RENO, Nev. – Lou-Anne Guerbert's thrilling victory clinched the Pack's Mountain West opener against Wyoming, Friday afternoon.
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Wyoming took the early lead with a dominant doubles performance to take the 1-0 lead. Lucia Malinak and Jeselle Ante made quick work of
Wiem Boubaker and
Kennedy Robinson, defeating the Wolf Pack duo 6-0 on court three. The Cowgirls then clinched the doubles point with Sophie Zehender and Violette Borodina's 6-3 top-flight victory against
Amahée Charrier and
Anastasia Luneva.
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The Pack responded quickly with Robinson's 6-2, 6-1 victory over Malinak on court six, tying the dual, 1-1.
Anastasia Luneva put Nevada ahead, 2-1, with a win on court four. Luneva defeated Nikol Dobrilova 6-2, 6-4.
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Noesjka Brink re-tied the dual for Wyoming, defeating
Marlene Foerster 6-3, 6-4 on court two. Zehender regained the Cowgirl lead with her 6-2, 3-6, 6-2 win over Charrier.
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On court five,
Wiem Boubaker defeated Ante in comeback fashion, losing the first set. Boubaker defeated Ante 6-3 in the second set, before dominating the final frame, 6-1, and tying the dual again for Nevada.
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Clinching the dual for Nevada,
Lou-Anne Guerbert flipped the momentum against Borodina to prevail in a decisive third set. After winning the first set 7-5, Borodina returned in the second set with a 6-4 win, seeming to have all momentum on her side. Guerbert proved that to be wrong, dominating the final set, 6-1.
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Up next, Nevada makes a quick trip down to the South Bay for their 1 p.m. match at San José State on Sunday.
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Full Results
Wyoming 3, Nevada 4
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Doubles
No. 1 – Zehender/Borodina (WYO) def. Charrier/Luneva (NEV), 6-3
No. 2 – Brink/Dobrilova (WYO) vs. Foerster/
Léa Cakarevic (NEV), 5-4, unf.
No. 3 – Malinak/Ante (WYO) def. Boubaker/Robinson, 6-0
Order of Finish: 3, 1
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Singles
No. 1 – Zehender (WYO) def. Charrier (NEV), 6-2, 3-6, 6-2
No. 2 – Brink (WYO) def. Foerster (NEV), 6-3, 6-4
No. 3 – Guerbert (NEV) def. Borodina (WYO), 7-5, 4-6, 6-1
No. 4 – Luneva (NEV) def. Dobrilova (WYO), 6-2, 6-4
No. 5 – Boubaker (NEV) def. Ante (WYO), 1-6, 6-3, 6-1
No. 6 – Robinson (NEV) def. Malinak (WYO), 6-2, 6-1
Order of Finish: 6, 4, 2, 1, 5, 3
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