SEATTLE – The New Mexico State women's tennis team fell late Saturday evening after the day's matches were running behind to UT Rio Grande Valley 5-2 at the Amy Yee Tennis Center.
 
The Aggies (7-13, 2-2 WAC) fell behind early in doubles action after its No. 3 doubles tandem fell 6-0. However, The No. 2 pair of Quinty Jansen and Yadira Rubio knotted things up at 1-1 after they bested their counterparts at No. 2 singles 6-2 but it wasn't enough as the Vaqueros captured the doubles point with a 6-2 victory at the No. 1 doubles position.
 
UTRGV (13-8, 5-0 WAC) took a 2-0 lead in singles action when Eli Arnaudova was taken down on court No. 5, 6-3, 6-3. Rebecca Keijzerwaard cut the lead, 2-1, when she defeated Dominique Esparza 6-4, 6-4 at the top singles slot. A 7-5, 6-4 win for the Vaqueros on court No. 4 put UTRGV ahead 3-1 before Jansen's comeback was thwarted by Dominique Ibarra 6-1,2-6, 6-0 clinched the match for the Aggie foes.
 
Despite UTRGV having clinched the match, Las Cruces native Lindsay Harlas took down Marine Darzyan 7-6 (7-5), 6-4 at No. 2 singles before the Vaqueros closed the match out with a win on court No. 6.
 
New Mexico State will wrap up Western Athletic Conference play Sunday, April 8, when it battles UMKC at 11 a.m. (MT).
 
Tennis Match Results
New Mexico State vs UT Rio Grande Valley
Apr 07, 2018 at Seattle, WA
(Amy Yee Tennis Center)
UT Rio Grande Valley 5, New Mexico State 2
 
Singles competition
1. Keizerward, Rebecca (NMSU) def. Esparza, Dominique (UTRGV) 6-4, 6-4
2. Harlas, Lindsay (NMSU) def. Darzyan, Marine (UTRGV) 7-6 (7-5), 6-4
3. Ibarra, Dominique (UTRGV) def. Janssen, Quinty (NMSU) 6-1, 2-6, 6-0
4. Belyaeva, Anastasia (UTRGV) def. Rubio, Yadira (NMSU) 7-5, 6-4
5. Aleksovska, Doris (UTRGV) def. Arnaudova, Eli (NMSU) 6-3, 6-3
6. Patnaik, Lasya (UTRGV) def. Colvee, Helena (NMSU) 6-1, 6-2
 
Doubles competition
1. Ibarra, Dominique/Darzyan, Marine (UTRGV) def. Keizerward, Rebecca/Harlas, Lindsay (NMSU) 6-2
2. Janssen, Quinty/Rubio, Yadira (NMSU) def. Aleksovska, Doris/Esparza, Dominique (UTRGV) 6-2
3. Belyaeva, Anastasia/Patnaik, Lasya (UTRGV) def. Arnaudova, Eli/Colvee, Helena (NMSU) 6-0
 
Match Notes:
New Mexico State 7-13, 2-2 WAC
UT Rio Grande Valley 13-8, 5-0 WAC
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (5,1,4,3,2,6)