{"id":297805,"date":"2026-05-18T05:49:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T05:49:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/297805\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T05:49:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T05:49:08","slug":"texas-am-womens-tennis-claims-national-title-with-4-1-win-vs-auburn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/297805\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas A&#038;M women\u2019s tennis claims national title with 4-1 win vs. Auburn"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For the second time in three years, the <a href=\"http:\/\/aggieswire.usatoday.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Texas A&amp;M;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Texas A&amp;amp&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Texas A&amp;M<\/a> women\u2019s tennis team is the national champion. The Aggies defeated Auburn 4\u20131 to claim the 2026 NCAA title, cementing themselves as a true dynasty in the world of college tennis.<\/p>\n<p>A&amp;M opened the afternoon on a high note, securing the doubles point behind wins from Lucciana Perez\/Mia Kupres and Daria Smetannikov\/Lexington Reed. But just as momentum was building, play was halted due to lightning in the area an eerie callback to the weather delay two years ago when the Aggies beat Georgia for their first national championship.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>When play resumed, Auburn came out firing. The Tigers jumped ahead on five of the six singles courts, threatening to flip the match entirely. What looked like a potential sweep of first sets against A&amp;M quickly turned into a fight for survival.<\/p>\n<p>Kupres held her ground to take her opening set, while Lexington Reed and Violeta Martinez mounted strong comebacks to claim theirs as well. Slowly, the Aggies began to tilt the match back in their favor.<\/p>\n<p>Martinez delivered the first singles point, pushing the lead to 2\u20130, before Auburn answered to make it 2\u20131. With A&amp;M leading on multiple remaining courts, the pressure shifted squarely onto the Tigers.<\/p>\n<p>Reed delivered point No. 3, putting the Aggies one win away from the title. And while a clincher <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/articles\/texas-m-lucciana-perez-earns-123030591.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:from Perez;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;from Perez&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">from Perez<\/a> would have been poetic, it was Daria Smetannikov who <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/12thMan\/status\/2056218862790516739?s=20\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:sealed the championship;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;sealed the championship&quot;}\" class=\"link \">sealed the championship<\/a>. After a grueling three\u2011set battle, she delivered the decisive point that crowned <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/sports\/college-sports\/sec\/texas-am\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Texas A&amp;M;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Texas A&amp;amp&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Texas A&amp;M<\/a> the national champions once again.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>With two titles in three years, the Aggies aren\u2019t just winning, they\u2019re building a legacy.<\/p>\n<p>Contact\/Follow us\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/aggieswire\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:@AggiesWire;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;@AggiesWire&quot;}\" class=\"link \">@AggiesWire<\/a>\u00a0on X and like our page on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AggiesWire\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Facebook;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Facebook&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0to follow ongoing coverage of Texas A&amp;M news, notes, and opinions. Follow Jarrett Johnson on X:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WhosNextSports1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:@whosnextsports1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;@whosnextsports1&quot;}\" class=\"link \">@whosnextsports1<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This article originally appeared on Aggies Wire: <a href=\"https:\/\/aggieswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/college\/aggies\/2026\/05\/17\/texas-aggies-tennis-clinches-ncaa-crown-builds-tennis-dynasty\/90138292007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Aggies clinches NCAA crown, builds tennis dynasty;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Aggies clinches NCAA crown, builds tennis dynasty&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Aggies clinches NCAA crown, builds tennis dynasty<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"For the second time in three years, the Texas A&amp;M women\u2019s tennis team is the national champion. 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