Box Score ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Nevada Women's Tennis fell to New Mexico, 4-3, in its second conference game of the season after leading 3-0 and the Lobos scoring four straight points.
The Pack (4-7, 0-2) started the day off winning the doubles point for the early 1-0 advantage. After the Lobos' (10-4, 1-0) team of Vianca Corley and Vivica Corley defeated
Wiem Boubaker and
Kennedy Robinson, 6-0, the Pack bounced back with the next two matches. The duo of Amahée Charrier and
Petra Janigova defeated Yu Yun Kathy Tsai and Bente Vandeputte, 7-6. Silvia Maria-Costache and
Marlene Foerster clinched the point after beating Sarah L'Allier and Coumba Ben Niangadou, 6-3.
Nevada grew its lead at the start of singles play with Charrier taking down Vandeputte, 6-4, 6-2. Boubaker then gave the Pack a 3-0 lead after she defeated Malazdra, 6-3, 6-2.
New Mexico began its comeback when Foerster fell to Vianca Corley, 3-6, 7-6, 6-4. The Lobos got two more points to tie the match at three after Janigova fell to Tsai, 6-4, 6-7, 6-1, and Costache was defeated by Veroux, 4-6, 7-6, 7-6.
The match came down to court five as Robinson fought to give Nevada the win, but ultimately wasn't able to take down Matsoukatidi as New Mexico got the comeback win, 7-5, 7-6.
Nevada will return home next weekend to face Wyoming on Friday at 12 p.m. and Colorado State on Sunday at 12 p.m.
New Mexico 4, Nevada 3
Doubles
No. 1 - Silvia Maria-Costache/
Marlene Foerster (NEV) def. Sarah L'Allier/Coumba Ben Niangadou (NM), 6-3
No. 2 - Amahée Charrier/
Petra Janigova (Nev.) def. Yu Yun Kathy Tsai/Bente Vandeputte (NM), 7-6
No. 3 - Vianca Corley/Vivica Corley (NM) def.
Wiem Boubaker/
Kennedy Robinson (NEV) 6-0
Order of finish: 3,1,2
Singles
No. 1 - Charrier (NEV) def. Vandeputte (NM) 6-4, 6-2
No. 2 - Corley (NM) def. Foerster (NEV) 3-6, 7-6, 6-4
No. 3 - Veroux (NM) def. Costache (NEV), 4-6, 6-4, 7-6
No. 4 - Tsai (NM) def. Janigova (NEV), 6-4, 6-7, 6-1
No. 5 - Matsoukatidi (NM) def. Robinson (NEV), 7-5, 7-6
No. 6 - Boubaker (NEV) def. Malazdra (NEV.), 6-3, 6-2
Order of finish: 1,6,2,4,3,5