Colorado State 4, Nevada 3
Sunday, April 2, 2023
Fort Collins, Colo. – CSU Tennis Complex
FORT COLLINS, Colo. – Nevada narrowly falls 4-3 to No. #60 Colorado State Sunday afternoon at the CSU Tennis Complex after taking the early lead heading into singles play 1-0 over the Rams, moving to 6-6 on the season and 1-3 in Mountain West play.
Nevada's doubles tandems of
Lou-Anne Guerbert and
Anastasia Luneva at No. 2, and
Mariana Campino and Amahée Charrier at No. 1 captured the 1-0 lead after taking their Colorado State counterparts 6-4 a piece.
Carrying that momentum into singles, freshman
Audrey Moutama earned the first singles win at No. 6 over Colorado State's Vika Zhadzinskaya in a straight-sets victory 6-2, 6-3, boosting Nevada's lead 2-0. To shorten the Pack's lead, the Rams took the next singles point at No. 2, Zara Lennon defeating Nevada's
Anastasia Luneva 6-4, 6-3, bringing Colorado State within one.
The Rams continued their singles victories, capturing the next two at Nos. 4 and 5 to take the lead 3-2 over Nevada. Colorado State's Sarka Richterova took
Wiem Boubaker 7-5, 6-3, while Luana Avelar and
Mariana Campino battled it out through three sets. The first set belonged to Avelar 6-4 before Campino made a comeback in the second, dominating Avelar 6-1. Ultimately, the third set would go to Avelar after bouncing back from her loss in the second to win the match 6-2.
Nevada's
Lou-Anne Guerbert brought the score to 3-3 all after defeating Sarah Weekly at No. 3, again battling it out through three sets. After losing the first set 4-6 to Weekly, Guerbert rebounded to win the next two in a dominating 6-1 second set and finishing the job 7-5 in the third. Coming down to the final match and the third three-set match of the day, Colorado State's Radka Buzkova would clinch the win at No. 1 for the Rams after defeating Amahée Charrier 5-7, 6-3, 6-2.
The Pack will look to return home to McArthur Tennis Center next week with matches on Thursday, April 6 and Saturday, April 8. Nevada will host Fresno State on Thursday, and will take on San Jose State on Saturday, with both matches scheduled for 11:00 a.m.
Colorado State 4, Nevada 3
Doubles
No. 1 –
Mariana Campino/Amahée Charrier (NEV) def. Luana Avelar/Radka Buzkova (CSU) 6-4
No. 2 –
Lou-Anne Guerbert/
Anastasia Luneva (NEV) def. Ky Ecton/ Zara Lennon (CSU) 6-4
No. 3 –
Wiem Boubaker/
Audrey Moutama (NEV) vs. Sarka Richterova/Vika Zhadzinskaya (CSU) 4-4, uf
Order of finish – 2, 1
Singles
No. 1 – Radka Buzkova (CSU) def. Amahée Charrier (NEV) 5-7, 6-3, 6-2
No. 2 – Zara Lennon (CSU) def.
Anastasia Luneva (NEV) 6-4, 6-3
No. 3 –
Lou-Anne Guerbert (NEV) def. Sarah Weekly (CSU) 4-6, 6-1, 7-5
No. 4 – Sarka Richterova (CSU) def.
Wiem Boubaker (NEV) 7-5, 6-3
No. 5 – Luana Avelar (CSU) def.
Mariana Campino (NEV) 6-4, 1-6, 6-2
No. 6 –
Audrey Moutama (NEV) def. Vika Zhadzinskaya (CSU) 6-2, 6-3
Order of finish – 6, 2, 4, 5, 3, 1