{"id":568906,"date":"2026-03-28T00:33:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-28T00:33:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/568906\/"},"modified":"2026-03-28T00:33:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T00:33:08","slug":"womens-tennis-defeated-by-no-3-texas-am-ole-miss-athletics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/568906\/","title":{"rendered":"Women\u2019s Tennis Defeated by No. 3 Texas A&M – Ole Miss Athletics"},"content":{"rendered":"

OXFORD, Miss. \u2013 The No. 37 Ole Miss Women’s Tennis team lost to No. 3 Texas A&M, 4-1, at the Palmer\/Salloum Tennis Center on Friday night.
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\nBeginning with doubles, Ole Miss (9-8, 3-7 SEC) gained the advantage early on court one, for No. 23 Emily Welker<\/a> and Andrea Nova<\/a> defeated No. 8 Mia Kupres and Lucciana Perez, 6-3. The Aggies then took the next court after No. 75 Violeta Martinez and Ilinca Amariei beat Alice Souli\u00e9 and Riley Crowder<\/a>, 6-4.
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\nLexington Reed and Daria Smetannikov then clinched the doubles point for Texas A&M (17-3, 9-1 SEC) against Ichino Horikawa<\/a> and Beatrice Stagno<\/a> after winning 6-4.
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\nIn singles, the Aggies would tack on their second match point after securing the first singles court. However, soon after, Crowder would get the Rebels on the scoreboard with a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Reed, cutting the match deficit to 2-1.
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\nThe Aggies would then go on to secure the the next three singles courts as No. 96 Martinez would beat Horikawa, 6-2, 6-3; No. 2 Perez would defeat No. 15 Welker, 7-5, 6-3; and No. 54 Amarei delivered the clinching point with a 4-6, 6-0, 6-4 win against Nova.
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\nThe Rebels were finding success on courts two and six, but the matches went unfinished. Souli\u00e9 was close to earning a ranked victory against No. 31 Kupres, holding the 7-5, 3-6, 4-2 advantage, while Stagno was in a close competition against Smetannikov with the pair both having traded a set, 7-6 (7-3), 1-6, 1-2.
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\nThe Rebels will be back at the Palmer\/Salloum Outdoor Tennis Center on Sunday, March 29, at 1 p.m. CT to take on No. 7 Texas.
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\nFRIDAY’S RESULTS:
\nSingles
\n1. #2 Lucciana Perez (TAMU) def. #15 Emily Welker<\/a> (OM) 7-5, 6-3
\n2. Alice Soulie (OM) vs. #31 Mia Kupres (TAMU) 5-7, 6-3, 4-2, unfinished
\n3. #54 Ilinca Amariei (TAMU) def. Andrea Nova<\/a> (OM) 4-6, 6-0, 6-4
\n4. Riley Crowder<\/a> (OM) def. Lexington Reed (TAMU) 6-3, 6-4
\n5. #96 Violeta Martinez (TAMU) def. Ichino Horikawa<\/a> (OM) 6-2, 6-3
\n6. Beatrice Stagno<\/a> (OM) vs. Daria Smetannikov (TAMU) 7-6 (7-3), 1-6, 1-2, unfinished\u00a0
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\nDoubles
\n1. #23 Emily Welker<\/a>\/Andrea Nova<\/a> (OM) def. #8 Mia Kupres\/Lucciana Perez (TAMU) 6-3
\n2. #75 Violeta Martinez\/Ilinca Amariei (TAMU) def. Alice Soulie\/Riley Crowder<\/a> (OM) 6-4
\n3. Lexington Reed\/Daria Smetannikov (TAMU) def. Ichino Horikawa<\/a>\/Beatrice Stagno<\/a> (OM) 6-4\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0
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\nOrder of finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (5,4,1,3)
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