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Colorado State University Athletics
Sunday, March 17
Albuquerque, NM
11:00 AM
Colorado State
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New Mexico
Rams Drop Road Dual to New Mexico
3/17/2024 3:24:00 PM | Women's Tennis
Team finishes with split of conference opening weekend
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – The opening weekend became a split decision.
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Colorado State's women's tennis team fell 4-2 on Sunday to New Mexico on the road, picking up the two points at the top two lines in singles play.
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The Rams are now 5-6 on the season, 1-1 in the Mountain West.
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New Mexico grabbed the early advantage by rallying to take the doubles point, capturing the final two lines after Colorado State's top tandem of Radka Buzkova and Viktoryia Zhadzinskaya won 6-3 to start the match. For Buzkova, it was career doubles No 59, putting her all alone in the fourth spot on the program list.
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Buzkova's 6-2, 6-0 win over Sarah O'Connor at No. 2 (the 58th of her career), tied the match at 1-all, but the Rams would only pick up one other victory, coming at the top spot when Zara Lennon swept past Katherine Jhang 6-2, 7-5. At that point, New Mexico led the match 3-2 after straight-sets wins at Nos. 4 and 6, then closing it out with a two-set win at No 5.
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"The Mountain West is a dogfight, and every match is a competitive match," CSU coach Mai-Ly Tran said. "I am pleased with the way Zara and Radka have been playing. They've been extremely focused during practice. They have also done a good job of staying committed to their game plans and playing matches one point at a time."
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The Rams will be at home this coming weekend with matches against Utah State (Saturday, 12:30 p.m.) and Boise State (Sunday, 12 p.m.)
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Colorado State's women's tennis team fell 4-2 on Sunday to New Mexico on the road, picking up the two points at the top two lines in singles play.
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The Rams are now 5-6 on the season, 1-1 in the Mountain West.
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New Mexico grabbed the early advantage by rallying to take the doubles point, capturing the final two lines after Colorado State's top tandem of Radka Buzkova and Viktoryia Zhadzinskaya won 6-3 to start the match. For Buzkova, it was career doubles No 59, putting her all alone in the fourth spot on the program list.
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Buzkova's 6-2, 6-0 win over Sarah O'Connor at No. 2 (the 58th of her career), tied the match at 1-all, but the Rams would only pick up one other victory, coming at the top spot when Zara Lennon swept past Katherine Jhang 6-2, 7-5. At that point, New Mexico led the match 3-2 after straight-sets wins at Nos. 4 and 6, then closing it out with a two-set win at No 5.
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"The Mountain West is a dogfight, and every match is a competitive match," CSU coach Mai-Ly Tran said. "I am pleased with the way Zara and Radka have been playing. They've been extremely focused during practice. They have also done a good job of staying committed to their game plans and playing matches one point at a time."
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The Rams will be at home this coming weekend with matches against Utah State (Saturday, 12:30 p.m.) and Boise State (Sunday, 12 p.m.)
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,2,3
#1 Singles Match
12
67
Jhang, Katherine / 0 [UNM]
25
#2 Singles Match
12
66
O'Connor, Sarah / 0 [UNM]
20
#3 Singles Match
1234
2620
Huang, Hsuan / 0 [UNM]
604UF
#4 Singles Match
12
33
Vandeputte, Maud / 0 [UNM]
66
#5 Singles Match
12
63
Hoppe, Leonie / 0 [UNM]
76
#6 Singles Match
12
42
Sodre, Maria / 0 [UNM]
66
Order of Finish:
2,6,4,1,5
Players Mentioned
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