Saturday, March 7
College Station, Texas
12 p.m. CT
Alabama
1
at
4
Texas A&M
Photo by: Crimson Tide Photos / UA Athletics
Alabama Falls, 4-1, to No. 8 Texas A&M
3/7/2026 7:35:00 PM | Women's Tennis
Freshman Karla Bartel’s ranked singles win highlighted the Crimson Tide in the road match
COLLEGE STATION, Texas – The Alabama women's tennis team (10-3, 2-3 SEC) fell to No. 8 Texas A&M (13-2, 5-0 SEC), 4-1, in a road match at the Mitchell Tennis Center. The Crimson Tide and Aggies began with singles play in Saturday's match.
Karla Bartel highlighted the Crimson Tide with a ranked victory at the No. 4 spot in singles.
Match Notes
- Karla Bartel put the Tide on the board with a 6-3, 7-6 (7-4) decision over No. 86 Violeta Martinez on court four
- Texas A&M clinched the team victory with singles wins on courts two, three, one and five, respectively
- Amina Salibayeva was battling in a third set on court six, after splitting the first two sets, when the overall match was decided
Up Next
- Alabama will return home to the Alabama Tennis Stadium on Friday, March 13, hosting Missouri
- The match is set to begin at 5 p.m. CT
Results
Singles
- #5 Lucciana Perez (TAMU) def. #62 Kristina Paskauskas (BAMA) 6-0, 6-3
- #60 Ilinca Amariei (TAMU) def. Klara Milicevic (BAMA) 6-4, 6-1
- Lexington Reed (TAMU) def. Maria Andrienko (BAMA) 6-1, 6-2
- Karla Bartel (BAMA) def. #86 Violeta Martinez (TAMU) 6-3, 7-6 (7-4)
- Daria Smetannikov (TAMU) def. Addison Bowman (BAMA) 7-6 (7-5), 6-3
- Anna Perelman (TAMU) vs. Amina Salibayeva (BAMA) 7-5, 2-6, 0-1, unfinished
Team Stats
#1 Singles Match
12
03
Lucciana Perez / 0 (5/-) [TAMU]
66
#2 Singles Match
12
41
Ilinca Amariei / 0 (60/-) [TAMU]
66
#3 Singles Match
12
12
Lexington Reed / 0 [TAMU]
66
#4 Singles Match
12
67
Violeta Martinez / 0 (86/-) [TAMU]
36
#5 Singles Match
12
63
Daria Smetannikov / 0 [TAMU]
76
#6 Singles Match
1234
561UF
Anna Perelman / 0 [TAMU]
720UF
Order of Finish:
2,3,1,4,5
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