A&M senior Jayci Goldsmith and graduate student Tatiana Makarova started the day off with doubles play and defeated junior Jackie Nylander and graduate Claudia Bartolome by a score of 6-3.
“I think that there is a big difference between how [Goldsmith] and I used to play in doubles, and the way we play now,” said Makarova. “We are playing a lot more decisive, which means that we are better about knowing our strengths and weaknesses and capitalizing on that when we can. We know how to take ownership of things a lot better now, and I think we are able to be more aggressive because of that.” She added.
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“Today was a great, tough match that will help to prepare us for the ITA National Indoors later on this week,” said coach Mark Weaver. “My guess is that we will have played more matches than any other team up there, so we are match tough going into that tournament. It is a really great and exciting opportunity for us, given the amount of work we’ve put in, to go up to Wisconsin and compete for a national title.” he further said.
