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Texas A&M women’s tennis wins their first NCAA title beating Georgia 4-1

The Aggie women’s tennis team wins its first NCAA title in dominate fashion beating Georgia 4-1

Despite a challenging start to the season, the Aggies demonstrated their resilience in 2024. What initially seemed like a year that might require a return to the drawing board, turned into a triumphant run. They clinched the regular-season SEC title for the third consecutive year, entering the NCAA tournament with a renewed sense of energy.

A common theme throughout Aggie athletics is that you will continue to get the same test with any opportunity to pass it. On Sunday night, A&M passed the test, which was the Georgia Bulldogs.

During the year, the Bulldogs defeated the Aggies in each of the previous three contests, and it seemed destined for them to meet in the championship match. After upsetting multiple teams en route to Sunday, the Maroon and White were on a mission to bring home the gold.

The Aggie took the first point in the doubles match before having to move indoors due to the weather, and once inside, they came out aggressive taking three matches early, but the Bulldogs would battle back to tie it 1-1 before freshman Lucciana Perez put the Aggies up 2-1 in a comeback finish. The final two points came via Mary Stoiana and Nicole Khirin.

Below is the championship point

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The Texas A&M women’s tennis dominates the singles to move on to the Final Four

The Aggies pull off another upset to move on to the Final Four where they will face Tennessee

After losing a point in the doubles matches the No. 13 Texas A&M (26-7) women’s team stormed back to beat No. 5 Virginia 4-1 to move on to the Final Four. Also, for the second meet in a row, the Aggies have upset the higher-ranked team and they have reclaimed their spot as a top-four team in the country.

It was no turning back once the singles matches started with the Aggies swarming all over Virginia after losing earlier in the meet. They had a clean sweep in the first frame and were well on their way to a complete sweep when SEC Freshman of the Year. Lucciana Perez closed out the day with a victory in her match.

Head Coach Mark Weaver went on to talk about the performance in the Elite 8.

“That was a very impressive performance by our group. It was an exciting doubles point that came down to the wire. There was a lot of nerves on both sides. Those doubles points are kind of a roll of the dice and sometimes they can go either way. Excellent composure by the girls to win all six first sets [in singles] and really set the tone there. We brought it, and you could see the confidence growing on our side of the court. It’s a big stage out there and we really handled it well, especially in singles. I’m very proud of our group.”

Match Results – Via the Official Texas A&M Website

Singles Results
(TAMU) No. 1 Mary Stoiana Def. (UVA) No. 24 Hiba Shaikh (6-2, 6-1)
(TAMU) No. 88 Carson Branstine – (UVA) No. 67 Annabelle Xu (7-5, 2-2) unfinished

(TAMU) No. 26 Nicole Khirin Def. (UVA) No. 91 Sara Ziodato (6-4, 6-1)
(TAMU) No. 45 Mia Kupres – (UVA) Natasha Subhash (7-6(2), 2-1) unfinished
(TAMU) Lucciana Perez Def. (UVA) No. 125 Elaine Chervinsky (6-4, 6-4)
(TAMU) Jeanette Mireles Def. (UVA) Melodie Collard (6-4, 6-2)

Double Results
(UVA) No. 8 Melodie Collard/Elaine Chervinsky Def. (TAMU) No. 7 Mary Stoiana/Mia Kupres (7-6(5))
(TAMU) Carson Branstine/Lucciana Perez Def. (UVA) Hibah Shaikh/Natasha Subhash (7-5)
(UVA) No. 88 Sara Ziodato/Meggie Navaro Def. (TAMU) Nicole Khirin/Jeanette Mireles (6-4)

No.13 Texas A&M will face Tennessee on May 18 at 6:30 pm CST in Stillwater, Okla. for a chance to move on the Championship

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The Texas A&M women’s tennis team defeats the defending champs earning an Elite 8 bid

Texas A&M returns to the Elite 8 after beating the No. 4 ranked defending champion North Carolina

The Texas A&M women’s tennis team (25-7) had high hopes and lofty expectations leading into the 2024 season. It’s safe to say they hit some of those and came up short in a few others. After coming into the season ranked as the No. 2 team in the country, they suffered a few tough losses that dropped them down all the way to No. 21.

However good teams can’t be kept down long forever. The Aggies battled their way back to win their third consecutive SEC regular season title and a second-place finish in the SEC tournament. Now Coach Mark Weaver has his team in the Elite 8 after knocking off the defending champion No. 4 ranked North Carolina Tar Heels 4-1 in the Sweet 16 round. Coach Weaver gave his thoughts on what this victory meant for the team.

