LAS CRUCES, N.M. – NM State faced a testing day at the ACU Tournament, managing just two victories in a tough slate of matches. 

Unlike their dominant performance at last week's Aggie Invitational, the Aggies struggled to find momentum on the opening day of play. Freshman Nadia Nemeth, however, was a bright spot, contributing to both of NM State's wins. 

In the Flight D singles draw, Nemeth edged out Abilene Christian's Alice Klinteby in a tightly contested match, 6-4, 6-5 (10-5). She continued her strong form in doubles, partnering with returner Whitney Moon to secure NM State's only doubles win, defeating ACU's Maria Cascos and Hebe Toyos, 6-4. 

The Aggies will look to rebound and build on these victories when they return to the courts tomorrow morning, with matches set to begin at 9 a.m. 

Doubles Draws 

Flight A 

Skelton/Bjork (SMU) def. Pinaieva/Kurdi 6-0 

Flight C 

Moon/Nemeth def Cascos/Toyos 6-4 

Arranz/Board (ACU) def. Moon/Nemeth 6-4 

Singles Draws 

Flight A 

Callie Creath (Texas State) def. Anna Pinaieva 6-3, 6-3 

Flight B 

Valeria Sanchez (UTSA) def. Lisa Zhu 6-3, 6-1 

Flight D 

Nadia Nemeth def. Alice Klinteby (ACU) 6-4, 6-3, (10-5) 

Ximena Morales Araneda (Tarleton) def. Montana Parkinson-Lubold  

Flight E 

Chantajah Mills (Texas State) def. Whitney Moon 6-1, 6-0 

Paloma Hennicaux (UTEP) def. Dora Kurdi 6-2, 6-3 

Flight F 

Adeliya Mukhutdinova (Tarleton) def. Varvara Nikolaeva 6-1, 6-1 

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