No. 2 Aggies Fall to No. 10 Ohio State in ITA Indoor Semifinals

EVANSTON – The No. 2 Texas A&M women's tennis team fell to the No. 10 Ohio State Buckeyes, 4-2, in Monday's ITA National Team Indoor Championship semifinal action at Combe Tennis Center.
 
Texas A&M (8-2) made quick work of Ohio State (5-0) in doubles to claim the opening point. On court 1, Mia Kupres/Lucciana Perez defeated No. 13 Hephzibah Oluwadare/Teah Chavez, 6-3. On court 3, Sophia Cisse-Ignatiev/Audrey Spencer jumped out early before Daria Smetannikov/Lexington Reed rallied to clinch the doubles point, 6-4. The No. 55 pairing of Flora Johnson/Luciana Perry was nearing match point over Violeta Martinez/Anna Perelman on court 2 when the point was decided.
 
The Aggies earned the opening singles point on court 2 as No. 41 Perez cruised past No. 3 Perry, 6-2, 6-1. Ohio State answered on court 1, where No. 14 Teah Chavez defeated No. 46 Mia Kupres, 6-2, 6-4, before extending the lead with a 6-1, 6-4 victory by Spencer over Perelman on court 6. The Buckeyes added another point on court 5 as Oluwadare topped No. 96 Smetannikov, 6-3, 6-4.
 
The match was clinched on court 4, where No. 68 Nao Nishino earned a 6-4, 6-2 win over Martinez to secure the final. Reed was ahead of No. 91 Cisse-Ignatiev 7-5, 5-4, on court 3 when play concluded.
 
Ohio State 4, Texas A&M 2
Combe Tennis Center – Evanston, Illinois
 
SINGLES
#14 Teah Chavez (OSU) def. #46 Mia Kupres (A&M) – 6-2, 6-4
#41 Lucciana Perez (A&M) def. #3 Luciana Perry (OSU) – 6-2, 6-1
Lexington Reed (A&M) vs. #91 Sophia Cisse-Ignatiev (OSU) – 7-5, 5-4, unfinished
#68 Nao Nishino (OSU) def. Violeta Martinez (A&M) – 6-4, 6-2
Hephzibah Oluwadare (OSU) def. #96 Daria Smetannikov (A&M) – 6-3, 6-4
Audrey Spencer (OSU) def. Anna Perelman (A&M) – 6-1, 6-4
Order of Finish – 2, 1, 6, 5, 4
 
DOUBLES
Kupres/Perez (A&M) def. #13 Oluwadare/Chavez (OSU) – 6-3
Martinez/Perelman (A&M)  vs. #55 Johnson/Perry (OSU) – unfinished
Smetannikov/Reed (A&M) def. Cisse-Ignatiev/Spencer (OSU) - 6-4
Order of Finish – 1, 3
 
 
UP NEXT...
The Aggies return to action Sunday, February 22 at Mitchell Tennis Center as they host No. 18 Texas at noon.
 
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