourselves another opportunity to succeed there."

UP NEXT
The Aggies travel the Fayetteville, Arkansas and enter the SEC Tournament as the No. 1 seed, earning a double-bye. The team will take the court Friday, April 21, at 12 p.m. and face the winner of Alabama/Vanderbilt in the quarterfinals.

MATCH RESULTS
Singles Results
No. 2 Mary Stoiana (19-1) Def. No. 34 Célia-Belle Mohr (7-5, 6-4)
No. 53 Mia Kupres (19-1) – No. 85 Bridget Stammel (1-6, 6-3, 3-2) unfinished
No. 119 Jayci Goldsmith (18-3) Def. Anessa Lee (7-5, 6-1)
No. 112 Daria Smetannikov (11-5) – Holly Staff (6-2, 5-7) unfinished
Jeanette Mireles (13-2) Def. Amy Stevens (6-2, 6-4)
Marcella Cruz Def. No. 105 Gianna Pielet (6-2) (6-4, 6-2)

Doubles Results
No. 22 Jayci Goldsmith/Salma Ewing (19-5) Def. Anna Ross/Holly Staff (7-6(2))
No. 69 Mary Stoiana/Mia Kupres (6-0) Def. No. 78 Célia-Belle Mohr/Marcella Cruz (6-1)
Bridget Stammel/Anessa Lee Def. Daria Smetannikov/Gianna Pielet (1-3) (4-6)

MATCH STATS

Mia Kupres & Mary Stoiana lead the team and conference with 19 dual match singles wins.
Kupres & Stoiana lead the Aggies in singles winning percentage .950 (Min. 10 dual matches played).
In singles, court 3 holds the highest winning percentage at .955.
Jayci Goldsmith/Salma Ewing lead the Maroon & White with 19 dual match doubles wins.
In doubles, court 2 holds the highest winning percentage at .900.
The Aggies boast a .947 winning percentage versus ranked opponents this season.
The Maroon & White boast a 18-2 record in ranked doubles matches.

NOTABLE STREAKS

A&M is currently on a 17-match win streak.
The Aggies are on a 29-match unbeaten run in the SEC, following their undefeated conference schedule last season.
The Maroon & White have won 53 consecutive matches when playing outdoors.
Mary Stoiana is on a 14-match winning streak, which leads the team.
Stoiana is undefeated in dual match doubles matches among two pairs, 16-0.

TEAM NOTES

A&M has only allowed 21 points to its opposition all season when the Aggies win the match.
The Maroon & White have lost only one match on court 3 this season.
The Aggies have won 18 ranked matches this season, nine of those have been the top-25.
A&M has lost only four doubles points through 22 dual matches.
The Maroon & White have swept 11 opponents this season.
Jayci Goldsmith has broken the program record for all-time doubles wins with 118.
The Aggies have won back-to-back outright SEC regular season titles.

ITA RANKINGS

The team boasts seven singles players and four doubles pairs in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association rankings.
Ranked in singles: No. 2 Mary Stoiana, No. 51 Carson Branstine, No. 53 Mia Kupres, No. 75 Salma Ewing, No. 105 Gianna Pielet, No. 112 Daria Smetannikov No. 119 Jayci Goldsmith.
Ranked in doubles: No. 3 Stoiana/Branstine, No. 22 Goldsmith/Ewing, No. 58 Stoiana/Goldsmith and No. 69 Stoiana/Kupres.

AWARDS

Mary Stoiana has been awarded SEC Player of the Week honors six times this season: Feb. 1, March 1, March 8, March 29, April 5 and April 12.
Mia Kupres was awarded SEC Freshman of the Week honors five times this season: Feb. 15, March 1, March 15, March 22 and April 5.
Jayci Goldsmith was named to the SEC Community Service Team, April 13.

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