Baylor WT Dominates Doubles but Falls Short at No. 3 Texas A&M, 4-1

[Pirtle, Colin]

BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – May 3, 2026

Baylor WT Dominates Doubles but Falls Short at No. 3 Texas A&M, 4-1
For more information contact: Colin Pirtle; 940-564-0351, colin_pirtle1 at baylor.edu<mailto:colin_pirtle1 at baylor.edu>


BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION, Texas – No. 37 Baylor (14-10) fell to No. 3 Texas A&M (24-5) with a final score of 4-1 on Sunday at the Mitchell Tennis Center. The Bears secured the doubles point with victories at the No. 2 and No. 3 positions, marking their 14th clinched doubles point of the year. However, the Aggies swept the singles matches, clinching the win with straight-set victories on courts 1, 2, 3, and 6.



THE RUNDOWN

Baylor secured the doubles point with decisive victories at No. 2 and No. 3 doubles. Gabrielle Villegas and Alian Zack overcame the No. 35-ranked pair of Violeta Martinez and Ilinca Amariei from Texas A&M, posting a 6-2 win at No. 2 doubles. At No. 3 doubles, Na Dong and Kennedy Gibbs delivered a commanding 6-0 victory against Lexington Reed and Daria Smetannikov.



The match at No. 1 doubles, featuring Zuzanna Kubacha and Neda Rahimkhani against the No. 11-ranked Mia Kupres and Lucciana Perez, was left unfinished with Baylor leading 4-3.



In singles play, Texas A&M quickly turned the tide. No. 98 Daria Smetannikov defeated Luna Ivkovic 6-4, 6-0 at No. 6 singles to even the score.



Texas A&M continued its momentum at No. 2 singles, where Mia Kupres, ranked No. 50, secured a 6-1, 6-4 win over Baylor's No. 75-ranked Dong. Lucciana Perez, ranked No. 1 in the nation, extended Texas A&M's lead with a 6-4, 6-3 victory over No. 83-ranked Kubacha at No. 1 singles.



The Aggies clinched their win at No. 3 singles, with Ilinca Amariei, ranked No. 71, defeating Gibbs 6-4, 6-2.



Mu-Jie Tzeng claimed the Bears' lone singles set of the afternoon and was up in the third, 3-6, 6-1, 2-0, when the match went complete.



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Colin Pirtle | Associate Director of Athletics Communications (WBB, Soccer, W. Tennis)
Department of Athletics | Baylor University
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