BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION – The No. 21 Texas A&M women's tennis team defeated No. 19 Florida, 4-3, for its 49th-straight win at the Mitchell Tennis Center Sunday afternoon.
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The Gators (5-6 1-1 SEC) took an early advantage at the start of doubles play, however, the Aggies (10-5, 2-0 SEC) responded as Jeanette Mireles/Lucciana Perez dominated Bente Spee/Alicia Dudeney (6-1) on court 3. Stealing the doubles point, No. 4 Mia Kupres/Mary Stoiana bested Malwina Rowinska/Qavia Lopez (6-2) on court 1.
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Heading into singles action, No. 19 Nicole Khirin added her seventh-straight win and seventh ranked win of the season over No. 57 Carly Briggs (6-1, 6-2) on court 2 to double the Aggie lead.
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Mireles earned her fifth-straight singles win with a straight-set victory over Rowinska on court 6 (6-3, 6-2) to put the Maroon & White within one point of the match win.
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The Gators took courts 4 and 6 to close the gap, 3-2, but No. 1Â Stoiana left no doubt, as the junior secured the upset over the Gators with a win over No. 40 Rachel Gailis on court 1 (6-4, 6-4) to secure her 19th win of the season.
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COACH'S QUOTES
Head coach Mark Weaver on today's match …
"Overall, it was a good day. I thought we played well but not to the best of our ability. Florida is one of the best programs in the nation and one of our rivals, and fortunately today we got the best of them. I am happy with a good tough SEC win."
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Up Next
The Aggies travel to Mississippi for a pair of matches against Mississippi State, Friday March 8 at 3 p.m. and Ole Miss, Sunday March 10 at 1 p.m.
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Match Results
Singles Results
(TAMU) No. 1 Mary Stoiana Def. (UF) No. 40 Rachel Gailis (6-4, 5-4
(TAMU) No. 19 Nicole Khirin Def. (UF) No. 57 Carly Briggs (6-1, 6-2)
(UF) Sara Dahlstrom Def. (TAMU) No. 29 Mia Kupres (7-5, 2-6, 1-0(11))
(UF) Alicia Dudeney Def. (TAMU) Lucciana Perez (6-4, 6-3)
(UF) Qavia Lopez Def. (TAMU) Daria Smetannikov (6-4, 6-2)
(TAMU) Jeanette Mireles Def. (UF) Malwina Rowinska (6-3, 6-2)
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Doubles Results
(TAMU) No. 4 Mia Kupres/Mary Stoiana Def. (UF) Malwina Rowinska/Qavia Lopez (6-2)
(TAMU) Lucciana Perez/Jeanette Mireles Def. (UF) Bente Spee/Alicia Dudeney (6-1)
(UF) Carly Briggs/Rachel Gailis Def. (TAMU) Nicole Khirin/Sydney Fitch (6-2)
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The Gators (5-6 1-1 SEC) took an early advantage at the start of doubles play, however, the Aggies (10-5, 2-0 SEC) responded as Jeanette Mireles/Lucciana Perez dominated Bente Spee/Alicia Dudeney (6-1) on court 3. Stealing the doubles point, No. 4 Mia Kupres/Mary Stoiana bested Malwina Rowinska/Qavia Lopez (6-2) on court 1.
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Heading into singles action, No. 19 Nicole Khirin added her seventh-straight win and seventh ranked win of the season over No. 57 Carly Briggs (6-1, 6-2) on court 2 to double the Aggie lead.
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Mireles earned her fifth-straight singles win with a straight-set victory over Rowinska on court 6 (6-3, 6-2) to put the Maroon & White within one point of the match win.
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The Gators took courts 4 and 6 to close the gap, 3-2, but No. 1Â Stoiana left no doubt, as the junior secured the upset over the Gators with a win over No. 40 Rachel Gailis on court 1 (6-4, 6-4) to secure her 19th win of the season.
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COACH'S QUOTES
Head coach Mark Weaver on today's match …
"Overall, it was a good day. I thought we played well but not to the best of our ability. Florida is one of the best programs in the nation and one of our rivals, and fortunately today we got the best of them. I am happy with a good tough SEC win."
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Up Next
The Aggies travel to Mississippi for a pair of matches against Mississippi State, Friday March 8 at 3 p.m. and Ole Miss, Sunday March 10 at 1 p.m.
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Match Results
Singles Results
(TAMU) No. 1 Mary Stoiana Def. (UF) No. 40 Rachel Gailis (6-4, 5-4
(TAMU) No. 19 Nicole Khirin Def. (UF) No. 57 Carly Briggs (6-1, 6-2)
(UF) Sara Dahlstrom Def. (TAMU) No. 29 Mia Kupres (7-5, 2-6, 1-0(11))
(UF) Alicia Dudeney Def. (TAMU) Lucciana Perez (6-4, 6-3)
(UF) Qavia Lopez Def. (TAMU) Daria Smetannikov (6-4, 6-2)
(TAMU) Jeanette Mireles Def. (UF) Malwina Rowinska (6-3, 6-2)
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Doubles Results
(TAMU) No. 4 Mia Kupres/Mary Stoiana Def. (UF) Malwina Rowinska/Qavia Lopez (6-2)
(TAMU) Lucciana Perez/Jeanette Mireles Def. (UF) Bente Spee/Alicia Dudeney (6-1)
(UF) Carly Briggs/Rachel Gailis Def. (TAMU) Nicole Khirin/Sydney Fitch (6-2)
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FOLLOW THE AGGIES
Visit 12thman.com for more information on Texas A&M women's tennis. Fans can keep up to date with the A&M women's tennis team on Facebook, Instagram, and on X by following @AggieWTEN.