LAS CRUCES, NM –
Maria Cascos and
Masha Vrsalovic came up with wins but Abilene Christian dropped a 5-2 decision at New Mexico State on Saturday.
Cascos won at No. 3 singles and Vrsalovic at No. 4 singles – both in straight sets.
Andrea Guerrero and
Libby Blair pushed their matches to three sets before falling.
Guerrero and
Olivia Sears were leading in their No. 2 doubles match when it was halted because NMSU clinched the doubles point.
The Wildcats get back to action next weekend when they visit Wichita State on Friday and Tulsa on Saturday.
New Mexico State 5, Abilene Christian 2
Singles
Natsuki Nishimura, NMSU, def.
Olivia Sears, 5-7, 7-5, 10-4
Anna Pinaieva, NMSU, def.
Maryjoe Crisologo, 6-1, 6-2
Maria Cascos, ACU, def. Lisa Zhu, 7-6 (7-3), 6-4
Masha Vrsalovic, ACU, def. Varvara Nikolaeva, 6-3, 6-3
Valeriia Ivanovskaia, NMSU, def.
Andrea Guerrero, 7-6 (7-2), 4-6, 6-1
Whitney Moon, NMSU, def.
Libby Blair, 6-4, 3-6, 6-2
Doubles
Pinaieva/Nishimura, NMSU, def. Vrsalovic/Blair, 7-5
Sears/Guerrero, ACU, led Ivanovskaia/Dora Kurdi, 6-5, UF
Moon/Zhu NMSU, def Cascos/
Eva Arranz, 6-1
