No. 3 Aggies Take Down Quinnipiac to Advance to NCAA 2nd Round

Saturday, May 2

College Station

2:00 PM

Texas A&M

Quinnipiac

Photo by: Julianne Shivers/Texas A&M Athletics

May 02, 2026 | Women's Tennis

Box Score Box: A&M 4, QU 0

By: Mia Seay, Texas A&M Athletics Communications

COLLEGE STATION – The 4-seed Texas A&M Aggies opened the NCAA Women's Tennis Championship with Saturday's 4-0 first round sweep of the Quinnipiac Bobcats at the Mitchell Tennis Center.

With their win, the Aggies advance to Sunday's second-round match against Baylor. First serve is set for 1 p.m.

The Maroon & White set the tone early in doubles play, securing the opening point with wins on courts 1 and 3. On court 3, Daria Smetannikov/Lexington Reed struck first, delivering a decisive 6-2 victory over Emily Meng/Isabella Sicignano. No. 11 Mia Kupres/Lucciana Perez sealed the doubles point on court 1 with another 6-2 win over Willow Renton/Caitlin Flower. The match one court 2 featuring No. 35 Violeta Martinez/Ilinca Amariei and Anagha Shankar/Vera Sekerina went unfinished at 5-3.

Singles play began with a statement performance from Martinez, who blanked Sekerina 6-0, 6-0 on court 5. No. 106 Reed kept the momentum rolling on court 4, dispatching Shankar 6-1, 6-0. No. 1 Perez clinched the match for A&M, taking down Renton 6-0, 6-4.

With the match decided, three courts went unfinished, all in the Aggies' favor. No. 50 Kupres held a 6-1 ,4-3 lead over Flower on court 2, while No. 71 Amariei was ahead 6-1, 5-4 against Isabella Baker on court 3. On court 4, No. 98 Smetannikov also led Meng 6-2, 4-1, when play was halted.

Texas A&M 4, Quinnipiac 0
Mitchell Tennis Center – College Station

SINGLES
#1 Lucciana Perez (A&M) def. Willow Renton (QU) – 6-0, 6-4
#50 Mia Kupres (A&M) def. Caitlin Flower (QU) – 6-1, 4-3, unfinished
#71 Ilinca Amariei (A&M) def. Isabella Baker (QU) – 6-1, 5-4, unfinished
#106 Lexington Reed (A&M) vs. Anagha Shankar (QU) – 6-1, 6-0
Violeta Martinez (A&M) def. Vera Sekerina (QU) – 6-0, 6-0
#98 Daria Smetannikov (A&M) vs. Emily Meng (QU) – 6-2, 4-1, unfinished
Order of Finish – 5, 4, 1

DOUBLES
#11 Kupres/Perez (A&M) vs. Renton/Flower (QU) – 6-2
#35 Martinez/Amariei (A&M) def. Shankar/Sekerina (QU) – 5-3, unfinished
Smetannikov/Reed (A&M) def. Meng/Sicignano (QU) – 6-2
Order of Finish – 3, 1

TEXAS A&M QUOTES
Head Coach Mark Weaver
On the match...
"Overall, I was pleased. First round NCAAs sometimes can be a little bit nervous, so it's nice to get that first round match out of the way. It was a good day for the Aggies, and we took care of business. Time to move on to the 2nd round tomorrow."

On Lucciana Perez…
"Lucciana has done a great job with mental toughness and staying in the moment. Lu's done a great job of staying in the moment and happy for her to get us across the finish line."

Junior Lucciana Perez
On her teammates' support...
"It was getting a little bit tough at the end to close it out, overall I think on every court we brought intensity and the focus we wanted to bring out today. Especially for the first match in two weeks, we were looking forward to starting again and getting the rhythm of the matches."

UP NEXT...
The Aggies return to action Sunday when they face Baylor in a 1 p.m. contest at the Mitchell Tennis Center.

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