
No. 4 Aggies Earn Road Victory Over Vanderbilt
Feb 27, 2026 | Women's Tennis
NASHVILLE – The No. 4 Texas A&M women's tennis team secured a hard-fought victory over Vanderbilt Friday afternoon at the Currey Tennis Center, 5-2.
Texas A&M (10-2, 2-0) claimed the doubles point on courts 2 and 3 to take the lead, 1-0. The Maroon & White struck first on court 2, where Violeta Martinez/Ilinca Amariei defeated No. 10 Valeri Ray/Bridget Stammel, 6-3. The Aggies followed with another strong showing on court 3 as Daria Smetannikov/Lexington Reed topped No. 64 Erin Pearce/Mia Yamakita, 6-3, to clinch the point. The match on court 1, featuring No. 15 Mia Kupres/Lucciana Perez and No. 2 Celia-Belle Mohr/Sophia Webster was left unfinished.
Singles play began on court 1, where No. 34 Mohr defeated No. 35 Kupres, 6-0, 6-0, to put Vanderbilt on the board. Texas A&M responded on court 5 where Martinez earned a 6-2, 6-1 victory over No. 69 Yamakita to put the Aggies back ahead.
No. 5 Perez pushed the advantage further on court 2, battling past No. 42 Stammel in three sets, 6-4, 2-6, 6-4. Amariei clinched the match for the Maroon & White on court 3, defeating No. 15 Ray, 7-6(2), 1-6, 6-3.
After the result was decided, Vanderbilt collected one more win on court 6 as Pearce edged out No. 125 Smetannikov, 6-3, 7-6(4), 2-6. Finally, Reed added another point for the Aggies on court 4, defeating Trinetra Vijayakumar 6-3, 6-7(8), 7-5, to make the final score 5-2.
Texas A&M 5, Vanderbilt 2
Currey Tennis Center – Nashville, Tennessee
SINGLES
#34 Celia-Belle Mohr (VU) def. #35 Mia Kupres (A&M) – 6-0, 6-0
#5 Lucciana Perez (A&M) def. #42 Bridget Stammel (VU) – 6-4, 2-6, 6-4
Ilinca Amariei (A&M) def. #15 Valeria Ray (VU) – 7-6(2), 1-6, 6-3
Lexington Reed (A&M) def. Trinetra Vijayakumar (VU) – 6-3, 6-7(8), 7-5
Violeta Martinez (A&M) def. #69 Mia Yamakita (VU) – 6-2, 6-1
Erin Pearce (VU) def. #125 Daria Smetannikov (A&M) – 6-3, 6-7(4), 6-2
Order of Finish – 1, 5, 2, 3, 6, 4
DOUBLES
#15 Kupres/Perez (A&M) vs. #2 Mohr/Wbester (VU) – unfinished
Martinez/Amariei (A&M) def. #10 Ray/Stammel (VU) – 6-3
Smetannikov/Reed (A&M) def. #64 Pearce/Yamakita (VU) – 6-3
Order of Finish – 2, 3
UP NEXT...
The Aggies return to action Sunday when they travel to Columbia to face Missouri in an 11:30 a.m. contest at the Mizzou Tennis Complex.
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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.
Texas A&M (10-2, 2-0) claimed the doubles point on courts 2 and 3 to take the lead, 1-0. The Maroon & White struck first on court 2, where Violeta Martinez/Ilinca Amariei defeated No. 10 Valeri Ray/Bridget Stammel, 6-3. The Aggies followed with another strong showing on court 3 as Daria Smetannikov/Lexington Reed topped No. 64 Erin Pearce/Mia Yamakita, 6-3, to clinch the point. The match on court 1, featuring No. 15 Mia Kupres/Lucciana Perez and No. 2 Celia-Belle Mohr/Sophia Webster was left unfinished.
Singles play began on court 1, where No. 34 Mohr defeated No. 35 Kupres, 6-0, 6-0, to put Vanderbilt on the board. Texas A&M responded on court 5 where Martinez earned a 6-2, 6-1 victory over No. 69 Yamakita to put the Aggies back ahead.
No. 5 Perez pushed the advantage further on court 2, battling past No. 42 Stammel in three sets, 6-4, 2-6, 6-4. Amariei clinched the match for the Maroon & White on court 3, defeating No. 15 Ray, 7-6(2), 1-6, 6-3.
After the result was decided, Vanderbilt collected one more win on court 6 as Pearce edged out No. 125 Smetannikov, 6-3, 7-6(4), 2-6. Finally, Reed added another point for the Aggies on court 4, defeating Trinetra Vijayakumar 6-3, 6-7(8), 7-5, to make the final score 5-2.
Texas A&M 5, Vanderbilt 2
Currey Tennis Center – Nashville, Tennessee
SINGLES
#34 Celia-Belle Mohr (VU) def. #35 Mia Kupres (A&M) – 6-0, 6-0
#5 Lucciana Perez (A&M) def. #42 Bridget Stammel (VU) – 6-4, 2-6, 6-4
Ilinca Amariei (A&M) def. #15 Valeria Ray (VU) – 7-6(2), 1-6, 6-3
Lexington Reed (A&M) def. Trinetra Vijayakumar (VU) – 6-3, 6-7(8), 7-5
Violeta Martinez (A&M) def. #69 Mia Yamakita (VU) – 6-2, 6-1
Erin Pearce (VU) def. #125 Daria Smetannikov (A&M) – 6-3, 6-7(4), 6-2
Order of Finish – 1, 5, 2, 3, 6, 4
DOUBLES
#15 Kupres/Perez (A&M) vs. #2 Mohr/Wbester (VU) – unfinished
Martinez/Amariei (A&M) def. #10 Ray/Stammel (VU) – 6-3
Smetannikov/Reed (A&M) def. #64 Pearce/Yamakita (VU) – 6-3
Order of Finish – 2, 3
UP NEXT...
The Aggies return to action Sunday when they travel to Columbia to face Missouri in an 11:30 a.m. contest at the Mizzou Tennis Complex.
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.
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