No. 3 Aggies Secure to Seventh Straight Super Regional Spot
May 03, 2026 | Women's Tennis
COLLEGE STATION – The 4-seed Texas A&M Aggies advanced to the NCAA Women's Tennis Championship Super Regional with Sunday's 4-1 victory over the Baylor Bears at the Mitchell Tennis Center.
With their win, the Aggies host Friday's Super Regional contest against No. 13 Southern California. First serves at Mitchell Tennis Center are set for 2 p.m.
Texas A&M moved to the Super Regional round for the seventh consecutive season.
Baylor secured the doubles point, claiming two of the three courts to take an early lead. On court 3, Na Dong/Kennedy Gibbs defeated Daria Smetannikov/Lexington Reed, 6-0, before Alian Zack/Gabrielle Villegas clinched the point with a 6-2 win on court 2. The match on court 1, featuring the No. 11 duo of Mia Kupres/Lucciana Perez went unfinished with the Bears leading, 4-3.
The Aggies answered back in singles on court 6, where No. 98 Smetannikov defeated Luna Ivkovich, 6-0, 6-4, putting the Maroon & White on the board. Smetannikov improved to 23-8 on the season, including 18-5 in dual action.
Shortly after, No. 50 Kupres gave A&M the advantage with a 6-1, 6-4 victory over No. 75 Dong on court 2. It marked the fifth ranked win of the season for Kupres.
No. 1 Perez added another win for the Aggies on court 1, taking down No. 83 Kubacha 6-4, 6-3. The Lima, Peru, native remained perfect on the season with a 25-0 record, all in dual action.
No. 71 Amariei clinched the match for Texas A&M on court 3 with a 6-4, 6-2 win over Gibbs.
Two matches remained unfinished after the outcome was decided. On court 5, Martinez trailed Mu-Jie Tzeng 6-3, 1-6, 0-2, while No. 106 Reed led 7-6(6), 2-2 over Zack on court 4 when play was halted.
Texas A&M 4, Baylor 1
Mitchell Tennis Center – College Station
SINGLES
#1 Lucciana Perez (A&M) def. #83 Zuzanna Kubacha (BU) – 6-4, 6-3
#50 Mia Kupres (A&M) def. #75 Na Dong (BU) – 6-1, 6-4
#71 Ilinca Amariei (A&M) def. Kennedy Gibbs (BU) – 6-4, 6-2
#106 Lexington Reed (A&M) vs. Alian Zack (BU) – 7-6(6), 2-2, unfinished
Violeta Martinez (A&M) vs. Mu-Jie Tzeng (BU) – 6-3, 1-6, 0-2, unfinished
#98 Daria Smetannikov (A&M) def. Luna Ivkovich (BU) – 6-0, 6-4
Order of Finish – 6, 2, 1, 3
DOUBLES
Kubacha/Rahimkhani (BU) vs. #11 Kupres/Perez (A&M) – 4-3, unfinished
Zack/Villegas (BU) def. #35 Martinez/Amariei (A&M)– 6-2
Dong/Gibbs (BU) def. Smetannikov/Reed (A&M) – 6-0
Order of Finish – 3, 2
TEXAS A&M BUOTES
Head Coach Mark Weaver
On advancing...
"Seven Sweet 16s in a row is not easy to do. I think a lot of people may take that for granted. I am very pleased with the consistency of our program and a lot of the work we put in the season. Being able to host these first three rounds are very important. I'm just pleased that we've had such an excellent season."
Senior Mia Kupres
Mia Kupres on her first set of singles….
"I was trying to be aggressive and move her around while being patient and building the points. I was able to be more consistent than her and served well and that is what helped me get the points started off on the right foot."
Mia Kupres on her teams' efforts in singles ….
"They got momentum early in the doubles but then we snapped out of it and we all know that when it comes down to tennis, we are more than capable of winning every match in singles so we got to work and did not waste any time."
UP NEXT...
The Aggies return to action Friday when they face USC in a 2 p.m. contest at the Mitchell 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 their win, the Aggies host Friday's Super Regional contest against No. 13 Southern California. First serves at Mitchell Tennis Center are set for 2 p.m.
Texas A&M moved to the Super Regional round for the seventh consecutive season.
Baylor secured the doubles point, claiming two of the three courts to take an early lead. On court 3, Na Dong/Kennedy Gibbs defeated Daria Smetannikov/Lexington Reed, 6-0, before Alian Zack/Gabrielle Villegas clinched the point with a 6-2 win on court 2. The match on court 1, featuring the No. 11 duo of Mia Kupres/Lucciana Perez went unfinished with the Bears leading, 4-3.
The Aggies answered back in singles on court 6, where No. 98 Smetannikov defeated Luna Ivkovich, 6-0, 6-4, putting the Maroon & White on the board. Smetannikov improved to 23-8 on the season, including 18-5 in dual action.
Shortly after, No. 50 Kupres gave A&M the advantage with a 6-1, 6-4 victory over No. 75 Dong on court 2. It marked the fifth ranked win of the season for Kupres.
No. 1 Perez added another win for the Aggies on court 1, taking down No. 83 Kubacha 6-4, 6-3. The Lima, Peru, native remained perfect on the season with a 25-0 record, all in dual action.
No. 71 Amariei clinched the match for Texas A&M on court 3 with a 6-4, 6-2 win over Gibbs.
Two matches remained unfinished after the outcome was decided. On court 5, Martinez trailed Mu-Jie Tzeng 6-3, 1-6, 0-2, while No. 106 Reed led 7-6(6), 2-2 over Zack on court 4 when play was halted.
Texas A&M 4, Baylor 1
Mitchell Tennis Center – College Station
SINGLES
#1 Lucciana Perez (A&M) def. #83 Zuzanna Kubacha (BU) – 6-4, 6-3
#50 Mia Kupres (A&M) def. #75 Na Dong (BU) – 6-1, 6-4
#71 Ilinca Amariei (A&M) def. Kennedy Gibbs (BU) – 6-4, 6-2
#106 Lexington Reed (A&M) vs. Alian Zack (BU) – 7-6(6), 2-2, unfinished
Violeta Martinez (A&M) vs. Mu-Jie Tzeng (BU) – 6-3, 1-6, 0-2, unfinished
#98 Daria Smetannikov (A&M) def. Luna Ivkovich (BU) – 6-0, 6-4
Order of Finish – 6, 2, 1, 3
DOUBLES
Kubacha/Rahimkhani (BU) vs. #11 Kupres/Perez (A&M) – 4-3, unfinished
Zack/Villegas (BU) def. #35 Martinez/Amariei (A&M)– 6-2
Dong/Gibbs (BU) def. Smetannikov/Reed (A&M) – 6-0
Order of Finish – 3, 2
TEXAS A&M BUOTES
Head Coach Mark Weaver
On advancing...
"Seven Sweet 16s in a row is not easy to do. I think a lot of people may take that for granted. I am very pleased with the consistency of our program and a lot of the work we put in the season. Being able to host these first three rounds are very important. I'm just pleased that we've had such an excellent season."
Senior Mia Kupres
Mia Kupres on her first set of singles….
"I was trying to be aggressive and move her around while being patient and building the points. I was able to be more consistent than her and served well and that is what helped me get the points started off on the right foot."
Mia Kupres on her teams' efforts in singles ….
"They got momentum early in the doubles but then we snapped out of it and we all know that when it comes down to tennis, we are more than capable of winning every match in singles so we got to work and did not waste any time."
UP NEXT...
The Aggies return to action Friday when they face USC in a 2 p.m. contest at the Mitchell 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.
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