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No. 13 Aggies Set to Host Opening Round of NCAA Tournament

The No. 13 Texas A&M women's tennis team is set to face A&M-Corpus Christi in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament Saturday at the Mitchell Tennis Center with first serve set for 1 p.m.

BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION – The No. 13 Texas A&M women's tennis team is set to face A&M-Corpus Christi in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament Saturday at the Mitchell Tennis Center with first serve set for 1 p.m.
 
The Maroon & White (22-7) open their NCAA Tournament campaign at home for the third-straight year, as they host A&M-Corpus Christi in the first round. Texas A&M's previous two campaigns have started at its home courts and led to a pair of Elite 8 appearances.
 
The Maroon & White have battled the Islanders (23-2) twice in program history and swept both matchups (4-0, 7-0). The Southland Conference Tournament Champions head into Aggieland with a 13-match win-streak and 5-2 record on the road.
 
A&M is led by the No. 1 singles player in the country and back-to-back SEC Player of the Year, Mary Stoiana. The Aggies also have a standout freshman in Lucciana Perez, who became the first player to be named SEC Freshman of the year in program history. The Maroon & White also garnered three First Team All-SEC selections in Stoiana, Nicole Khirin and Mia Kupres, while Perez earned a Second Team All-SEC honor.
 
TICKET INFORMATION:
General admission tickets to the first and second-round matches can be purchased in advance at 12thManFoundation.com or during business hours by calling the ticket office at 1-888-99-AGGIE or 979-845-2311. General admission also will be available for purchase on match days at the Mitchell Tennis Center beginning one hour before the first match of the day.

Students will be granted free admission with a valid Texas A&M student ID.

$10 All-Session General Admission
$7 Single-Day General Admission
$4.50 Single-Day Youth General Admission
 
STATS & STREAMING

MATCH STATS

  • No. 1 Mary Stoiana leads the team with 21 dual match singles wins and leads the Aggies in singles winning percentage at .913 (Min. 10 dual matches played).
  • In singles, A&M has dropped only three matches on court 2.
  • Mary Stoiana/Mia Kupres lead the Maroon & White with 16 dual match doubles wins.
  • In doubles, court 1 holds the highest winning percentage at .833.

NOTABLE STREAKS 

  • The Aggies have won 53-straight home matches.
  • Mary Stoiana has won nine-straight dual match singles.
  • SEC Freshman of the Year Lucciana Perez is on an 11-match singles win streak.

TEAM NOTES

  • A&M has only allowed 17 points to its opposition all season when the Aggies win the match.
  • The Maroon & White have swept 10 opponents this season.

FOLLOW THE AGGIES
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