TUCSON, Ariz. - Hoping to generate some measure of success against 24th-ranked Arizona in its second match of the day against the Pac-12 power, the NM State men's tennis team saw Louis Menard put up a strong fight against the 50th-ranked singles player in the nation.

Unfortunately, the Aggies couldn't come up with a team point in the second match of the morning and fell 5-0 to the Wildcats in the second match of the day between the two teams Sunday afternoon at the Lanelle Robson Tennis Center.

DOUBLES
• Unlike the morning match between the two teams, NM State and Arizona finished all three doubles matches.
• The Wildcats started off strong as Louis Menard and Gijs Akkermans found themselves on the wrong end of a 6-1 decision against Filip Malbasic and Gustaf Strom.
• Arizona clinched the doubles point on the top line when Nicolas Buitrago and Jordy Visser were outpaced, 6-3, by the Wildcats' tandem of Jonas Ziverts and Jared Horwood.
• Martin Simecek and Corey Clarke managed to stay within two games of the Wildcats' Nick Lagaev and Conner Olsen on line three, but dropped their match 6-4.

SINGLES
• Arizona opened up a 2-0 lead after Akkermans dropped a 6-0, 6-2 decision to Hassey in fourth-flight play.
• The Wildcats moved one point away from victory following Clarke's 6-2, 6-3 defeat at the hands of Jett Middleton on line six.
• Arizona clinched the match after Visser's 6-0, 6-3 setback to Alejandro Reguant in the second flight.
• That win by Reguant spoiled a potential upset bid by Menard in top-flight action. The Aggies' junior had started his match with 50th-ranked Jonas Ziverts with a 6-4 triumph in set one and the two were tied at 3-3 in the second set when the match was called.

COMING UP NEXT
• The Aggies are scheduled to head to Corpus Christi, Texas, to compete in Texas A&M-Corpus Christi's H-E-B Tournament of Champions. The two-day tournament is set for Friday and Saturday.

#24 ARIZONA 5 (7-1), NM STATE 0 (1-5)
Sunday, Feb. 14 | 1:00 p.m.
Lanelle Robson Tennis Center | Tempe, Ariz.

Singles Competition
1. Louis Menard (NMSU) vs. #50 Jonas Ziverts (NMSU) 6-4, 3-3, uf
2. Alejandro Reguant (ARIZ) def. Jordy Visser (NMSU) 6-0, 6-3
3. #105 Gustaf Strom (ARIZ) vs. Nicolas Buitrago (NMSU) 6-2, 4-3, uf
4. Carlos Hassey (ARIZ) def. Gijs Akkermans (NMSU) 6-0, 6-2
5. Hiroki Sakagawa (ARIZ) def. Martin Simecek (NMSU) 6-1, 6-2
6. Jett Middleton (ARIZ) def. Corey Clarke (NMSU) 6-2, 6-3

Doubles competition
1. Jonas Zivets/Jared Horwood (ARIZ) def. Louis Menard/Jordy Visser (NMSU) 6-3
2. Filip Malbasic/Gustaf Strom (ARIZ) def. Louis Menard/Gijs Akkermans (NMSU) 6-1
3. Nick Lagaev/Conner Olsen (ARIZ) def. Martin Simecek/Corey Clarke (NMSU) 6-4

Match Notes
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (4,6,2,5,uf,uf)

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