BOISE, Idaho – Utah State women's tennis was defeated by Wyoming, 4-1, in a neutral match on Sunday morning at Boise State.
The Cowgirls earned the doubles point early on in a 6-3 win on court one and a 6-1 victory on court three leaving court two's, with Utah State's Sidnee Lavatai and Zeynep Naz Ozturk, match unfinished in a 5-all battle.
Graduate student Annaliese County earned the only Aggie point of the day in singles in the sixth spot in a straight-set 6-1, 6-3 victory.
Utah State (6-12, 1-7 MW) travels back home to continue conference play, facing Boise State (9-10, 2-6 MW) on Thursday, April 20, at 11 a.m., and Fresno State (9-11, 3-5 MW) on Saturday, April 22, at 11 a.m.
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RESULTS
Utah State 1, Wyoming 4
Doubles
1. Fernandez/Zehender (WYO) def. Burton/Küng (USU) 6-3
2. Lavatai/Naz Ozturk (USU) vs. Borodina/Oreshkina (WYO) 5-5 unfinished
3. Brink/Dobrilova def. J. Brilhante/Nunez Pureco 6-4
Singles
1. Sophie Zehender (WYO) def. Zeynep Naz Ozturk (USU) 6-4, 6-1
2. Lisa Küng (USU) vs. Maria Oreshkina (WYO) 2-6, 6-2, 3-2 unfinished
3. Violetta Borodina (WYO) def. Monique Burton (USU) 6-2, 6-4
4. Noesjka Brink (WYO) def. Laura Fernanda Eugenio De Hilario (USU) 6-3, 6-2
5. Magdalena Nunez Pureco (USU) vs. Ana Fernandez (WYO) 3-6, 5-6 unfinished
6. Annaliese County (USU) def. Nikol Dobrilova (WYO) 6-1, 6-3
Match Notes
Utah State: 6-12 (1-7 MW)
Wyoming: 12-9 (7-1 MW)
Order of finish: (3,1) (6,4,3,1)
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