Friday, February 6
Champaign, Ill.
9:00 AM
Texas A&M
4
vs
2
Vanderbilt
Photo by: ITA Tennis
No. 2 Aggies Advance Past No. 12 Vanderbilt at ITA Indoor Championship
Feb 06, 2026 | Women's Tennis
CHAMPAIGN – The No. 2 Texas A&M women's tennis earned an impressive, 4-2, victory over the No. 12 Vanderbilt Commodores in Friday's ITA National Team Indoor Championship action at Atkins Tennis Center, to advance to the quarterfinals.
The Maroon & White jumped out front during doubles play, capturing two of the three courts to take opening point, 1-0. A&M set the tone on court 1 as Mia Kupres/Lucciana Perez earned a 6-4 win over No. 3 Sophia Webster/Celia-Belle Mohr. Vanderbilt responded on court 2 with a 6-4 decision against Violeta Martinez/Anna Perelman. The Aggies clinched the doubles point on court 3 behind a 6-4 victory from Lexington Reed/Daria Smetannikov over No. 49 Erin Pearce/Mia Yamakita.
The Maroon & White extended its lead early in singles play as No. 41 Perez delivered a dominant 6-1, 6-1 win over No. 15 Valeria Ray on court 2, improving to 7-0 in dual singles play this spring. The Commodores answered on court 6, where Pearce defeated Tilde Stromquist, 6-2, 6-2, before Vanderbilt evened the score on court 3 as No. 40 Bridget Stammel topped Lexington Reed, 6-2, 6-4.
Texas A&M regained momentum on court 4 behind Martinez, who earned a 7-5, 6-3 win against No. 56 Yamakita to push the Maroon & White back in front. No. 46 Kupres sealed the match on court 1, rallying past No. 24 Mohr in three sets, 5-7, 6-4, 6-1, to clinch the victory.
All three of the Aggies' singles wins came against opponents ranked inside the ITA top 60. No. 96 Smetannikov was locked in a third set with Trinetra Vijayakumar on court 5, when the match concluded.
Texas A&M 4, Vanderbilt 2
Atkins Tennis Center – Champaign, Illinois
SINGLES
#46 Mia Kupres (A&M) def. #24 Celia-Belle Mohr (VU) – 5-7, 6-4, 6-1
#41 Lucciana Perez (A&M) def. #17 Valeria Ray (VU) – 6-1, 6-1
#40 Bridget Stammel (VU) def. Lexington Reed – 6-2, 6-4
Violeta Martinez (A&M) def. #56 Mia Yamakita (VU) – 7-5, 6-3
#96 Daria Smetannikov (A&M) vs. Trinetra Vijayakumar (VU) – 7-6(6), 5-7, unfinished
Tilde Stromquist (A&M) def. Erin Pearce (VU) def. Tilde Stromquist – 6-2, 6-22
Order of Finish – 2,6,3,4,1
DOUBLES
Kupres/Perez (A&M) def. #3 Webster/Mohr (VU) – 6-4
Stammel/Ray (VU) def. Martinez/Perelman (A&M) – 6-4
Reed/Smetannikov (A&M) (VU) def. #49 Pearce/Yamakita (VU) - 6-4
Order of Finish – 1,2,3
TEXAS A&M QUOTES
Head Coach Mark Weaver
On the match...
"Overall, I am very pleased with our performance. First round matches are always tough in a tournament format for a variety of reasons. We only lost to two teams last year with Vanderbilt being one of them and they basically have the same team if not a little bit better this year, so I am very happy with our overall level of play today."
UP NEXT...
The Aggies return to action Saturday when they play the winner of No. 6 Oklahoma/No. 18 Texas in the ITA National Team Indoor Championships.
FOLLOW THE AGGIES
Visit 12thman.com for more information on Texas A&M women's tennis. Fans can keep up to date with the A&M women's tennis team on Facebook, Instagram, and on X by following @AggieWTEN.
The Maroon & White jumped out front during doubles play, capturing two of the three courts to take opening point, 1-0. A&M set the tone on court 1 as Mia Kupres/Lucciana Perez earned a 6-4 win over No. 3 Sophia Webster/Celia-Belle Mohr. Vanderbilt responded on court 2 with a 6-4 decision against Violeta Martinez/Anna Perelman. The Aggies clinched the doubles point on court 3 behind a 6-4 victory from Lexington Reed/Daria Smetannikov over No. 49 Erin Pearce/Mia Yamakita.
The Maroon & White extended its lead early in singles play as No. 41 Perez delivered a dominant 6-1, 6-1 win over No. 15 Valeria Ray on court 2, improving to 7-0 in dual singles play this spring. The Commodores answered on court 6, where Pearce defeated Tilde Stromquist, 6-2, 6-2, before Vanderbilt evened the score on court 3 as No. 40 Bridget Stammel topped Lexington Reed, 6-2, 6-4.
Texas A&M regained momentum on court 4 behind Martinez, who earned a 7-5, 6-3 win against No. 56 Yamakita to push the Maroon & White back in front. No. 46 Kupres sealed the match on court 1, rallying past No. 24 Mohr in three sets, 5-7, 6-4, 6-1, to clinch the victory.
All three of the Aggies' singles wins came against opponents ranked inside the ITA top 60. No. 96 Smetannikov was locked in a third set with Trinetra Vijayakumar on court 5, when the match concluded.
Texas A&M 4, Vanderbilt 2
Atkins Tennis Center – Champaign, Illinois
SINGLES
#46 Mia Kupres (A&M) def. #24 Celia-Belle Mohr (VU) – 5-7, 6-4, 6-1
#41 Lucciana Perez (A&M) def. #17 Valeria Ray (VU) – 6-1, 6-1
#40 Bridget Stammel (VU) def. Lexington Reed – 6-2, 6-4
Violeta Martinez (A&M) def. #56 Mia Yamakita (VU) – 7-5, 6-3
#96 Daria Smetannikov (A&M) vs. Trinetra Vijayakumar (VU) – 7-6(6), 5-7, unfinished
Tilde Stromquist (A&M) def. Erin Pearce (VU) def. Tilde Stromquist – 6-2, 6-22
Order of Finish – 2,6,3,4,1
DOUBLES
Kupres/Perez (A&M) def. #3 Webster/Mohr (VU) – 6-4
Stammel/Ray (VU) def. Martinez/Perelman (A&M) – 6-4
Reed/Smetannikov (A&M) (VU) def. #49 Pearce/Yamakita (VU) - 6-4
Order of Finish – 1,2,3
TEXAS A&M QUOTES
Head Coach Mark Weaver
On the match...
"Overall, I am very pleased with our performance. First round matches are always tough in a tournament format for a variety of reasons. We only lost to two teams last year with Vanderbilt being one of them and they basically have the same team if not a little bit better this year, so I am very happy with our overall level of play today."
UP NEXT...
The Aggies return to action Saturday when they play the winner of No. 6 Oklahoma/No. 18 Texas in the ITA National Team Indoor Championships.
FOLLOW THE AGGIES
Visit 12thman.com for more information on Texas A&M women's tennis. Fans can keep up to date with the A&M women's tennis team on Facebook, Instagram, and on X by following @AggieWTEN.
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