- Sydney Jara and Kori Montoya won their Aggie debuts Friday in Waco.
- Jara will face her first ranked test Saturday against Texas Tech’s No. 99 Valerie Shue.
- Montoya plays Houston’s Petja Drame Saturday at 9:30 a.m.
WACO – Texas A&M freshmen Sydney Jara and Kori Montoya advanced to the round of 32 in the singles main draw of the ITA Texas Regional Championship Friday at Baylor’s Hurd Tennis Center.
Jara made her Texas A&M debut and dominated Baylor’s Duanrui Gao, 6-2, 6-3, to mark her first collegiate win. Montoya captured her first singles win in the Maroon & White, making quick work of Texas State’s Olivia Collins, 6-0, 6-4.
Both Aggies advanced in the ITA Texas Regional continuing their stint Saturday in round of 32 action. Jara faces off against Petja Drame of Houston at 9:30 a.m. Montoya battles No. 99 Valerie Shue of Texas Tech at 10 a.m.
Yoana Konstantinova suffered Texas A&M’s lone singles loss Friday. She fell to SMU’s Brookyn Olson, 7-5, 2-6, 7-5. She plays a consolation bracket match Saturday against UTRGV’s Hitakamya Narwal Singh.
Konstantinova/Montoya dropped a main draw round of 32 nailbiter against Baylor’s Luna Ivkovick/Maria Ustic, 8-7(5) in the doubles round of 32. They square off against Stephen F. Austin’s Ana Paula Chavez/Abbey Nikolic in a consolation bracket match Saturday at 8 a.m.
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