May’s Whataburger Players of the month were recently announced.
Each month, Texas A&M athletics recognizes two athletes as the Whataburger Players of the Month for their achievements in their respective sports.
For May, A&M chose junior Mary Stoiana from the tennis team and junior Adela Cernousek from the women’s golf team. Check out their accomplishments below for May, earning them the honor of player of the month.
Mary Stoiana – May Snapshot
Help lead Texas A&M to their first NCAA team championship
NCAA Tournament MVP
Final four in NCAA Individual Championship
38-4 overall this year
28-7 in dual matches this year
Currently ranked No.1 in the latest ITA rankings
Adela Cernousek – May Snapshot
2024 Individual National Championship
2024 WGCA First Team All-American
2024 All-SEC First Team
Help lead Texas A&M to their third-straight trip to national quarterfinals
Congratulations to Stoiana and Cernousek for being named May’s Whataburger Players of the Month.
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The Texas A&M Tennis program will get their wish as an agreement has been met for a new 65,000 tennis complex
The Texas A&M Tennis program will be getting a brand-new facility that will be located in College Station’s sister city Bryan. The City of Bryan along with the university has approved the construction of a new indoor tennis complex to serve as the new home for the team.
As the only SEC team that does not have an indoor facility, this will do wonders for both teams. With the Women’s team, I believe it’s what they need to get over that final hurdle to win an NCAA Championship. This type of move will also help boost the recruiting efforts for the Men’s team.
The new facility will be a 65,000-square-foot, six-court, NCAA/United States Association approved complex. Once the ink dries it will take about two years to complete and will be located in the Travis Bryan Midtown Park.
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Texas A&M Athletic Director Ross Bjork has been talking about getting the Tennis program a place that is worthy of the accomplishments of the program over the past decade and had to say this on the news:
“I want to thank the Bryan City Council and Mayor Gutierrez for their vision and support in approving the agreement to build a brand-new indoor tennis and multipurpose complex at Midtown Park that will serve our entire community and especially our Texas A&M tennis programs. We appreciate the innovative and collaborative approach the City of Bryan staff has taken with this project and for creating a win-win situation that will have long lasting benefits across Aggieland.
The development of Midtown Park as a major destination and the proximity to the Mitchell Tennis Center made this a perfect place to create an indoor tennis complex. We started this conversation back in early 2021 and I want to commend and give a big thanks to the former Mayor of Bryan, Andrew Nelson, for his vision to start this process and create the momentum to get this project finalized. We appreciate the support of the Texas A&M Administration for supporting this initiative and look forward to creating many championship opportunities for Aggie tennis in this first-class facility.”
It’s great to see the expansion of the athletic facilities for the University and they will now have a world class indoor facility to complement the world class tennis program.
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Texas A&M adds for Texas Freshman of the Year Nicole Khirin from the transfer portal.
Head Tennis Coach Mark Weaver announced the program would welcome Big 12 player and Freshman of the Year Nicole Khirin. Her young career is already littered with conference awards, some of which are listed below.
2023 accolades:
Big 12 Player of the Year
Big 12 Freshman of the Year
Big 12 All-Freshman Team, Singles First Team, All-Tournament Team
Big 12 No. 1 Singles
Intercollegiate Tennis Association’s Texas Regional Rookie of the Year
That’s a very impressive list that displays how great a program Coach Weaver runs that top athletes want to join. Khirin will add some needed firepower as the Aggies will lose a few key players but are still in a solid position to repeat as SEC Champions. Coach Weaver spoke about what Khirin will bring to the team.
“We are beyond excited to announce the signing of Nicole Khirin,” Weaver said. “She comes in with a wealth of experience from having an excellent freshman year at the University of Texas and performing at the very highest level on the professional circuit. With her addition to our roster, the sky is the limit for the success of our program going into the 2023-2024 season.”
Yes, the sky is the limit for this squad, and I expect great things from them next season.
— Texas A&M Women's Tennis (@AggieWTEN) June 9, 2023
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The Aggies Women’s Tennis team defeated Kentucky to win the SEC Title
The Women’s tennis team has been dominant all season long earning them a No. 2 ranking with a 24-1 overall record. There was no doubt they would also take the regular season crown as they went undefeated in league play at 12-0.
Coach Mark Weaver has turned the team into a tennis juggernaut, especially over the last two seasons with a 57-3 overall record, a perfect 25-0 SEC record, and making it to the NCAA Quarterfinals last year. Having secured their second SEC title in as many years they are a strong contender to go deep into NCAAs
Below is what he had to say about winning back-to-back titles:
“Clinching back-to-back SEC titles doesn’t happen very often, and it comes down to the great group we have. Playing at this level consistently is extremely difficult, but our girls handled the pressure all year and I couldn’t be more proud of them.”
They will close out their regular season against Vanderbilt, on April 16th, at the Currey Tennis Center in Nashville, Tennessee. The first serve is at 11 am.
For more information on the Texas A&M Women’s team follow their official Twitter account @AggieWTEN
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Moss and Stoiana are March’s Whatabuger Players of the month
Each month, Texas A&M athletics recognizes two athletes as the Whataburger Players of the Month for their achievements in their respective sports. For the month of March, A&M has chosen junior infielder Jack Moss from the Men’s Baseball team and sophomore Mary Stoiana from the Women’s Tennis team. Check out their accomplishments below for the month of March that earned them the honor of player of the month.
Jack Moss – March Snapshot
12-game hitting streak
Hitting .387 in March
Hitting .366 in March during SEC play
3 Home runs
9 RBIs
2 Doubles
Mary Stoiana – March Snapshot
Named SEC Player of the week three times in March (1st, 8th, and 29th)
29-4 overall this year
15-1 in dual matches this year
Currently ranked No.3 in the latest ITA rankings
Congrats to our @Whataburger Players of the Month for March 🏆
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