FORT WORTH – The Texas A&M women’s tennis team claimed five wins on Thursday’s opening action of the ITA Sectional Championship at TCU’s Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center.
Top seed in the tournament No. 60 Lexington Reed made quick work of No. 46 Bianca Molnar of Notre Dame, 6-2, 6-3. No. 49 Kristina Paskauskas faced off against Nebraska’s Conley Raidt defeating her in a nailbiter, 6-1, 7-6 (10). Sydney Jara claimed her seventh singles win of the season over No. 103 Alian Zack of Baylor, 2-6, 6-3, 6-2. The final singles win of the day came from Kori Montoya who prevailed over Minnesota’s Massiva Boukirat, 6-0, 7-5.
In doubles action, No. 34 Reed/Paskauskas cruised through the opening round defeating No. 88 Tess Bucher/Alice Xu of Illinois 6-4, 6-4. The freshman duo of Jara/Yoana Konstantinova suffered the lone loss of the day against No. 13 Amelie Van Impe/Caroline McGinley, 2-6, 6-2, 1-10.
The ITA Sectional Championship will continue tomorrow with action starting at 9:30 AM.
ITA SECTIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center | Fort Worth, Texas
Singles
No. 49 Kristina Paskauskas (A&M) def. Conley Raidt (NEB) – 6-1, 7-6 (10)
No. 60 Lexington Reed (A&M) def. No. 46 Bianca Molnar (ND) – 6-2, 6-3
Sydney Jara (A&M) def. No. 103 Alian Zack (BU) – 2-6, 6-3, 6-2
Kori Montoya (A&M) def. Massiva Boukirat (UMN) – 6-0, 7-5
Doubles
No. 34 Reed/Paskauskas (A&M) def. No. 88 Bucher/Xu (IL)
No. 13 McGinley/Van Impe (SMU) def. Jara/Konstantinova (A&M) – 6-2, 2-6, 10-1
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