Friday, March 7
Auburn, Ala.
5:00 PM
Texas A&M
4
at
3
Auburn
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,2
#1 Singles Match
12
66
DJ Bennett / 0 (4/-) [AUB]
43
#2 Singles Match
123
646
Ava Hrastar / 0 (99/-) [AUB]
064
#3 Singles Match
12
33
Angella Okutoyi / 0 (71/-) [AUB]
66
#4 Singles Match
12
66
Merna Refaat / 0 (28/-) [AUB]
31
#5 Singles Match
12
44
Ava Esposito / 0 [AUB]
66
#6 Singles Match
12
66
Alice Battesti / 0 [AUB]
10
Order of Finish:
6,3,5,4,1,2
Players Mentioned
/ Women's Tennis
/ Women's Tennis
/ Women's Tennis
/ Women's Tennis
/ Women's Tennis
/ Women's Tennis
Photo by: Julianne Shivers/Texas A&M Athletics
No. 3 Aggies Notch Another Comeback Ranked Road Win
Mar 07, 2025 | Women's Tennis
AUBURN – Nicole Khirin battled for a three-set win to clinch the No. 3 Texas A&M women's tennis team's 4-3 victory over the No. 6 Auburn Tigers Friday evening at Yarbrough Tennis Center.
No. 15 Khirin capped off the triumph, prevailing 6-0, 4-6, 6-4 over No. 99 Ava Hrastar on Court 2. The nail-biter was knotted 2-2 in the third set before Khirin rattled off three consecutive games to take control.
The Maroon & White battled back from a 3-1 deficit to improve to 13-1 overall and 4-0 in the SEC.
Auburn (12-4, 1-3 SEC) claimed the doubles point, prevailing on Court 2 and 3.
Lexington Reed continued to be a singles spark for the Aggies. She carved up Alice Battesti, 6-1, 6-0 on Court 6. It marked the fourth consecutive time Reed recorded the first singles point for Texas A&M and it knotted the match at 1-1.
Auburn responded with wins on Court 3 and Court 5 setting up Texas A&M's late match road heroics for the second time in 13 days.
No. 57 Lucciana Perez toppled No. 28 Merna Refaat, 6-3, 6-1, on Court 4. No. 3 Mary Stoiana equalized the match with a 6-4, 6-3 dismantling of No. 4 DJ Bennett on Court 1.
Texas A&M returns to action Sunday when the Maroon & White battle the Florida Gators in an 11 a.m. match from Ring Tennis Complex.
TEXAS A&M QUOTES
Head Coach Mark Weaver
On the match...
"The old saying 'tennis is 90% mental and 10% physical' would definitely apply today. The resiliency of our team never ceases to impress me and I am proud of how our group continues to take their challenges head on."
#3 Texas A&M 4, #6 Auburn 3
Yarbrough Tennis Center – Auburn, Alabama
SINGLES
#3 Mary Stoiana (A&M) def. #4 DJ Bennett (AU) – 6-4, 6-3
#15 Nicole Khirin (A&M) def. #99 Ava Hrastar (AU) – 6-0, 4-6, 6-4
#71 Angella Okutoyi (AU) def. #51 Mia Kupres (A&M) – 6-3, 6-3
#57 Lucciana Perez (A&M) def. #28 Merna Refaat (AU) – 6-3, 6-1
Ava Esposito (AU) def. #62 Daria Smetannikov (A&M) – 6-4, 6-4
Lexington Reed (A&M) def. Alice Battesti (AU) – 6-1, 6-0
Order of Finish: 6, 3, 5, 4, 1, 2
DOUBLES
#31 Stoiana/Perez (A&M) vs. #18 Bennett/Hrastar (AU) – 4-3, unfinished
Okutoyi/ Refaat (AU) def. #68 Kupres/Smetannikov (A&M) – 6-2
Ava Esposito/Maria Garcia (AU) def. Nicole Khirin/Lexington Reed (A&M) – 6-3
Order of Finish: 3, 2
FOLLOW THE AGGIES
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No. 15 Khirin capped off the triumph, prevailing 6-0, 4-6, 6-4 over No. 99 Ava Hrastar on Court 2. The nail-biter was knotted 2-2 in the third set before Khirin rattled off three consecutive games to take control.
The Maroon & White battled back from a 3-1 deficit to improve to 13-1 overall and 4-0 in the SEC.
Auburn (12-4, 1-3 SEC) claimed the doubles point, prevailing on Court 2 and 3.
Lexington Reed continued to be a singles spark for the Aggies. She carved up Alice Battesti, 6-1, 6-0 on Court 6. It marked the fourth consecutive time Reed recorded the first singles point for Texas A&M and it knotted the match at 1-1.
Auburn responded with wins on Court 3 and Court 5 setting up Texas A&M's late match road heroics for the second time in 13 days.
No. 57 Lucciana Perez toppled No. 28 Merna Refaat, 6-3, 6-1, on Court 4. No. 3 Mary Stoiana equalized the match with a 6-4, 6-3 dismantling of No. 4 DJ Bennett on Court 1.
Texas A&M returns to action Sunday when the Maroon & White battle the Florida Gators in an 11 a.m. match from Ring Tennis Complex.
TEXAS A&M QUOTES
Head Coach Mark Weaver
On the match...
"The old saying 'tennis is 90% mental and 10% physical' would definitely apply today. The resiliency of our team never ceases to impress me and I am proud of how our group continues to take their challenges head on."
#3 Texas A&M 4, #6 Auburn 3
Yarbrough Tennis Center – Auburn, Alabama
SINGLES
#3 Mary Stoiana (A&M) def. #4 DJ Bennett (AU) – 6-4, 6-3
#15 Nicole Khirin (A&M) def. #99 Ava Hrastar (AU) – 6-0, 4-6, 6-4
#71 Angella Okutoyi (AU) def. #51 Mia Kupres (A&M) – 6-3, 6-3
#57 Lucciana Perez (A&M) def. #28 Merna Refaat (AU) – 6-3, 6-1
Ava Esposito (AU) def. #62 Daria Smetannikov (A&M) – 6-4, 6-4
Lexington Reed (A&M) def. Alice Battesti (AU) – 6-1, 6-0
Order of Finish: 6, 3, 5, 4, 1, 2
DOUBLES
#31 Stoiana/Perez (A&M) vs. #18 Bennett/Hrastar (AU) – 4-3, unfinished
Okutoyi/ Refaat (AU) def. #68 Kupres/Smetannikov (A&M) – 6-2
Ava Esposito/Maria Garcia (AU) def. Nicole Khirin/Lexington Reed (A&M) – 6-3
Order of Finish: 3, 2
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.
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NCAA Team Championship Preview: Mia Kupres
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