STANFORD, Calif. – The 2018-19 New Mexico State women's tennis team saw its season come to a close Saturday afternoon when it fell to No. 3 Stanford 4-0 in first round action of the NCAA Tournament at the Taube Family Tennis Center.

"I am extremely proud of this team and the way they have battled through several tough matches this season," said second-year head coach Emily Wang. "Stanford is an immensely talented team. Everyone gave it their all today and we have a lot to be proud of and a lot to look forward to. I want to thank our seniors, Lindsay Harlas and Yadira Rubio, for a wonderful career at New Mexico State. I also want to thank our volunteer assistant coach, Strahinja Trecakov, for everything he has done for the team this year."
 
Doubles action started with NM State going down 4-0 on all three courts before the Aggies were able to steal a game on courts No. 3 and No. 1. However, the third-ranked Cardinal clinched the doubles point on back-to-back serves with Chloe Gavino and Rebecca Keijzerwaard falling on court No. 3 against No. 57-ranked Melissa Lord and Niluka Madurawe 6-1. Shortly after, Lindsay Harlas and Yadira Rubio were bested by No. 29-ranked Emily Arbuthnott and Michaela Gordon on court No. 2 by a score of 6-0.
 
Singles action started with New Mexico State trailing early on 4-of-6 courts with Neus Torregrosa and Rubio taking a 1-0 lead on courts No. 4 and No. 5, respectively. However, the Cardinal (23-1) wound up taking the first set on all six courts.
 
The Aggies (15-10) went down 2-0 later on with Harlas falling to Lord, who is ranked 29th in the country, 6-0, 6-0 at the No. 2 spot. NM State saw its deficit grow to 3-0 when Harsha Challa was defeated by No. 66 Caroline Lampl 6-1, 6-1 on court No. 3.
 
Keijzerwaard then took a 4-3 lead over Gordon while Gavino battled back to get within 5-2 of Madurawe to keep the Aggie hopes alive. However, Madurawe clinched the match and ended NM State's season with a 6-2, 6-2 win over Gavino on court No. 6 after the break.
 
The Aggies bid farewell to a pair of players in Harlas and Yadira, who helped NM State post a seven-game improvement from last year's squad to finish 15-10 overall this season. The 15 wins marks the first time the program has notched that many wins since going 17-6 in 2001-02.

Have fun ladies

— Celia Cornforth (@celiacornforth) May 4, 2019