EL PASO - Sophomore Chloe Gavino picked up her first singles victory of the season, but it proved to be the only point the NM State women's tennis team would earn on the afternoon as the Aggies dropped a 6-1 decision to Pac-12 foe Arizona Friday afternoon at the El Paso Tennis & Swim Club.

DOUBLES
• With NM State taking the court for the first time in the 2021 season, the Aggies quickly found themselves in a hole after Arizona captured the doubles point.
• The Wildcats ceded just five games to the Aggies on lines two and three, but Gavi Kalaga and Harsha Challa held their own against Kayla Wilkins and Gitte Heynemans on the top line. That tilt was tied at 4-4 at the moment of Arizona clinching the doubles point.

SINGLES
• Arizona went on to win the first three singles decisions to clinch the match. Lucjia Josipovia fell to Heynemans 6-1, 6-0 on line six and the Wildcats moved within one point of victory after Miranda Bishard found herself on the wrong end of a 6-3, 6-1 score against Jelena Lukic.
• The Wildcats sewed up the win when Bella Nguyen dropped a 6-2, 6-3 decision to Abby Amos in flight number five.
• Electing to play the match out, NM State watched Gavino control things against Tayla Zandberg on line two. Gavino emerged as the victor via a 6-4, 6-2 score.
• Both Challa and Kalaga went to a third set in their respective singles matches.

COMING UP NEXT
• Another Pac-12 foe looms for the Aggies when they head to Salt Lake City, Utah, on Friday, Feb. 5, to do battle with Utah. First serve is set for 1:00 p.m.

Tennis Match Results
Arizona vs New Mexico State
Jan 29, 2021 at El Paso, Texas (El Paso Swim & Tennis Center)
Arizona 6, New Mexico State 1

Singles competition
1. Kayla Wilkins (ARIZ) def. Harsha Challa (NMSU) 7-5, 6-3, 10-3
2. Chloe Gavino (NMSU) def. Talya Zandberg (ARIZ) 6-4, 6-2
3. Jelena Lukic (ARIZ) def. Miranda Bishard (NMSU) 6-3, 6-1
4. Khim Iglupas (ARIZ) def. Gavi Kalaga (NMSU) 3-6, 7-5, 10-6
5. Abby Amos (ARIZ) def. Bella Nguyen (NMSU) 6-2, 6-3
6. Gitte Heynemans (ARIZ) def. Lucija Josipovic (NMSU) 6-1, 6-0

Doubles competition
1. Gavi Kalaga/Harsha Challa (NMSU) vs. Kayla Wilkins/Gitte Heynemans (ARIZ) 4-4, unfinished
2. Abby Amos/Talya Zandberg (ARIZ) def. Bella Nguyen/Miranda Bishard (NMSU) 6-1
3. Khim Iglupas/Emily Maxfield (ARIZ) def. Chloe Gavino/Lucija Josipovic (NMSU) 6-4

Match Notes
Arizona 2-0, New Mexico State 0-1
Doubles order of finish | 3, 2
Singles order of finish | 6,3,5,2,1,4
T-3:02

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