The No. 13 Texas A&M women’s tennis team took on No. 42 Ole Miss on Sunday, March 10 in Oxford, Mississippi. Coming off a win against Mississippi State, the Aggies attempted to win their second consecutive match.
Starting off doubles play, the Aggie duo of sophomore Nicole Khirin and fifth-year Sydney Fitch defeated the Rebel duo of senior Lucie Devier and freshman Andrea Nova, 6-4.
The Ole Miss junior pair of Anaelle Leclercq and Ludmila Kareisova stormed back and defeated A&M freshman Lucciana Perez and junior Jeanette Mireles, 6-3.
With the score tied up, the Aggie duo of sophomore Mia Kupres and junior Mary Stoiana performed under pressure, defeating the Rebels’ upper-class duo of junior Ava Harastar and senior Briana Crowley, 6-4.
After the Maroon and White captured the first point in doubles, it was clear they had momentum heading into singles.
Starting off the singles matches, Kupres demonstrated incredible skill in her game as she defeated Crowley in a quick two-set match, 6-2, 6-2.
Continuing on with singles play, Stoiana proved why she is the No. 1 ranked singles player, defeating the Rebels’ Kareisova in a surprisingly quick two-set match, 6-1, 6-2.
Securing the fourth point and the victory for the Aggies, Mireles defeated Rebel sophomore Emma Kette in a steady two-set match, 6-4, 6-2.
Finishing out the matches on Court 2, Khirin took care of business as she defeated Ole Miss junior Ava Harastar in a competitive three-set match, 2-6, 6-0, 6-3.
Continuing on Court 5, the Aggies’ sophomore Daria Smetannikov defeated the Rebels’ junior Rachel Kryzal in a long three-set match, 6-4, 0-6, 6-3.
Wrapping up singles play on Court 4 the Rebels handed the Aggies their only loss of the day as Leclercq defeated Perez, 7-5, 1-6, 6-4.
All in all, the Aggies showed why they are the No. 13 team in the country. The Maroon and White improve their record to 12-5 and look to improve more as they take on the Georgia Bulldogs on Friday, March 15 in Athens, Georgia.
