SALT LAKE CITY – After more than two weeks removed from competition, the NM State women's tennis team will head to the state of Utah where it will collide with its toughest competition to date as they partake in the ITA Mountain Regional.
 
The Aggies will be joined by rivals New Mexico, UTEP while host Utah, Air Force, Boise State, Colorado, Colorado State, Denver, Montana, Northern Arizona, Idaho, Idaho State, Nevada, UNLV, Utah State, Utah Tech, Weber State and Wyoming will also be among the deep field.
 
NM State will be represented by Anna Pinaieva and Lisa Zhu in the 64-player main draw that is set to get underway at 8:30 a.m. MT. The Aggies' Pinaieva will face off with Colorado's Elys Ventura while Lisa Zhu is scheduled to begin her week with a matchup against Boise State's Caroline Driscoll.
 
The second singles flight in Salt Lake City will also feature a pair of Aggies as both Natsuki Nishimura and Valeriia Ivanovskaia will see action on Tuesday. Nishimura's first opponent will be Colorado's Anya Nelson while Ivanvovskaia will see BYU's Madison Smith in the opening round of the tournament.
 
Singles
Main Draw - Anna Pinaieva vs. Elys Ventura (Colorado)
Main Draw - Lisa Zhu vs. Caroline Driscoll (Boise State)
Flight 2 - Natsuki Nishimura vs. Anya Nelson (Colorado)
Flight 2 - Valeriia Ivanovskaia vs. Madison Smith (BYU)
 
Doubles
Main Draw - Natsuki Nishimura/Anna Pinaieva vs. Lola O'Lideadha/Sol O'Lideadha (Idaho State)
Main Draw - Lisa Zhu/Valeriia Ivanovskaia vs. Isabella Flodin/Alexis Odom (Air Force)