LAS CRUCES, N.M. – Following a first day which produced six total wins, the Aggies scored another four wins on Saturday.
It was a battle between Aggie duos to start the day as
Anna Pinaieva joined forces to take on teammates
Lisa Zhu and
Valeriia Ivanovskaia. On this day Pinaieva and Moon would come out on top as they fought to a narrow 9-7 victory.
The only other Aggie to compete in doubles action on Saturday was
Natsuki Nishimura who competed alongside Mann-Ning Li of Western New Mexico. The two combined to defeat Abilene Christian's Olivia Sears and Libby Blair by a score of 9-7.
In singles action, newcomer
Varvara Nikolaeva led the way with a victory.Nikolaeva produced a win over ACU's Gabriella Bloomberg as she erased a one-set deficit to win in three.
Doubles
10 a.m. –
Anna Pinaieva/
Whitney Moon def.
Lisa Zhu/
Valeriia Ivanovskaia, 9-7
10 a.m. –
Natsuki Nishimura/Mann-Ning Li def. Olivia Sears/Libby Blair (ACU), 9-7
Singles
12 p.m. –
Varvara Nikolaeva def. Gabriella Bloomberg (ACU), 5-7, 7-6 (7-5), 6-2
12 p.m. – Libby Blair (ACU) def.
Natsuki Nishimura, 2-6, 6-2, 6-3
12 p.m. – Andrea Guerrero (ACU)def.
Valeriia Ivanovskaia, 2-6, 6-3, 6-2
12:30 p.m. – Masha Vrsalovic (ACU) def.
Dora Kurdi, 6-3, 6-2
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