Tennis Falls to DI New Mexico State

Las Cruces, N.M. – It was a pretty tough way for the Mesa tennis teams to kick off their seasons, but head coach Adam Cohen was pleased overall as the T-Bird men and women each lost to NCAA Division I New Mexico State Friday.  

"Both our teams played very well," said Cohen. "They were just much better."  

On the women's side, No. 5 singles player Michelle Fournier had the closest match, falling 6-4, 6-4 to Elizabeth Geronimo.  

For the men, Aggies' singles players were able to score 6-0 victories in only two of the 12 contested games and MCC's No. 2 doubles team of David Felix and Andres Loiaza stretched its opponent to 7-6 before falling.  

Both teams will face NCAA Division II Western New Mexico Saturday in Las Cruces.  

Women's results:  

Doubles
1. Kaur/Joyce (NMSU) def. Carlon/Ankrah (MCC) – 6-3
2. Valdez/Keijzerwaard (NMSU) def. Nelson/Ortiz (MCC) – 6-1
3. Novak/Arnaudova (NMSU) def. Fournier/Lotte (MCC) – 6-2
Order of Finish: 2, 3, 1
 
Singles
1. Rimpledeep Kaur (NMSU) def. Yolena Carlon (MCC) – 6-0, 6-3
2. Vanessa Valdez (NMSU) def. Naa Ankrah (MCC) – 6-1, 6-4
3. Rebecca Keijzerwaard (NMSU) def. Hanna Nelson (MCC) – 6-0, 6-4
4. Eli Arnaudova (NMSU) def. Julia Ortiz (MCC) – 6-2, 6-2
5. Elizabeth Geronimo (NMSU) def. Michelle Fournier (MCC) – 6-4, 6-4
6. Lindsay Harlas (NMSU) def. Charlotte Lotte (MCC) – 6-0, 6-0
Men's Resuts:
1. Goncalves/Flores (NMSU) def. Holthey/Maurin (MCC) – 6-1
2. De Haan/Benitez (NMSU) def. Felix/Loaiza (MCC) – 7-6
3. Espias/Asmar (NMSU) def. Fisher/Donghyun (MCC) – 6-3
Order of Finish: 1, 3, 2
 
Singles
1. Christofer Goncalves (NMSU) def. Linus Holthey (MCC) – 6-0, 6-3
2. Sergi Espias (NMSU) def. David Felix (MCC) – 6-4, 6-2
3. Luis Flores (NSMU) def. Matt Fisher (MCC) – 6-1, 6-3
4. Sijn de Haan (NMSU) def. Kim Donghyun (MCC) – 6-2, 6-2
5. Mauri Benitez (NMSU) def. Andres Loaiza (MCC) – 6-3, 6-0
6. Enrique Asmar (NMSU) def. Eduardo Couto (MCC) – 6-1, 6-2