{"id":583122,"date":"2026-04-05T04:44:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T04:44:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/583122\/"},"modified":"2026-04-05T04:44:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T04:44:11","slug":"no-2-aggies-gator-done-against-no-16-florida-4-0-texas-am-athletics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/583122\/","title":{"rendered":"No. 2 Aggies Gator Done Against No. 16 Florida, 4-0 – Texas A&M Athletics"},"content":{"rendered":"

COLLEGE STATION \u2013 The No. 2 Texas A&M women’s tennis team remained in first place in the SEC standings with Saturday’s 4-0 victory over the No. 16 Florida Gators at Mitchell Tennis Center.
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\nTexas A&M improved to 20-3 overall and 12-1 in SEC. With two matches remaining on the league slate, the Aggies own a one-game advantage over Auburn and Oklahoma for the top spot.
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\nDoubles action started with Florida prevailing on court 2. Brooke Black\/Valery Gynina topped Violeta Martinez<\/a>\/Anna Perelman<\/a>, 6-2 to take the upper hand. The Aggies responded with a 6-2 victory over their own on court 1 with No. 18 Mia Kupres<\/a>\/Lucciana Perez<\/a> dazzling No. 22 Nikola Daubernova\/Xinyi Nong, 6-2. Texas A&M took the point with Lexington Reed<\/a>\/Daria Smetannikov<\/a> grinding out a 7-5 triumph over Lucie Pawlak\/India Houghton on court 3.
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\nThe Aggies nosed ahead 2-0 when Florida’s Black retired on court 4 with Violeta Martinez<\/a> ahead 6-4, 1-0. Martinez improved to 20-10 on the season, including 8-3 in SEC play with the victory.
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\nSenior Daria Smetannikov<\/a> put the Aggies one point from victory with a convincing 6-4, 6-3 win over No. 105 Pawlak on court 5. The Marlboro, N.J., native tallied her team-leading 21st singles victory of the season and improved to 9-3 in league matches.
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\nNo. 124 Lexington Reed<\/a> clinched the match with a 6-3, 6-3 triumph over No. 47 Gabia Paskauskas on court 3. Reed also moved her SEC mark to 9-3 this season.
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\nAction on court 1 and court 6 were in the third set when play halted. No. 1 Perez was in a 6-2, 2-6, 0-0 stalemate with No. 79 Houghton of Florida. Perelman inched ahead of Florida’s No. 86 Daubnerova, 6-3, 1-6, 1-0. On court 2, Texas A&M’s No. 43 Kupres led No. 68 Gynina, 7-5, 4-5.
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\n#2 Texas A&M 4, #16 Florida 0
\nMitchell Tennis Center \u2013 College Station, Texas
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\nSINGLES
\n#1 Lucciana Perez<\/a> (A&M) vs. #79 India Houghton (UF) \u2013 6-2, 2-6, 0-0 \u2013 unfinished
\n#43 Mia Kupres<\/a> (A&M) vs. #68 Valery Gynina (UF) \u2013 7-5, 4-5 \u2013 unfinished \u00a0
\n#124 Lexington Reed<\/a> (A&M) def. #47 Gabia Paskauskas (UF) \u2013 6-3, 6-3
\n#102 Violeta Martinez<\/a> (A&M) def. Brooke Black (UF) \u2013 6-4, 1-0 retired
\nDaria Smetannikov<\/a> (A&M) def. No. 105 Lucie Pawlak (UF) \u2013 6-4, 6-3
\nAnna Perelman<\/a> (A&M) vs. No. 86 Nikola Daubnerova (UF) \u2013 6-3, 1-6, 1-0 – unfinished
\nOrder of Finish \u2013 4, 5, 3
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\nDOUBLES

\n#18 Kupres\/Perez (A&M) def. #22 Daubernova\/Xinyi Nong (UF) \u2013 6-2

\n#Black\/Gynina (UF) def. Martinez\/Perelman (A&M) \u2013 6-2

\nSmetannikov\/Reed (A&M) def. Houghton\/Pawlak (UF) \u2013 7-5
\nOrder of Finish \u2013 2,1,3
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\nUP NEXT…
\nThe Aggies travel to Norman for Thursday’s 5 p.m. contest against the Oklahoma Sooners.
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