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Aggies Produce Four Wins on Second Day of Home Tournament

Nikolaeva and Herrera tally first wins of Aggie careers.

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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