Second-ranked Aggies Too Much for Tulane

Friday, January 16

College Station, TX

11:00 AM

Tulane University

#2 Texas A&M

Natalia Perez

Jan 16, 2026 | Women's Tennis

COLLEGE STATION, TX – Second-ranked Texas A&M surrendered just one singles set to visiting Tulane Friday afternoon at Mitchell Tennis Center in the spring opener for both programs.

For Tulane, Natalia Perez took a second-set tiebreaker (7-1) at No. 4 singles before falling 10-7 in the super-tiebreaker to #83 Daria Smetannikov.

The other ranked foe Texas A&M, #34 Mia Kupres, downed the Green Wave's Campbell Ricci 6-1, 6-1 at No. 1 singles.

In doubles, Texas A&M's 76th-ranked tandem of Violeta Martinez and Anna Perelman blanked Tulane's Perez and Leigh Van Zyl at No. 2.

Tulane is back in action Sunday at noon at #25 Baylor. The Bears host Illinois on Saturday.

#2 Texas A&M 7, Tulane 0

Singles competition
1. #34 Mia Kupres (TAMU) def. Campbell Ricci (TUL) 6-1, 6-1
2. Lucciana Perez (TAMU) def. Summer Chandler (TUL) 6-3, 6-3
3. Lexington Reed (TAMU) def. Leigh Van Zyl (TUL) 6-3, 6-4
4. #83 Daria Smetannikov (TAMU) def. Natalia Perez (TUL) 7-5, 6-7 (1-7), 10-7
5. Violeta Martinez (TAMU) def. Micah Pierce (TUL) 6-2, 6-2
6. Anna Perelman (TAMU) def. Diana Badalyan (TUL) 6-2, 6-0

Doubles competition
1. Mia Kupres/Lucciana Perez (TAMU) vs. Campbell Ricci/Summer Chandler (TUL) 4-3, unfinished
2. #76 Violeta Martinez/Anna Perelman (TAMU) def. Leigh Van Zyl/Natalia Perez (TUL) 6-0
3. Daria Smetannikov/Lexington Reed (TAMU) def. Delanie Tribby/Micah Pierce (TUL) 6-2

Match Notes
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3); Singles (6,1,2,5,3,4)

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