BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION – The No. 5 Texas A&M women's tennis team took down No. 22 South Carolina Saturday afternoon at the Mitchell Tennis Center, 4-0.
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The Aggies (14-2, 6-1) opened the match by stealing the doubles point with wins on courts 2 and 3 to take the lead, 1-0. Violeta Martinez/Anna Perelman claimed a 6-4 victory on court 2 against Jane Dunyon/Sara Borkop. Moments later, Daria Smetannikov/Lexington Reed clinched the opener, 7-5, on court 3 versus Kaitlyn Carnicella/Jana Stajanova. No. 11 Mia Kupres/Lucciana Perez were even at 5-5 with No. 21 Lauren Friedman/Helena Buchwald on court 1 when the point was decided.
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Singles began on court 5 where Smetannikov extended the Maroon & White's lead, defeating Dunyon, 6-3, 6-1. Texas A&M pushed its advantage further on court 3 as Reed finished off Borkop, 6-3, 6-4, to make the score 3-0.
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The Aggies clinched the match on court 4 where No. 86 Martinez cruised past Taylor Goetz, securing the victory for A&M.
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Three matches were left unfinished following the decision. On court 1, No. 5 Perez led No. 47 Carnicella, 6-2, 5-5. No. 28 Kupres was battling No. 77 Buchwald on court 2 with Buchwald 7-5, 2-5, while Stajanova led Perelman 7-6(2), 0-3 on court 6 when play was halted.
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Texas A&M 4, South Carolina 0
Mitchell Tennis Center – Bryan-College Station, Texas
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SINGLES
#5 Lucciana Perez (A&M) vs. #47 Kaitlyn Carnicella (USC) – 6-2, 5-5, unfinished
#28 Mia Kupres (A&M) vs. #77 Helena Buchwald (USC) – 5-7, 5-2, unfinished
Lexington Reed (A&M) def. Sara Borkop (USC) – 6-3, 6-4
#86 Violeta Martinez (A&M) def. Taylor Goetz (USC) – 6-2, 6-2
Daria Smetannikov (A&M) def. Jane Dunyon (USC) – 6-3, 6-1
Jana Stajanova (USC) vs. Anna Perelman (A&M) – 7-6(2), 0-3
Order of Finish – 5, 3, 4
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DOUBLES
#11 Kupres/Perez (A&M) vs. #21 Friedman/Buchwald (USC) – 5-5, unfinished
Martinez/Perelman (A&M) def. Dunyon/Borkop (USC) – 6-4
Smetannikov/Reed (A&M) def. Carnicella/Stajanova (USC) – 7-5
Order of Finish – 2, 3
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TEXAS A&M QUOTES
Head Coach Mark Weaver
On the match...
"I was very pleased with the bounce back. It was a rough evening against Georgia. We played a great match (Thursday)- a battle to the bitter end. I was very pleased with how we came out. South Carolina plays excellent doubles. They put a lot of pressure on us, but I think we handled that very well and it kind of took the steam out of them a little bit. Overall I'm very pleased with how we played in all six singles matches."
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UP NEXT...
The Aggies return to action Friday when they travel to Knoxville to face Tennessee in a 10 a.m. contest at Barksdale Stadium.
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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.
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The Aggies (14-2, 6-1) opened the match by stealing the doubles point with wins on courts 2 and 3 to take the lead, 1-0. Violeta Martinez/Anna Perelman claimed a 6-4 victory on court 2 against Jane Dunyon/Sara Borkop. Moments later, Daria Smetannikov/Lexington Reed clinched the opener, 7-5, on court 3 versus Kaitlyn Carnicella/Jana Stajanova. No. 11 Mia Kupres/Lucciana Perez were even at 5-5 with No. 21 Lauren Friedman/Helena Buchwald on court 1 when the point was decided.
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Singles began on court 5 where Smetannikov extended the Maroon & White's lead, defeating Dunyon, 6-3, 6-1. Texas A&M pushed its advantage further on court 3 as Reed finished off Borkop, 6-3, 6-4, to make the score 3-0.
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The Aggies clinched the match on court 4 where No. 86 Martinez cruised past Taylor Goetz, securing the victory for A&M.
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Three matches were left unfinished following the decision. On court 1, No. 5 Perez led No. 47 Carnicella, 6-2, 5-5. No. 28 Kupres was battling No. 77 Buchwald on court 2 with Buchwald 7-5, 2-5, while Stajanova led Perelman 7-6(2), 0-3 on court 6 when play was halted.
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Texas A&M 4, South Carolina 0
Mitchell Tennis Center – Bryan-College Station, Texas
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SINGLES
#5 Lucciana Perez (A&M) vs. #47 Kaitlyn Carnicella (USC) – 6-2, 5-5, unfinished
#28 Mia Kupres (A&M) vs. #77 Helena Buchwald (USC) – 5-7, 5-2, unfinished
Lexington Reed (A&M) def. Sara Borkop (USC) – 6-3, 6-4
#86 Violeta Martinez (A&M) def. Taylor Goetz (USC) – 6-2, 6-2
Daria Smetannikov (A&M) def. Jane Dunyon (USC) – 6-3, 6-1
Jana Stajanova (USC) vs. Anna Perelman (A&M) – 7-6(2), 0-3
Order of Finish – 5, 3, 4
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DOUBLES
#11 Kupres/Perez (A&M) vs. #21 Friedman/Buchwald (USC) – 5-5, unfinished
Martinez/Perelman (A&M) def. Dunyon/Borkop (USC) – 6-4
Smetannikov/Reed (A&M) def. Carnicella/Stajanova (USC) – 7-5
Order of Finish – 2, 3
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TEXAS A&M QUOTES
Head Coach Mark Weaver
On the match...
"I was very pleased with the bounce back. It was a rough evening against Georgia. We played a great match (Thursday)- a battle to the bitter end. I was very pleased with how we came out. South Carolina plays excellent doubles. They put a lot of pressure on us, but I think we handled that very well and it kind of took the steam out of them a little bit. Overall I'm very pleased with how we played in all six singles matches."
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UP NEXT...
The Aggies return to action Friday when they travel to Knoxville to face Tennessee in a 10 a.m. contest at Barksdale Stadium.
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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.