LAS VEGAS - Singles wins by both Louis Menard and freshman Petr Stavrovskij handed the NM State men's tennis team a brief 2-1 lead, but Weber State answered by capturing triumphs in three consecutive one-on-one bouts to walk away with a 4-2 win Saturday afternoon at the Fertitta Tennis Complex.

DOUBLES
• For the second-straight day, the Aggie tandem of Menard and Jordy Visser made a positive impact in tandem action. That flight three pairing took down the Wildcats' duo of Kris Van Wyk and Brendan Barr 6-3 to give NM State a brief lead in doubles play.
• Weber State answered right back, though, when Sebastian Buxman and Arthur Serafim emerged as 6-2 winners over Martin Simecek and Stavrovskij in top flight play.
• The Wlidcats opened up a 1-0 lead courtesy of a 6-4 win by Bo-Han Li and Michiel Van Schoor in flight two.

SINGLES
• Menard managed to knot things up at 1-1 by giving up just three games to Serafim on line two. With a strong game plan, Menard scored a 6-1, 6-2 win over Serafim.
• Earning his first collegiate singles victory, Stavrovskij made all the right moves down the stretch to take down Barr 6-4, 6-4 on line six.
• Staked to a 2-1 lead, the Aggies would not find themselves ahead for long. Corey Clarke was on the wrong end of a 6-2, 6-3 result against Li in flight number four.
• With the match tied at 2-2, Weber State took the lead for good when Van Wyk out-dueled Nicolas Buitrago 6-1, 7-5 in flight one.
• The Wildcats solidified the win with Buxman's 7-5, 6-2 triumph against Simecek on the third line.

COMING UP NEXT
• In their final match of the weekend, the Aggies are set to face off against a second consecutive Big Sky Conference foe when they match up against Montana at the Fertitta Tennis Complex. First serve is set for 3:00 p.m. Saturday afternoon.

WEBER STATE 4, NM STATE 2
Jan. 30, 2021, at Las Vegas, NV
(Fertitta Tennis Complex)

 Singles competition 
1. Kris Van Wyk (WSU) def. Nicolas Buitrago (NMSU) 6-1, 7-5
2. Louis Menard (NMSU) def. Arthur Serafim (WSU) 6-1, 6-2
3. Sebastian Buxman (WSU) def. Martin Simecek (NMSU) 7-5, 6-2
4. Bo-Han Li (WSU) def. Corey Clarke (NMSU) 6-2, 6-3
5. Michiel Van Schoor (WSU) vs. Gijs Akkermans (NMSU) 7-5, 4-4, uf
6. Petr Stavrovskij (NMSU) def. Brendan Barr (WSU) 6-4, 6-4

 Doubles competition 
1. Sebastian Buxman/Arthur Serafim (WSU) def. Martin Simecek/Petr Stavrovskij (NMSU) 6-2
2. Bo-Hai Li/Michiel Van Schoor (WSU) def. Nicolas Buitrago/Corey Clarke (NMSU) 6-4
3. Jordy Visser/Louis Menard (NMSU) def. Kris Van Wky/Brendan Barr (WSU) 6-3

Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (2,6,4,1,3)

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