No. 13 Aggies Sweep A&M-Corpus Christi in First Round of NCAA Tournament
BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION – The No. 13 Texas A&M women's tennis team opened the NCAA Tournament with a 4-0 sweep of A&M-Corpus Christi Saturday at the Mitchell Tennis Center.
Texas A&M (23-7) dominated the Islanders (23-3) from the beginning, with No. 7 Mary Stoiana/Mia Kupres kicking things off with a commanding 6-0 victory over Emma Aucagne/Naomi Moi McKenzie on court 1. Following their lead were Carson Branstine/Lucciana Perez, who took down Kateryna Rublevska/Valeria Cherfus on court 2 to clinch the doubles point (6-2).
Branstine was the first Aggie to strike in singles, making quick work of Aucagne on court 1 (6-2, 6-1) to grab a 2-0 lead over the Islanders.
On the verge of match point on two separate courts, Perez grabbed her 12th-straight win, topping Palina Saulevich on court 4 (6-1, 6-1) just seconds before Mireles clinched the victory on court 5 over Rublevska (6-1, 6-0).
No. 1 Stoiana, No. 45 Kupres and Daria Smetannikov all claimed their first sets and were leading their matches before the overall result was clinched.
COACH'S QUOTES
Head coach Mark Weaver on the team's performance …
"At the end of the day we performed at a high level and were clicking on all cylinders. If all six girls play at the level they are capable of, we're a pretty rough team out there."
Up Next
The Aggies will take on No. 18 Oklahoma in the second round of the NCAA Tournament Sunday, May 5 at the Mitchell Tennis Center with first serve set for 1 p.m.
Match Results
Singles Results
(TAMU) No. 88 Carson Branstine Def. (AMCC) Emma Aucagne (6-2, 6-1)
(TAMU) No. 1 Mary Stoiana - (AMCC) Naomi Moi McKenzie (6-4, 0-0) unfinished
(TAMU) No. 45 Mia Kupres - (AMCC) Valeria Cherfus (6-1, 5-1) unfinished
(TAMU) Lucciana Perez Def. (AMCC) Palina Saulevich (6-1, 6-1)
(TAMU) Jeanette Mireles Def. (AMCC) Kateryna Rublevska (6-1, 6-0)
(TAMU) Daria Smetannikov – (AMCC) Victoire Delattre (6-2, 3-2)
Double Results
(TAMU) No. 7 Mary Stoiana/Mia Kupres Def. (AMCC) Emma Aucagne/Naomi Moi McKenzie (6-0)
(TAMU) Carson Branstine/Lucciana Perez Def. (AMCC) Kateryna Rublevska/Valeria Cherfus (6-2)
(TAMU) Nicole Khirin/Jeanette Mireles - (AMCC) Palina Saulevich/Victoire Delattre (5-4) unfinished
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