RENO, Nev. -Â Nevada stayed perfect in Mountain West play Friday, coming back for a 4-2 victory over New Mexico at McArthur Tennis Center.
After dropping the doubles point, then falling behind 2-0 after the first singles decision, the Pack (15-6, 3-0 MW) stormed back, capping the come-from-behind effort with
Matheo Coupu's 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 victory at No. 1 over Arda Azkara.
Juan Batalla got the comeback started against New Mexico (7-10, 1-1 MW), making quick work of Rafa Abdulsalam at No. 2, 6-1, 6-4.
Satchel Benn evened the match at 2-2 with his third three-set, come-from-behind victory in as many Mountain West matches, beating Daniil Kakhniuk, 2-6, 6-1, 6-4.
Delmas N'Tcha put the Pack on the brink of victory, grinding out two tiebreakers for a 7-6, 7-6 win over Aram Noroozian, before Coupu reached deep to close out Azkara.
Nevada heads to Air Force to close the weekend with an 11 a.m. dual Sunday against the Falcons.
Nevada 4, New Mexico 2
Doubles
No. 1 -
Matheo Coupu/
Delmas N'Tcha (NEV) vs. Nicolas Prieto/Arda Azkara (NM) 4-5 unf.
No. 2 - Alex Maggs/Jan Pucalka (NM) def.
Loris Zisswiller/
Satchel Benn (NEV) 6-2
No. 3 - Rafael Abdulsalam/Georgio Samaha (NM) def.
Daniel Dudockin/
Juan Batalla (NEV) 6-4
Order of Finish:Â 2, 3
Singles
No. 1 - Coupu (NEV) def. Azkara (NM) 6-4, 3-6, 6-4
No. 2 - Batalla (NEV) def. Abdulsalam (NM) 6-1, 6-4
No. 3 - N'Tcha (NEV) def. Noroozian (NM) 7-6, 7-6
No. 4 - Benn (NEV) def. Kakhniuk (NM) 2-6, 6-1, 6-4
No. 5 - Pucalka (NM) def. Dudockin (NEV) 6-3, 6-2
No. 6 -
Ambroise Marchand (NEV) Maggs (NM) 6-7, 7-6, 1-3 unf.
Order of Finish:Â 5, 2, 4, 3, 1