Daria Smetannikov

Daria Smetannikov 2026 SEC Championship semifinal

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Daria Smetannikov lines up a forehand shot against the Longhorns in ITA National Team Indoor Championships action

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Daria Smetannikov at 2022-23 NCAA Tournament

COLLEGE STATION, TX - May 12, 2023 - Daria Smetannikov of the Texas A&M Aggies during the game between the Tennessee Volunteers and the Texas A&M Aggies at Mitchell Tennis Center in College Station, TX. Photo By Hayden Carroll/Texas A&M Athletics

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COLLEGE STATION, TX - April 21, 2023 - Daria Smetannikov of the Texas A&M Aggies during the SEC Tournament game between the Vanderbilt Commodores and the Texas A&M Aggies at Billingsley Tennis Center in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Photo By Brendall O'Banon/Texas A&M Athletics

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Height:
5-5
Class:
Senior
High School:
Red Bank Catholic
Hometown:
Marlboro, N.J.

NCAA Individual Championships qualifier – Doubles (Fall 2025)
NCAA Individual Championships qualifier – Singles (Fall 2024)
SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll (2024)

CAREER: Career-best ITA rankings include No. 62 in singles (March 4, 2026) and No. 38 in doubles (Aug. 26, 2025) paired with Mia Kupres ... Owns an 87-41 career singles record, including 54-27 in dual action and 23-16 in SEC matches ... Boasts a career record of 11-0 on court 4 ... Has registered a career 59-42 doubles record, including 35-28 in dual matches and 19-12 in league play.

2025-26 (SENIOR): Qualified for the NCAA Individual Championships in doubles play paired with Mia Kupres ... Climbed as high as No. 84 (April 7) in the ITA Rankings in singles and No. 38 (Aug. 26) in doubles with Kupres ... Owns a 22-8 singles record, including 17-5 in dual action and 9-4 in SEC play ... Posted a 3-0 record against nationally ranked opponents ... Started the spring dual season 7-0 record ... Strung together six consecutive SEC wins from March 14-April 4 ... Bested No. 44 Ashton Bowers of Auburn, 6-4, 6-2 (April 2) and No. 64 Ava Esposito of Auburn, 6-4, 6-1 (April 18) ... Owns a 22-10 doubles record, including 16-6 in dual play and 11-2 in league action ... Qualified for NCAA Championship in doubles by going 3-0 at the ITA Central Sectional teamed with Kupres ... Paired with Lexington Reed to win seven consecutive SEC matches from March 14 to April 4.

2024-25 (JUNIOR): Qualified for the NCAA Individual Championships in singles play ... Tallied a 29-12 singles record, including 13-7 in dual play and 6-4 in SEC action ... Logged a 6-0 record on court 4 ... Recorded a 24-18 doubles record, including 15-13 in dual play and 6-5 in SEC action ... Strung together 11 consecutive doubles wins from Jan. 9 to Feb. 10 paired with Mia Kupres (8-0), Lucciana Perez (2-0) and Nicole Khirin (1-0) .. Topped No. 50 Sydni Ratliff of Ohio State, 6-3, 6-0 (Nov. 10) to earn her NCAA Singles spot ... Clinched the Aggies’ epic Lone Star Showdown comeback win with a 6-4, 1-6, 6-4 victory over No. 25 Carmen Herea Bested No. 64 Emma Staker of Oklahoma, 2-6, 7-6(2), 10-7... Joined with Kupres to best No. 29 Tilwith DiGirolami/Anita Sahdiieva of LSU, 6-3 (March 23) ... Teamed with Lexington Reed to best No. 45 Reese Miller/Julia Fliegner of Michigan, 6-4 (May 17).

2023-24 (SOPHOMORE): Recorded a 17-12 singles record, including 10-8 in dual play and 5-4 in SEC action ... Logged seven wins on court 5 and went 3-0 on court 6 ... Tallied seven doubles wins, including two in dual action ... Paired with Nicole Khirin to top No. 35 Tanya Sasnouskaya/Charlotte Chavatipon of Texas (Sept. 22).

2022-23 (FRESHMAN): Registered a 19-9 singles record during her rookie campaign ... Finished dual play with a 14-7 record, including wins on courts 2, 4, 5 and 6 ... Picked up first career ranked singles win over North Carolina's No. 18 Anika Yarlagadda (6-1, 2-6, 6-0) at the ITA National Indoor Championships (Feb. 12) ... Clinched the Aggies’ victory over Vanderbilt in the SEC Tournament quarterfinal round ... Secured a record of 6-5 in doubles play across five partners, including a ranked win with Jeanette Mireles over Memphis' No. 55 Emily Meyer/Aran Teixido-Garcia.

PERSONAL: Daria Smetannikov was born in Washington D.C. in the fall of 2004 to Irina and Max Smetannikov ... Has one sister named Maria Smetannikov… Earned bachelor’s degree in business at the Mays School of Business in May 2026 ... Career ambition is to become a lawyer ... In her free time, she enjoys hanging out with friends.

ITA RANKING HISTORY AT TEXAS A&M
SINGLES
March 7, 2023 – No. 80
March 21, 2023 – No. 101
April 4, 2023 – No. 117
April 11, 2023 – No. 112
Sept. 5, 2023 – No. 94
Dec. 3, 2024 – No. 102
Feb. 5, 2025 – No. 125
March 4, 2025 – No. 62
March 18, 2025 – No. 80
April 1, 2025 – No. 88
April 8, 2025 – No. 90
April 15, 2025 – No. 102
April 22, 2025 – No. 111
May 1, 2025 – No. 109
May 21, 2025 – No. 101
Aug. 26, 2025 – No. 64
Nov. 25, 2025 – No. 83
Feb. 4, 2026 – No. 96
Feb. 19, 2026 – No. 125
April 7, 2026 – No. 84
April 14, 2026 – No. 111
April 21, 2026 – No. 87

DOUBLES
Dec. 3, 2024 – No. 70 with Lexington Reed
March 4, 2025 – No. 68 with Mia Kupres
April 1, 2025 – No. 65 with Mia Kupres
Aug 26, 2025 – No. 38 with Mia Kupres
Nov. 25, 2025 – No. 57 with Mia Kupres
Feb. 4, 2026 – No. 70 with Mia Kupres

TOP 100 SINGLES WINS
No. 50 Sydni Ratliff, Ohio State – 6-3, 6-0 (11/10/2024)
No. 25 Carmen Herea, Texas – 6-1, 1-6, 6-4 (2/23/2025)
No. 64 Emma Staker, Oklahoma – 2-6, 7-6(2), 1-0(7) (3/2/2025)
No. 96 Erika Matsuda, Washington – 7-5, 5-7, 6-2 (9/24/2025)
No. 44 Ashton Bowers, Auburn – 6-4, 6-2 (4/2/2026)
No. 64 Ava Esposito, Auburn – 6-4, 6-1 (4/18/2026)

TOP 50 DOUBLES WINS
No. 35 Tanya Sasnouskaya/Charlotte Chavatipon, Texas – 6-3 (9/23/203) with Nicole Khirin
No. 29 Tilwith Di Girolami/Anita Sahdiieva, LSU – 6-3 (3/23/2025) with Mia Kupres
No. 45 Reese Miller/Julia Fliegner, Michigan – 6-4 (5/17/2025) with Lexington Reed
No. 49 Erin Pearce/Mia Yamakita, Vanderbilt – 6-4 (2/6/2026) with Lexington Reed