Thursday, May 15
Waco, Texas
4:00 PM
Texas A&M
4
vs
2
Tennessee
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,3,2
#1 Singles Match
12
Elza Tomase / 0 (7/-) [TENN]
52
76
#2 Singles Match
12
Catherine Aulia / 0 (41/-) [TENN]
22
66
#3 Singles Match
123
Leyla Britez Risso / 0 (66/-) [TENN]
664
376
#4 Singles Match
123
Vanesa Suarez / 0 [TENN]
657
375
#5 Singles Match
1234
Francesca Mattioli / 0 [TENN]
722UF
663UF
#6 Singles Match
123
Saray Yli-Piipari / 0 [TENN]
364
636
Order of Finish:
2,1,6,4,3
Players Mentioned
/ Women's Tennis
/ Women's Tennis
/ Women's Tennis
/ Women's Tennis
/ Women's Tennis
/ Women's Tennis
Photo by: Chris Swann/Texas A&M Athletics
Aggies Headed to NCAA Semifinals
May 15, 2025 | Women's Tennis
WACO – The No. 2 Texas A&M women's tennis team is returning to the semifinals of the NCAA Championship for the second consecutive season. The Maroon & White toppled the No. 10 Tennessee Volunteers, 4-2, in Thursday's quarterfinal match at Hurd Tennis Center.
No. 67 Mia Kupres, who battled back from down 4-1 in a second-set tiebreaker, clinched the match for Texas A&M. She lost the opening set 6-3 and trailed 3-1 in the second set before storming back to force the tiebreaker. No. 66 Leyla Britez-Risso grabbed the momentum for Tennessee, going up 4-1 before Kupres regained her composure and rattled off five straight points, eventually triumphing in the tiebreaker, 7-5, blasting a service ace for set point. Kupres finished off the match 3-6, 7-6(5), 6-4 as she raced No. 109 Daria Smetannikov to claim the last point.
The Aggies fell behind 1-0 early after a slugfest in doubles court 2 went in Baylor's favor. Texas A&M's Mary Stoiana/ Kupres made quick work of No. 30 Catherine Aulia/Britez-Risso on court 1, but moments later Tennessee knotted the doubles with Vanesa Thornton/Maeve Thornton prevailing over Nicole Khirin/Lucciana Perez on court 3, 6-1. Lexington Reed/Daria Smetannikov erased a 3-0 deficit to tie their match on court 2, 4-4, but No. 72 Elza Tomase/Saray Yli-Piipari claimed the last two games.
No. 13 Khirin got the Aggies back in the fight, dicing up No. 41 Aulia on court 2, 6-2, 6-2.
While No. 51 Lucciana Perez, fought off multiple match points in her second set, Texas A&M conquered on courts 1 and 6 to race out to a 3-1 advantage. No. 1 Stoiana waylaid No. 7 Tomase on the marquee court, 7-5, 6-2. A&M's Lexington Reed won a see-saw affair at the backend of the lineup, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4.
The Aggies swung the momentum in their favor in the second sets, winning five of six. On three of the courts, the second-set win kept the action alive.
Perez was on the brink of sealing the match, serving at 40-15, up 4-3 in the third set when a lightning delay went in effect. Perez went up 5-3 when they returned to action, but Vanesa Suarez stymied her the rest of the way. Tennessee won on court 4, 6-3, 5-7, 7-5, trimming its deficit to 3-2.
When Kupres ended the match Smetannikov held a precarious 6-7(6), 6-2, 3-2 edge on court 5.
This marks Texas A&M's third trip to the NCAA semifinal. In addition to last year's national title run, the Aggies played in the 2013 championship match.
UP NEXT...
The Aggies battle Michigan or Oklahoma State in a semifinal match Saturday at 1 p.m.
