Well. 5 women’s tennis open spring slate home doubleheader

COLLEGE STATION, Texas Well. 5 The Texas A&M women’s tennis team opens the spring season on Tuesday, January 17 with a doubleheader against Houston and Prairie View A&M.

The team is very excited about the season opener, head coach Mark Weaver said. Our preparation has been exceptional and we are looking forward to the start of this season.

A&M will look to build on last season’s success, when the Aggies secured the SEC regular season title, boasting a perfect 13-0 record. The Aggies completed the SEC Tournament double by winning all three games, including a 4-0 sweep of Georgia in the final after the Bulldogs beat A&M in the final the year before. At the end of the season, A&M advanced to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament for the first time under Coach Weaver, but fell in a battle with No. 2 Oklahoma, 3-4.

The fall for the Maroon & Whites was highlighted by No. 9 seed Mary Stoiana, who qualified for the ITA Fall Championships in San Diego, California. In the opening round, she defeated UNLV’s Molly Helgesson 6-3, 6-1. In the second round, Stoiana picked up another win over Oklahomans Julia Garcia Ruiz 6-2, 6-4, but her run ended in the quarterfinals when she was defeated by UNC’s No. 1 Fiona Crawley 6-3, 6-3.

The Aggies finished the fall off the table with more than half of their returners included in the ITA singles rankings, including No. 9 Stoiana, No. 51 Jayci Goldsmith, No. 79 Gianna Pielet and No. 105 Jeanette Mireles. In doubles, A&M added three ranked pairs, No. 23 Goldsmith and Stoiana, No. 42 Goldsmith and Carson Branstein and finally No. 43 Pielet and Mireles.

After a successful 2021-22 season campaign, the Aggies were selected by the league’s coaches to finish at the top of the Southeastern Conference. The Aggies will face Houston in the first bid at 12 noon at the Mitchell Tennis Center, followed by a match against Prairie View A&M at 4:30 p.m.

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