No. 2 Aggies Gator Done Against No. 16 Florida, 4-0

COLLEGE STATION – The No. 2 Texas A&M women's tennis team remained in first place in the SEC standings with Saturday's 4-0 victory over the No. 16 Florida Gators at Mitchell Tennis Center.
 
Texas A&M improved to 20-3 overall and 12-1 in SEC. With two matches remaining on the league slate, the Aggies own a one-game advantage over Auburn and Oklahoma for the top spot.
 
Doubles action started with Florida prevailing on court 2. Brooke Black/Valery Gynina topped Violeta Martinez/Anna Perelman, 6-2 to take the upper hand. The Aggies responded with a 6-2 victory over their own on court 1 with No. 18 Mia Kupres/Lucciana Perez dazzling No. 22 Nikola Daubernova/Xinyi Nong, 6-2. Texas A&M took the point with Lexington Reed/Daria Smetannikov grinding out a 7-5 triumph over Lucie Pawlak/India Houghton on court 3.
 
The Aggies nosed ahead 2-0 when Florida's Black retired on court 4 with Violeta Martinez ahead 6-4, 1-0. Martinez improved to 20-10 on the season, including 8-3 in SEC play with the victory.
 
Senior Daria Smetannikov put the Aggies one point from victory with a convincing 6-4, 6-3 win over No. 105 Pawlak on court 5. The Marlboro, N.J., native tallied her team-leading 21^st singles victory of the season and improved to 9-3 in league matches.
 
No. 124 Lexington Reed clinched the match with a 6-3, 6-3 triumph over No. 47 Gabia Paskauskas on court 3. Reed also moved her SEC mark to 9-3 this season.
 
Action on court 1 and court 6 were in the third set when play halted. No. 1 Perez was in a 6-2, 2-6, 0-0 stalemate with No. 79 Houghton of Florida. Perelman inched ahead of Florida's No. 86 Daubnerova, 6-3, 1-6, 1-0. On court 2, Texas A&M's No. 43 Kupres led No. 68 Gynina, 7-5, 4-5.
 
#2 Texas A&M 4, #16 Florida 0
Mitchell Tennis Center – College Station, Texas
 
SINGLES
#1 Lucciana Perez (A&M) vs. #79 India Houghton (UF) – 6-2, 2-6, 0-0 – unfinished
#43 Mia Kupres (A&M) vs. #68 Valery Gynina (UF) – 7-5, 4-5 – unfinished  
#124 Lexington Reed (A&M) def. #47 Gabia Paskauskas (UF) – 6-3, 6-3
#102 Violeta Martinez (A&M) def. Brooke Black (UF) – 6-4, 1-0 retired
Daria Smetannikov (A&M) def. No. 105 Lucie Pawlak (UF) – 6-4, 6-3
Anna Perelman (A&M) vs. No. 86 Nikola Daubnerova (UF) – 6-3, 1-6, 1-0 - unfinished
Order of Finish – 4, 5, 3
 
DOUBLES
#18 Kupres/Perez (A&M) def. #22 Daubernova/Xinyi Nong (UF) – 6-2
#Black/Gynina (UF) def. Martinez/Perelman (A&M) – 6-2
Smetannikov/Reed (A&M) def. Houghton/Pawlak (UF) – 7-5
Order of Finish – 2,1,3
 
UP NEXT...
The Aggies travel to Norman for Thursday's 5 p.m. contest against the Oklahoma Sooners.
 
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