EL PASO, Texas – On Sunday evening, the Aggies fall season came to a close as they wrapped up play at the UTEP Invitational.
The final day of the tournament hosted by the Aggies' rivals included a pair of doubles wins and another three singles wins to allow the Aggies to head home on a positive note.
In doubles action,
Lisa Zhu and
Valeriia Ivanovskaia returned to the win column as they defeated the Miners' Telzynska and Mencaglia, 6-4. Additionally,
Dora Kurdi and
Whitney Moon picked up their second straight win as a team as they claimed a 6-3 win over UTEP's Hennicaux and Stuart.
In singles action,
Lisa Zhu continued her dominant weekend as she defeated UTEP's Lebisova 6-3, 6-2 to remain undefeated during the three-day event. Meanwhile
Natsuki Nishimura tallied a win over UTEP's DiBattista and Ivanovskaia earned a win over DiBattista's teammate Hennicaux.
DOUBLES
(UTEP) Szczepanska/Lebisova def. (NMSU) Pinaieva/Nishimura 7-6
(NMSU) Zhu/Ivanovskaia def. (UTEP) Telzynska/Mencaglia 6-4
(NMSU) Moon/Kurdi def. (UTEP) Hennicaux/Stuart 6-3
SINGLES
(UTEP) Mencaglia def. (NMSU) Pinaieva 6-3, 6-3
(NMSU) Zhu def. (UTEP) Lebisova 6-3, 6-2
(NMSU) Nishimura def. (UTEP) DiBattista 6-3, 7-5
(NMSU) Ivanovskaia def. (UTEP) Hennicaux 6-3, 6-2
(UTEP) Szczepanska def. (NMSU) Kurdi 6-1, 6-2
(UTEP) Telzynska def. (NMSU) Herrera 6-2, 6-2
(UTEP) Stuart def. (NMSU) Nikolaeva 6-2, 6-1
(UTEP) Antoine def. (NMSU) Moon 6-4, 4-6, 1-0
UP NEXT
The Aggies now prepare for their spring season which is scheduled to begin on Jan. 25 with a home match versus Western New Mexico.
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