“That is one of the biggest wins, if not the biggest, in Texas A&M history. To come in and beat the defending National Champions on their home courts, who had won 94-consecutive matches [at home] is a truly remarkable achievement for our program. So proud of our group to have now made our third-consecutive Elite 8 appearance.”

Match Results – Via the Official Texas A&M Website
Singles Results
(TAMU) No. 1 Mary Stoiana Def. (UNC) No. 22 Elizabeth Scotty (6-4, 7-6(7))
(TAMU) No. 88 Carson Branstine Def. (UNC) No. 6 Fiona Crawley (2-6, 6-0, 6-2)
(TAMU) No. 26 Nicole Khirin Def. (UNC) No. 52 Carson Tanguilig (6-1, 5-7, 6-2)
(TAMU) No. 45 Mia Kupres – (UNC) No. 58 Reilly Tran (7-5, 3-6, 1-3) unfinished
(TAMU) Lucciana Perez – (UNC) No. 31 Anika Yarlagadda (6-7(5), 6-3, 2-1) unfinished
(UNC) No. 77 Thea Rabman Def. (TAMU) Jeanette Mireles (6-3, 6-1)

Double Results
(TAMU) No. 7 Mary Stoiana/Mia Kupres Def. (UNC) No. 6 Fiona Crawley/Carson Tanguilig (7-6(4))
(UNC) No. 24 Elizabeth Scotty/Anika Yarlagadda Def. (TAMU) Carson Branstine/Lucciana Perez (6-4)
(TAMU) Nicole Khirin/Jeanette Mireles Def. (UNC) No. 30 Abby Forbes/Reilly Tran (6-4)

Below you can check out the winning moment real time

No.13 Texas A&M will face No. 5 Virginia on May 17 at 5 pm in Stillwater, Okla. for a chance to move on the Final Four

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Aggie tennis ace Mary Stoiana is named No.1 in the ITA Rankings

The Texas A&M Tennis star Mary Stoiana adds her name to the record books

History has been made, and a top ranking has been earned by the hard work and relentless effort of Texas A&M women’s tennis star Mary Stoiana.

Stoiana has sealed her name in the Texas A&M record books as the university’s first women’s tennis player to be ranked No. 1 in the nation. The Connecticut native arrived in Bryan-College Station in 2021 and has been on a tear since suiting up in the Maroon & White.

After a stellar freshman campaign where she earned multiple honors, including being named to the All-SEC freshman, she doubled down with an even better sophomore year. Below is just a snip-it of the accolades collected last year as she rose through the rankings:

  • SEC Player of the Year (2023)
  • ITA All-American Singles (2023)
  • All-SEC First Team (2023)
  • 7x SEC Player of the Week in 2023, the most in a single season in conference history

Congratulations to Mary for reaching the top-ranked spot in the nation, and we wish her a very successful upcoming season.

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Latest Lady Vols’ tennis ITA rankings

A look at the latest ITA rankings for the Lady Vols’ tennis team and players.

Tennessee (8-5) will next play No. 12 Texas A&M (20-1) Friday at noon EDT from Barksdale Stadium.

The Lady Vols will host No. 61 LSU (4-7) Sunday at noon EDT.

The Intercollegiate Tennis Association released its latest women’s rankings Wednesday.

The ITA Collegiate Tennis Rankings sponsored by Tennis-Point rank the top 75 schools, the top 125 national singles players and the top 80 national doubles teams each week.

Ahead of the Lady Vols’ matches against Texas A&M and LSU, three Tennessee players are ranked in the top 88 in singles competition and two doubles teams are ranked in the top 59.

Below are Tennessee’s rankings the ITA released on Wednesday.

  • Tennessee team ranking: No. 31
  • Tenika McGiffin singles ranking: No. 37
  • Rebeka Mertena singles ranking: No. 44
  • Elza Tomase singles ranking: No. 88
  • Daria Kuczer/Tenika McGiffin doubles ranking: No. 13
  • Esther Adeshina/Elza Tomase doubles ranking: No. 59
Photo by Dan Harralson, Vols Wire

Tennessee ranked No. 1 in ITA rankings

Tennessee is ranked No. 1 in the ITA rankings.

Tennessee men’s tennis team is ranked No. 1 by the International Tennis Association.

The Vols were ranked No. 4 in the ITA’s spring preseason poll.

Tennessee has defeated then-No. 5 TCU and victories against East Tennessee State.

The Vols won at TCU as junior Angel Diaz defeated Lui Maxted in three sets.

Diaz, who has a perfect 2-0 record in singles dual play in 2022, notched a comeback victory over Maxted, ranked No. 33 nationally.

Maxted won the first set before Diaz rallied back to claim a 5-7, 6-4, 6-3 win.

Other Vols with singles wins against TCU include Adam Walton, Johannus Monday and Shunsuke Mitsui.

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