FORT COLLINS, Colorado – Utah State women's tennis lost a Mountain West match at Colorado State on Saturday by a final score of 4-1. USU falls to 3-10 on the season and 0-3 in Mountain West play.
The Rams (6-6, 2-1 MW) earned the doubles point to start the match with wins at the first and second positions.
In singles play, freshman
Niyati Kukreti earned the only Aggies point of the day with a win at the No. 6 spot in straight sets (6-1, 6-1).
In other singles matches, graduate senior
Zeynep Naz Ozturk fell at the No. 1 spot in straight sets (3-6, 1-6), junior
Indya Nespor fell in straight sets at the No. 4 spot (3-6, 5-7) and freshman
Magdalena Nunez Pureco lost in straight sets at the No. 5 spot (4-6, 1-6).
Senior Lisa Küng and senior
Laura Fernanda Eugenio De Hilario match's remained unfinished.
USU will be back in action tomorrow, March 24, at 10:00 a.m., when they play at Wyoming.
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Utah State vs Colorado State
March 23, 2024
University Tennis Complex & Fort Collins Country Club
Fort Collins, Colorado
RESULTS
Colorado State 4, Utah State 1
Doubles
1. Buzkova, Radka / Zhadzinskaya, Viktor (CSU) def.
Laura Fernanda Eugenio De Hilario/
Ana Paula Chavez Sanchez (USU) 6-2
2. Lennon, Zara / Weekley, Sarah (CSU) def. Lisa Küng/
Zeynep Naz Ozturk (USU) 6-4
3.
Magdalena Nunez Pureco/
Niyati Kukreti (USU) def. Richterova, Sarka / Voeks, Logan (CSU) 6-2
Singles
1. Zara Lennon (CSU) def.
Zeynep Naz Ozturk (USU) 6-3, 6-1
2.
Laura Fernanda Eugenio De Hilario (USU) vs. Radka Buzkova (CSU) 5-7, 3-2, unfinished
3. Lisa Küng (USU) vs. Luana Avelar (CSU) 6-7, 2-2, unfinished
4. Sarah Weekley (CSU) def.
Indya Nespor (USU) 6-3, 7-5
5. Sarka Richterova (CSU) def.
Magdalena Nunez Pureco (USU) 6-4, 6-1
6.
Niyati Kukreti (USU) def. Logan Voeks (CSU) 6-1, 6-1
Match Notes:
Order of Finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (6,5,1,4)
Utah State (3-10, 0-3 MW)
Fresno State (6-6, 2-1 MW)
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