ALBUQUERQUE – The New Mexico State women's tennis team rallied Friday afternoon against Battle of I-25 rival New Mexico, but ultimately fell short 5-2 at the McKinnon Family Tennis Stadium.

Doubles action saw Rebecca Keijzerwaard and Chloe Gavino falling to their counterparts on court No. 3 6-4. Lindsay Harlas and Yadira Rubio had Natasha Munday and Bronte Murgett on the ropes but fell in the tiebreaker 7-6 (7-3), giving the Lobos (11-8) the 1-0 advantage.

Singles Action saw UNM take a 2-0 lead early on when Gavino was bested 6-1, 6-1 at the No. 6 position before Harlas fell 6-1, 6-2 on court No. 2. Neus Torregrosa gave NM State (12-9) its first point on the board later on, besting Danielle Quevedo 6-1, 7-5. Rubio followed suit and cut the Lobo lead to 3-2 after she defeated Munday on court No. 5 by score of 6-4, 6-3.

However, Keijzerwaard couldn't fend off Ruth Copa at the top singles position and wasn't able to force a third set to give UNM match point with a 6-3, 7-6 (7-0) loss.

The Aggies finished with a 5-2 loss soon after when Harsha Challa was taken out by Hsiang-Wen Huang at the No. 3 position 6-3, 4-6, 1-0 (10-6).
New Mexico State now returns to the Borderlands for a 2 p.m. contest against Battle of I-10 rival UTEP at the El Paso Tennis Club on Saturday, April 13.

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