{"id":269339,"date":"2026-04-28T05:16:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T05:16:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/269339\/"},"modified":"2026-04-28T05:16:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T05:16:14","slug":"no-3-aggies-host-opening-rounds-of-ncaa-tournament-texas-am-athletics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/269339\/","title":{"rendered":"No. 3 Aggies Host Opening Rounds of NCAA Tournament – Texas A&M Athletics"},"content":{"rendered":"

COLLEGE STATION \u2013 The No. 3 Texas A&M women’s tennis team faces the Quinnipiac Bobcats in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament Saturday at Mitchell Tennis Center.
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\nThe Maroon & White were granted the No. 4 overall seed in the tournament. They host Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference champion Quinnipiac in a 1 p.m. match following a 10 a.m. contest between No. 37 Baylor (13-9) and No. 27 Wisconsin (17-7). The Aggies open the NCAA Tournament at home for the fifth-straight year.
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\nThe Maroon & White are led by No. 1 Lucciana Perez<\/a> who was named the SEC Player of the Year. She was joined on the All-SEC list by second-teamer Mia Kupres<\/a>. Perez is 23-0 this season, all in dual action. She finished the SEC slate with a 13-0 ledger. Kupres is ranked No. 48 with a 14-9 record. Three other Aggies on the ITA rankings include Ilinca Amariei<\/a> at No. 69, Daria Smetannikov<\/a> at No. 87 and Lexington Reed<\/a> at No. 115.
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\nThe Aggies have won 82 of their last 83 home matches. Texas A&M is 22-5 on the season and won a share of its fifth-consecutive SEC title with a 13-2 mark.
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\nQuinnipiac has advanced to the NCAA Tournament eight times since joining the MAAC in 2013. Willow Renton plays on court 1 for the Bobcats, posting a 17-10 mark, including 7-1 in MAAC action. Anagha Shankar is 19-7 with an 8-0 record in league play.
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\nThis marks the third time in the last four seasons the Aggies and Bobcats meet in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. The Maroon & White topped Quinnpiac, 4-0, in 2023 and 2025.
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\nThe winners of Saturday’s matches face off in second round action Sunday at 1 p.m.
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\nSATURDAY
\n10 a.m. \u2013 Baylor vs. Wisconsin

\n1 p.m. \u2013 Texas A&M vs. Quinnipiac
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\nSUNDAY
\n1 p.m. \u2013 Second Round Match
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\nTICKET INFORMATION
\nThe NCAA First and Second Round is a ticketed event. General admission tickets may be purchased in advance at https:\/\/12thmanfoundation.evenue.net\/list\/TN<\/a> or during business hours by calling the ticket office at 1-888-99-AGGIE or 979-845-2311. General admission will be available for purchase on match days at the Mitchell Tennis Center beginning one hour before the first match of the day.
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