#2 Texas A&M 4, #10 Tennessee 2
DOUBLES
Mia Kupres/Mary Stoiana (A&M) def. #30 Catherine Aulia/Leyla Britez-Risso (UT) - 6-0
#72 Elza Tomase/Saray Yli-Piipari (UT) def. Lexington Reed/Daria Smetannikov (A&M) - 6-4
Vanesa Suarez/Maeve Thornton (UT) def. Nicole Khirin/Lucciana Perez (A&M) - 6-1
Order of Finish: 1,3,2
SINGLES
#1 Mary Stoiana (A&M) def. #7 Elza Tomase (UT) - 7-5, 6-2
#13 Nicole Khirin (A&M) def. #41 Catherine Aulia (UT) - 6-2, 6-2
#67 Mia Kupres (A&M) def. #66 Leyla Britez Risso (UT) - 3-6, 7-6(5), 6-4
Vanessa Suarez (UT) def. #51 Lucciana Perez (A&M) - 6-3, 5-7, 7-5
#109 Daria Smetannikov (A&M) vs. Francesca Mattioli (UT) - 6-7(6), 6-2, 3-2, unfinished
Lexington Reed (A&M) def. Saray Yli-Piipari (UT) - 6-3, 3-6, 6-4
Order of Finishing: 2,1,6,4,3
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No. 67 Mia Kupres, who battled back from down 4-1 in a second-set tiebreaker, clinched the match for Texas A&M. She lost the opening set 6-3 and trailed 3-1 in the second set before storming back to force the tiebreaker. No. 66 Leyla Britez-Risso grabbed the momentum for Tennessee, going up 4-1 before Kupres regained her composure and rattled off five straight points, eventually triumphing in the tiebreaker, 7-5, blasting a service ace for set point. Kupres finished off the match 3-6, 7-6(5), 6-4 as she raced No. 109 Daria Smetannikov to claim the last point.
The Aggies fell behind 1-0 early after a slugfest in doubles court 2 went in Baylor's favor. Texas A&M's Mary Stoiana/ Kupres made quick work of No. 30 Catherine Aulia/Britez-Risso on court 1, but moments later Tennessee knotted the doubles with Vanesa Thornton/Maeve Thornton prevailing over Nicole Khirin/Lucciana Perez on court 3, 6-1. Lexington Reed/Daria Smetannikov erased a 3-0 deficit to tie their match on court 2, 4-4, but No. 72 Elza Tomase/Saray Yli-Piipari claimed the last two games.
No. 13 Khirin got the Aggies back in the fight, dicing up No. 41 Aulia on court 2, 6-2, 6-2.
While No. 51 Lucciana Perez, fought off multiple match points in her second set, Texas A&M conquered on courts 1 and 6 to race out to a 3-1 advantage. No. 1 Stoiana waylaid No. 7 Tomase on the marquee court, 7-5, 6-2. A&M's Lexington Reed won a see-saw affair at the backend of the lineup, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4.
The Aggies swung the momentum in their favor in the second sets, winning five of six. On three of the courts, the second-set win kept the action alive.
Perez was on the brink of sealing the match, serving at 40-15, up 4-3 in the third set when a lightning delay went in effect. Perez went up 5-3 when they returned to action, but Vanesa Suarez stymied her the rest of the way. Tennessee won on court 4, 6-3, 5-7, 7-5, trimming its deficit to 3-2.
When Kupres ended the match Smetannikov held a precarious 6-7(6), 6-2, 3-2 edge on court 5.
This marks Texas A&M's third trip to the NCAA semifinal. In addition to last year's national title run, the Aggies played in the 2013 championship match.
UP NEXT...
The Aggies battle Michigan or Oklahoma State in a semifinal match Saturday at 1 p.m.
#2 Texas A&M 4, #10 Tennessee 2
DOUBLES
Mia Kupres/Mary Stoiana (A&M) def. #30 Catherine Aulia/Leyla Britez-Risso (UT) - 6-0
#72 Elza Tomase/Saray Yli-Piipari (UT) def. Lexington Reed/Daria Smetannikov (A&M) - 6-4
Vanesa Suarez/Maeve Thornton (UT) def. Nicole Khirin/Lucciana Perez (A&M) - 6-1
Order of Finish: 1,3,2
SINGLES
#1 Mary Stoiana (A&M) def. #7 Elza Tomase (UT) - 7-5, 6-2
#13 Nicole Khirin (A&M) def. #41 Catherine Aulia (UT) - 6-2, 6-2
#67 Mia Kupres (A&M) def. #66 Leyla Britez Risso (UT) - 3-6, 7-6(5), 6-4
Vanessa Suarez (UT) def. #51 Lucciana Perez (A&M) - 6-3, 5-7, 7-5
#109 Daria Smetannikov (A&M) vs. Francesca Mattioli (UT) - 6-7(6), 6-2, 3-2, unfinished
Lexington Reed (A&M) def. Saray Yli-Piipari (UT) - 6-3, 3-6, 6-4
Order of Finishing: 2,1,6,4,3
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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