Sunday, February 22
Bryan-College Station
12:00 PM
Texas A&M
4
vs
3
Texas
No. 5 Aggies Defeat No. 10 Texas in SEC Opener
Feb 22, 2026 | Women's Tennis
BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION– The No. 5 Texas A&M women's tennis defeated the No. 10 Texas Longhorns in Sunday's Cotton Holdings Lone Star Showdown action at the Mitchell Tennis Center, 4-3.
With the victory, the Aggies extended their home winning streak to 76 matches. The Maroon & White sawed off the Horns for the ninth time in the last 12 meetings.
Texas A&M (9-2, 1-0) secured the doubles point on courts 3 and 1 to take an early 1-0 lead. The Maroon & White struck first on court 3, where Daria Smetannikov/Lexington Reed handled Eszter Meri/Salma Drugdova, 6-2. Texas (5-3, 0-1) responded on court 2, as Carmen Herea/Mathilde Ngijol-Carré defeated Violeta Martinez/Ilinca Amariei, 6-4, to even the doubles tally. With the point on the line, No. 15 Mia Kupres/Lucciana Perez delivered on court 1, grinding out a 7-5 victory over Elizabeth Ionescu/Salma Drugdova to clinch the advantage for the Aggies.
Texas A&M carried their momentum into singles play, striking first on court 2 as No. 5 Perez delivered a dominant 6-1, 6-1 victory over No. 21 Anastasia Abbagnato. Martinez added to the tally on court 5, where she topped Mansfield, 6-2, 6-3.
The Longhorns answered on court 4 as McNeil defeated Reed, to put them on the board, 6-3, 0-6, 6-2. On court 6, Ionescu claimed a tiebreaking set over No. 125 Smetannikov, 6-4, 7-6(5), before Amariei battled back against Meri to clinch the match on court 3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-3.
After the match was clinched in A&M's favor, the Longhorns picked up one more point on court 1, over No. 35 Kupres, 2-6, 6-4, 5-7, to make the final score 4-3.
Texas A&M 4, Texas 3
Mitchell Tennis Center – Bryan-College Station, Texas
SINGLES
#3 Carmen Herea (UT) def. #35 Mia Kupres (A&M) – 6-2, 4-6, 7-5
#5 Lucciana Perez (A&M) def. #21 Anastasia Abbagnato (UT) – 6-1, 6-1
Ilinca Amariei (A&M) def. Eszter Meri (UT) – 3-6, 6-3, 6-3
Christasha McNeil (UT) def. Lexington Reed (A&M) – 6-3, 0-6, 6-2
Violeta Martinez (A&M) def. Kate Mansfield (UT) – 6-2, 6-3
Elizabeth Ionescu (UT) def. #125 Daria Smetannikov (A&M) – 6-4, 7-6(5)
Order of Finish – 2, 5, 4, 6, 3, 1
DOUBLES
No. 15 Kupres/Perez (A&M) def. #13 Ionescu/McNeil (UT) – 7-5
Herea/Ngijol-Carre (UT) def. Martinez/Amariei (A&M) – 6-4
Smetannikov/Reed (A&M) def. Meri/Drugdova (UT) - 6-2
Order of Finish – 3, 2, 1
UP NEXT...
The Aggies return to action Friday when they travel to Nashville, Tennessee to face No. 28 Vanderbilt in a 5:00 p.m. contest at Currey Tennis Center.
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.
With the victory, the Aggies extended their home winning streak to 76 matches. The Maroon & White sawed off the Horns for the ninth time in the last 12 meetings.
Texas A&M (9-2, 1-0) secured the doubles point on courts 3 and 1 to take an early 1-0 lead. The Maroon & White struck first on court 3, where Daria Smetannikov/Lexington Reed handled Eszter Meri/Salma Drugdova, 6-2. Texas (5-3, 0-1) responded on court 2, as Carmen Herea/Mathilde Ngijol-Carré defeated Violeta Martinez/Ilinca Amariei, 6-4, to even the doubles tally. With the point on the line, No. 15 Mia Kupres/Lucciana Perez delivered on court 1, grinding out a 7-5 victory over Elizabeth Ionescu/Salma Drugdova to clinch the advantage for the Aggies.
Texas A&M carried their momentum into singles play, striking first on court 2 as No. 5 Perez delivered a dominant 6-1, 6-1 victory over No. 21 Anastasia Abbagnato. Martinez added to the tally on court 5, where she topped Mansfield, 6-2, 6-3.
The Longhorns answered on court 4 as McNeil defeated Reed, to put them on the board, 6-3, 0-6, 6-2. On court 6, Ionescu claimed a tiebreaking set over No. 125 Smetannikov, 6-4, 7-6(5), before Amariei battled back against Meri to clinch the match on court 3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-3.
After the match was clinched in A&M's favor, the Longhorns picked up one more point on court 1, over No. 35 Kupres, 2-6, 6-4, 5-7, to make the final score 4-3.
Texas A&M 4, Texas 3
Mitchell Tennis Center – Bryan-College Station, Texas
SINGLES
#3 Carmen Herea (UT) def. #35 Mia Kupres (A&M) – 6-2, 4-6, 7-5
#5 Lucciana Perez (A&M) def. #21 Anastasia Abbagnato (UT) – 6-1, 6-1
Ilinca Amariei (A&M) def. Eszter Meri (UT) – 3-6, 6-3, 6-3
Christasha McNeil (UT) def. Lexington Reed (A&M) – 6-3, 0-6, 6-2
Violeta Martinez (A&M) def. Kate Mansfield (UT) – 6-2, 6-3
Elizabeth Ionescu (UT) def. #125 Daria Smetannikov (A&M) – 6-4, 7-6(5)
Order of Finish – 2, 5, 4, 6, 3, 1
DOUBLES
No. 15 Kupres/Perez (A&M) def. #13 Ionescu/McNeil (UT) – 7-5
Herea/Ngijol-Carre (UT) def. Martinez/Amariei (A&M) – 6-4
Smetannikov/Reed (A&M) def. Meri/Drugdova (UT) - 6-2
Order of Finish – 3, 2, 1
UP NEXT...
The Aggies return to action Friday when they travel to Nashville, Tennessee to face No. 28 Vanderbilt in a 5:00 p.m. contest at Currey Tennis Center.
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.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,2,1
#1 Singles Match
123
Carmen Herea / 0 (3/-) [TEX]
267
645
#2 Singles Match
12
Anastasia Abbagnato / 0 (21/-) [TEX]
11
66
#3 Singles Match
123
Eszter Meri / 0 [TEX]
633
366
#4 Singles Match
123
Christasha McNeil / 0 [TEX]
606
362
#5 Singles Match
12
Kate Mansfield / 0 [TEX]
23
66
#6 Singles Match
12
Elizabeth Ionescu / 0 [TEX]
67
46
Order of Finish:
2,5,4,6,3,1
Players Mentioned
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