Texas A&M Women’s Tennis Travels to Get Component in ITA Kickoff Weekend

LOS ANGELES – Texas A&M women’s tennis embarks on its initially highway excursion in 2021 to just take portion in the 13th once-a-year ITA Kickoff Weekend, as the Aggies (2-) get set to problem Washington State in an 11 a.m. (CT) very first serve at the Los Angeles Tennis Middle. The winner of that match will square off from the winner of No. 2 UCLA vs. No. 19 Cal on Sunday at 3 p.m. whilst the defeated teams will participate in a consolation match on Sunday early morning at 11 a.m.



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Every 12 months considering the fact that 2009, the Intercollegiate Tennis Affiliation has hosted a 28-crew event to kick off twin match team engage in, aptly named the ITA Kickoff Weekend. Some of the finest programs in women’s college tennis will compete in the 13th installment of the tournament, which options 7 host establishments in separate regional brackets. Winners of each and every regional progress to the 2021 ITA Countrywide Women’s Group Indoor Championships, hosted by Oklahoma Point out College in Stillwater, Oklahoma.

“Our staff is thrilled about our excursion out to Los Angeles,” head coach Mark Weaver remarked. “Washington State has a very excellent group, and it will be a great exam for us to see wherever we stand. All four groups are really fantastic in our bracket, with UCLA remaining the No. 4 over-all seed and Cal rated No. 19 nationally. That tells you all you need to have to know. It will be a terrific possibility to contend with a possibility of going on to the final 8 at the ITA Nationwide Indoors.”

Following the initial two twin matches of the spring season, junior Tatiana Makarova prospects the Aggies in singles with a 9-2 file relationship back again to drop event engage in. The Moscow, Russia, native presently stands as the No. 64 rated singles player in the Oracle ITA poll. Sophomore Katya Townsend features an 8-3 all round singles report, though Jayci Goldsmith retains a 4-1 singles record coming off a pair of straight set twin match wins versus Houston and PVAMU. In doubles, A&M’s principal tandem of Makarova and Goldsmith are at the moment ranked at No. 39 and hold a 6-1 over-all report.

Opening day for the Aggies showcased a pair of stellar performances from Houston and Prairie See A&M, as the Maroon & White logged back-to-back 7- victories for the very first time in just about two decades. Texas A&M starts off the year with a 2- mark for the sixth consecutive calendar year, a report courting back to the 2014-15 campaign.

Due to the fact Mark Weaver joined the application as head mentor in 2015-16, the Aggies sustain a 5-1 history on ITA Kickoff Weekend, bolstered by two consecutive excursions to the ITA Nationwide Women’s Team Indoors in 2016 and 2017. A&M’s most the latest look on ITA Kickoff Weekend came previous time, exactly where the Aggies took down then-No. 23 Miami before slipping to then-No. 14 Florida Condition in Tallahassee.

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