Upset Bid Falls Short at No. 9 Texas A&M

Saturday, February 19

College Station, TX

12 PM

TCU

Texas A&M

Upset Bid Falls Short at No. 9 Texas A&M

2/19/2022 3:51:00 PM | Women's Tennis

Box Score TCU 2 A&M 5

TCU fights hard in 5-2 loss to No. 9 Texas A&M

COLLEGE STATION, Texas -- TCU women's tennis (6-3) pushed No. 9 Texas A&M (12-1) but ultimately came up short in a 5-2 loss on Saturday afternoon at the Mitchell Tennis Center. The Horned Frogs' depth gave A&M trouble, but the Aggies swept the No. 1-3 singles positions to hand TCU its third loss of the season.

The Aggies got off to a quick start in doubles play, collecting break points on the top two courts to eventually win the doubles point with a pair of 6-2 wins. The No. 3 pairing of Addy Guevara and Isabel Pascual were battling, on serve, 3-4, when their match was halted.

Doubles Results
1. #2 Jayci Goldsmith/Tatiana Makarova (TAMU) def. Aleksa Cveticanin/Stevie Kennedy (TCU) 6-2
2. Renee McBryde/Mary Stoiana (TAMU) def. Jade Otway/Alisa Soloveva (TCU) 6-2
3. Gianna Pielet/Ellie Pittman (TAMU) vs. Addy Guevara/Isabel Pascual (TCU) 4-3, unfinished
Order of finish: 2, 1

TCU rebounded well, matching the Aggies energy with a good start to singles play. TCU won three first sets, very quickly, at No. 4-6, while the top three courts were fighting against ranked opponents. Aleksa Cveticanin came through with a win at No. 4 to tie the match, 1-1, and Isabel Pascual added to the mix by putting TCU in front, 2-1, with a win at No. 6. But the top of the Aggie lineup wouldn't allow any room for error and Texas A&M would go on to win at No. 1-3 in straight sets before ending the dual with a three-set win at No. 5.

Cveticanin recorded her fourth singles win of the dual season, improving her record to 4-2. This was her first win away from the purple courts this season. She has won all four matches in straight sets.

Pascual improved to 3-0 in singles play with her win today. The win comes after each of her last two matches were left unfinished while she was battling in a third set. Pascual is the only unbeaten Horned Frog in singles this season, with three wins and four unfinished matches.

Singles Results
1. #105 Tatiana Makarova (TAMU) def. Alisa Soloveva (TCU) 6-4, 6-3
2. #122 Mary Stoiana (TAMU) def. Mercedes Aristegui (TCU) 6-4, 6-3
3. #117 Jayci Goldsmith (TAMU) def. Stevie Kennedy (TCU) 6-4, 7-5
4. Aleksa Cveticanin (TCU) def. Gianna Pielet (TAMU) 6-1, 6-3
5. Renee McBryde (TAMU) def. Jade Otway (TCU) 2-6, 6-4, 6-1
6. Isabel Pascual (TCU) def. Ellie Pittman (TAMU) 6-3, 6-4
Order of finish – 4, 6, 3, 1, 2, 5

Up Next
The Horned Frogs return to the purple courts, where they will look to defend their perfect home record (6-0) against Stephen F. Austin on Wednesday, Feb. 23, at 1 p.m.

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