The 2024 NCAA champion Texas A&M women’s tennis team closed out their run at the Weinman Foundation Invitational (played at UH Tennis Complex, this week) with a 28-7 overall record, closing with a triple doubles win.
The All-American Nicole Khirin and freshman Lexington Reed each earned two wins, earning their first win over Hawaii’s Peppi Ramstedt/Sheena Masuda, 7-5. The Aggies then faced Hawaii’s Ana Vilcek/Nikola Homolkova, defeating them 6-2. Lucianna Perez/Daria Smetannikov claimed the tournament final win for Texas A&M, defeating Joelle Lanz/Emma Forgac, 7-6(7).
Khirin and Kupres both earned their first singles wins of the 2025 season and were a perfect 3-0 on the week alongside Perez, Reed, Smetannikov and Mireles. In doubles, A&M was 9-6, with Perez/Reed and Khirin/Reed both 2-0 in the tournament.
Head coach Mark Weaver said after the win: “We’re really happy with how our time here in Hawaii went. We had a lot of good practices and, more importantly, we were able to play a lot of matches, which will give us a great start to the season.”
The Aggies had a great week in Hawaii 🌊🤩
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— Texas A&M Women’s Tennis (@AggieWTEN) January 12, 2025
Women’s doubles
Sloane Morra/Anya Murthy (USC) def. Perez/Smetannikov (A&M) – 6-4
Khirin/Reed (A&M) def. Peppi Ramstedt/Sheena Masuda (UH) – 7-5
Ana Vilcek/Nikola Homolkova (UH) def. Kupres/Mireles (A&M) – 6-4
Parker Fry/Emma Charney (USC) def. Kupres/Mireles (A&M) – 6-4
Perez/Smetannikov (A&M) def. Joelle Lanz/Emma Forgac (UH) – 7-6(7)
Khirin/Reed (A&M) def. Ana Vilcek/Nikola Homolkova (UH) – 6-2
Spring is here.
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— Texas A&M Women’s Tennis (@AggieWTEN) January 10, 2025
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