ATHENS – The No. 4 seed Texas A&M Aggies face the No. 5 seed North Carolina Tar Heels in Friday's NCAA Division I Women's Tennis Championship quarterfinal action. First serves at Georgia's Dan Magill Tennis Complex are 6 p.m.
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Texas A&M punched its ticket to Athens with wins over Quinnipiac in the first round, 4-0, Baylor in the second, 4-1, and No. 13 USC in the Super Regional, 5-1. The Aggies boast a 25-5 record on the season.
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Led by the No. 1 player in the nation, Lucciana Perez, the Maroon & White earned their fifth straight quarterfinal slot. Perez was named SEC Player of the Year, finishing her regular season league run with a 13-0 record. Senior Mia Kupres logged conference honors, being named to the All-SEC Second Team. She is ranked No. 50 and posted a 16-9 mark this year. Three other Aggies join the pair in the ITA rankings, including Ilinca Amariei at No. 71, Daria Smetannikov at No. 98 and Lexington Reed at No. 106.
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The Tar Heels enter Athens with a 27-3 record and as ACC Tournament semifinalists. UNC's path to the quarterfinals included wins over Charleston Southern, 4-0, South Carolina, 4-0, and No. 12 Michigan, 4-2. UNC is led by No. 2 Reese Brantmeier, who has posted a 16-3 record at the top line. Other Tar Heels featured in the ITA ranking are No. 18 Ange Oby Kajuru, No. 42 Tatum Evans and No. 116 Maddy Zampardo.
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UNC holds the all-time series advantage, 11-4. The Aggies triumphed in the last meeting during their 2024 National Championship run. Texas A&M defeated the Tar Heels on their courts, 4-1, in the NCAA Super Regional round.
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The winners of the match advances to Saturday's semifinal round, where they will face No. 2 Georgia or No. 8 NC State for a spot in the championship final.
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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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Texas A&M punched its ticket to Athens with wins over Quinnipiac in the first round, 4-0, Baylor in the second, 4-1, and No. 13 USC in the Super Regional, 5-1. The Aggies boast a 25-5 record on the season.
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Led by the No. 1 player in the nation, Lucciana Perez, the Maroon & White earned their fifth straight quarterfinal slot. Perez was named SEC Player of the Year, finishing her regular season league run with a 13-0 record. Senior Mia Kupres logged conference honors, being named to the All-SEC Second Team. She is ranked No. 50 and posted a 16-9 mark this year. Three other Aggies join the pair in the ITA rankings, including Ilinca Amariei at No. 71, Daria Smetannikov at No. 98 and Lexington Reed at No. 106.
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The Tar Heels enter Athens with a 27-3 record and as ACC Tournament semifinalists. UNC's path to the quarterfinals included wins over Charleston Southern, 4-0, South Carolina, 4-0, and No. 12 Michigan, 4-2. UNC is led by No. 2 Reese Brantmeier, who has posted a 16-3 record at the top line. Other Tar Heels featured in the ITA ranking are No. 18 Ange Oby Kajuru, No. 42 Tatum Evans and No. 116 Maddy Zampardo.
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UNC holds the all-time series advantage, 11-4. The Aggies triumphed in the last meeting during their 2024 National Championship run. Texas A&M defeated the Tar Heels on their courts, 4-1, in the NCAA Super Regional round.
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The winners of the match advances to Saturday's semifinal round, where they will face No. 2 Georgia or No. 8 NC State for a spot in the championship final.
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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.