BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION – The No. 2 Texas A&M women's tennis team defeated Quinnipiac in dominating fashion, 4-0, Friday in NCAA Tournament first round action at Mitchell Tennis Center.
Â
The Aggies face UCSB in round two Saturday at 4 p.m.
Â
Coming into doubles, newly paired Mary Stoiana/Mia Kupres earned a 6-2 decision over Willow Renton/Caitlin Flower on court 1. Closing out the doubles point, Nicole Khirin/Lucciana Perez took down Jordan Bradley/Caroline Schulson, 6-0, on court 3, giving the Aggies a 1-0 lead.
Â
Starting in singles, No. 67 Kupres defeated Anagha Shankar on court 3, 6-0, 6-1, for a 2-0 advantage.
Â
No. 109 Smetannikov claimed court 5 with a 6-0, 6-1 win over Ella Lewis to bring the Aggies within a point of advancing to the second round.
Â
No. 1 ITA ranked Stoiana triumphed over Renton, 6-1, 6-1, on court 1 to send the Bobcats home and give the Maroon & White their 69th-consecutive win at Mitchell.
Â
This marks the 13th-straight year the Aggies have advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
Â
Head Coach Mark Weaver
Tournament play so far…
"Overall I'm pleased with the day, NCAA tournaments regardless of who you play always have first-round jitters. We worked with it all, we had scheduling changes for the weather, we handled it well. Very hot humid day, I was very pleased with the business like performance, we need to rest up, tomorrow will be a battle."
Â
Mia and Mary playing doubles together…
"Mary and Mia are a great team, they have played together for years, and definitely had a rocky start, but their opponents played quite well today. For doubles if you do not come out ready to go it can get tricky, we turned the 2-1 game around and go our feet underneath us."
Â
Match Results
 SINGLES
#1 Mary Stoiana (A&M) def. Willow Renton (QU) - 6-1, 6-1
#13 Nicole Khirin (A&M) vs. Caitlin Flower (QU) - 6-2, 3-3 - unfinished
#67 Mia Kupres (A&M) def. Anagha Shankar (QU) - 6-0, 6-1
#51 Lucciana Perez (A&M) vs. Caroline Schulson(QU) - 6-0, 5-2 - unfinished
#109 Daria Smetannikov (A&M) vs. Ella Lewis (QU) - 6-0, 6-1
Lexington Reed (A&M) vs. Jordan Bradley (QU) - 6-1, 5-1 - unfinished
Order of Finish:3,5,1
Â
DOUBLES
Mary Stoiana/Mia Kupres (A&M) def. Willow Renton/Caitlin Flower (QU) – 6-2
Lexington Reed/Daria Smetannikov (A&M) vs. Anagha Shankar/Vera Sekerina (QU) – 5-2, unfinished
Nicole Khirin/Lucciana Perez (A&M) def. Jordan Bradley/Caroline Schulson (QU) – 6-0
Order of Finish: 3,1
Â
Up Next …
The Aggies face UCSB Saturday at 4 p.m. to look to move into a sixth straight Sweet Sixteen.
Â
 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.
Â
The Aggies face UCSB in round two Saturday at 4 p.m.
Â
Coming into doubles, newly paired Mary Stoiana/Mia Kupres earned a 6-2 decision over Willow Renton/Caitlin Flower on court 1. Closing out the doubles point, Nicole Khirin/Lucciana Perez took down Jordan Bradley/Caroline Schulson, 6-0, on court 3, giving the Aggies a 1-0 lead.
Â
Starting in singles, No. 67 Kupres defeated Anagha Shankar on court 3, 6-0, 6-1, for a 2-0 advantage.
Â
No. 109 Smetannikov claimed court 5 with a 6-0, 6-1 win over Ella Lewis to bring the Aggies within a point of advancing to the second round.
Â
No. 1 ITA ranked Stoiana triumphed over Renton, 6-1, 6-1, on court 1 to send the Bobcats home and give the Maroon & White their 69th-consecutive win at Mitchell.
Â
This marks the 13th-straight year the Aggies have advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
Â
Head Coach Mark Weaver
Tournament play so far…
"Overall I'm pleased with the day, NCAA tournaments regardless of who you play always have first-round jitters. We worked with it all, we had scheduling changes for the weather, we handled it well. Very hot humid day, I was very pleased with the business like performance, we need to rest up, tomorrow will be a battle."
Â
Mia and Mary playing doubles together…
"Mary and Mia are a great team, they have played together for years, and definitely had a rocky start, but their opponents played quite well today. For doubles if you do not come out ready to go it can get tricky, we turned the 2-1 game around and go our feet underneath us."
Â
Match Results
 SINGLES
#1 Mary Stoiana (A&M) def. Willow Renton (QU) - 6-1, 6-1
#13 Nicole Khirin (A&M) vs. Caitlin Flower (QU) - 6-2, 3-3 - unfinished
#67 Mia Kupres (A&M) def. Anagha Shankar (QU) - 6-0, 6-1
#51 Lucciana Perez (A&M) vs. Caroline Schulson(QU) - 6-0, 5-2 - unfinished
#109 Daria Smetannikov (A&M) vs. Ella Lewis (QU) - 6-0, 6-1
Lexington Reed (A&M) vs. Jordan Bradley (QU) - 6-1, 5-1 - unfinished
Order of Finish:3,5,1
Â
DOUBLES
Mary Stoiana/Mia Kupres (A&M) def. Willow Renton/Caitlin Flower (QU) – 6-2
Lexington Reed/Daria Smetannikov (A&M) vs. Anagha Shankar/Vera Sekerina (QU) – 5-2, unfinished
Nicole Khirin/Lucciana Perez (A&M) def. Jordan Bradley/Caroline Schulson (QU) – 6-0
Order of Finish: 3,1
Â
Up Next …
The Aggies face UCSB Saturday at 4 p.m. to look to move into a sixth straight Sweet Sixteen.
Â
 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.