BOZEMAN, Montana – Utah State women's tennis lost a tight battle to South Dakota, 4-3, on Saturday at the Bobcat-Anderson Tennis Center.
 
Doubles
The Aggies claimed wins at courts one and three to claim the match's first point. Seniors Indya Nespor and Cielo Tapia-Cruz scored a 6-4 win at the top spot in the lineup while freshmen Natalie Paterova and Maria Paula Ramos Garcia won at the third position, 6-3, to clinch the doubles point for USU.
 
Singles
South Dakota took wins at the second, third and fourth positions to go up in the match, 3-1. Needing to win on the remaining courts to take the match, Nespor delivered USU's first win of singles play with a three-set victory at the No. 1 position, 3-6, 7-6 (2), 6-3. Freshman Kylee Sperry then won at the sixth position, 6-2, 6-2, to tie the match at 3-3. The Coyotes then took the match, however, with a three-set win at the fifth position.
 
Next Up
Utah State returns to the Beehive State to take on Utah in Salt Lake City on Friday, Feb. 7, at 10 a.m.
 
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Utah State vs South Dakota
February 1, 2025
Bobcat-Anderson Tennis Center
Bozeman, Montana
 
Results
Utah State 3, South Dakota 4
 
Doubles
1. Indya Nespor/Cielo Tapia-Cruz (USU) def. Sorcha Caves/Amanda de Oliveira (USD) 6-4
2. Grace Chadick/Bea Havlickova (USD) def. Olivia Halvorsen/Ana Sabikova (USU) 6-2
3. Natalie Paterova/Maria Paula Ramos Garcia (USU) def. Selena Bird/Natalia Alves de Lima (USD) 6-3
 
Singles
1. Nespor (USU) def. Havlickova (USD) 3-6, 7-6 (2), 6-3
2. de Oliveira (USD) def. Sabikova (USU) 6-2, 6-4
3. Caves (USD) def. Ramos Garcia (USU) 4-6, 6-1, 7-6 (3)
4. Bird (USD) def. Tapia-Cruz (USU) 4-6, 6-1, 6-2
5. Chadick (USD) def. Paterova (USU) 6-4, 4-6, 1-6
6. Kylee Sperry (USU) def. Alves de Lima (USD) 6-2, 6-2
 
Match Notes
Order of Finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (2,4,3,1,6,5)
Utah State (1-2, 0-0 MW)
South Dakota (3-1, 0-0 Summit)
 
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