LINCOLN, Nebraska – Utah State women's tennis defeated Western Michigan, 4-3, on Saturday at Nebraska to start the season with a victory and a 1-0 record. 

The Aggies fell behind in doubles play with losses in the first and second positions. Senior Lisa Küng and graduate student Annaliese County took the third position with a 6-3 win before the Broncos secured the doubles point and an early 1-0 lead. 

Utah State found momentum during singles play as graduate transfer Monique Burton scored a speedy point for the Aggies with a 6-2, 6-2 win at the No. 3-spot to even the score 1-1. Teammate Zeynep Naz Ozturk clinched another point at the first position with a 6-2, 6-4 win to give the Aggies a 2-1 lead. 

Western Michigan received their second and third points at the fifth and sixth positions with both wins coming in three sets, giving them a 3-2 lead. 

Utah State Lisa Küng came back after a 3-6 first set loss to win with back-to-back 6-4 scores which tied up the match, 3-3. 

The match then came down to junior Laura Fernanda Eugenio De Hilario at the four position. Eugenio De Hilario faced a 6-4, 4-6 tie with her opponent entering the third set. After a hard-fought match, Laura won the third set with a final set 6-3 score, earning USU's first win for the dual match season.  

The Aggies turn around to face Nebraska tomorrow, Sunday, January 29, at 9 a.m. (MT) at the Dillon Tennis Center in Lincoln, Nebraska. 

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RESULTS 
Utah State 4, Western Michigan 3 
Dillon Tennis Center 
Lincoln, Nebraska 
  
Singles 
1. Ozturk (USU) def. Zieglar (WMU) 6-2, 6-4 
2. Küng (USU) def. Hamilton (WMU) 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 
3. Burton (USU) def. Monko (WMU) 6-2, 6-2 
4. Fernanda Eugenio De Hilario (USU) def. Perkucin (WMU) 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 
5. Smitek (WMU) def. Nunez Pureco (USU) 3-6, 6-3, 6-1 
6. Souligny (WMU) def. County (USU) 6-2, 2-6, 6-4 

Doubles 
1. Lindsey Zieglar/Valeriya Monko (WMU) def. Sidnee Lavatai/Zeynep Naz Ozturk (USU) 6-0 
2. Karin Hamilton/Audrey Smitek (WMU) def. Monique Burton/Magdalena Nunez Pureco (USU) 6-4  
3. Lisa Küng/Annaliese County (USU) def. Kaitlyn Rogosch/Maya Perkucin (WMU) 6-3 
  
Match Notes 
Utah State: 1-0 
Western Michigan: 1-2 
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (3,1,6,5,2,4) 
  
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