LAS CRUCES, N.M. — UTSA rallied for wins in five of the six singles matches after dropping the doubles point and the Roadrunners cruised to a 5-2 victory at New Mexico State on Friday afternoon.
The Aggies (8-12) picked up doubles wins on courts three and two to jump in front early.
Lindsay Harlas and Gabrielle Joyce defeated Lina Hallgren and Charleen Tiwari by a score of 6-2 at the third spot in the lineup and Rimpledeep Kaur and Marie-Pier Thiffault (NMSU) downed Denisa Ibrahimovic and Sonia Madroñal Medina, 6-4, at the second position to clinch the first point of the contest.
However, the Roadrunners (10-8) bounced back to capture all but one of the singles matchups to come off the courts victorious for the fourth time in their last five outings.
Kylee Kato got past Gabrielle Joyce in straight sets (6-4, 6-1) at the sixth spot in the lineup to tie things up and Miriam Rosell Canudas, the nation's 99th-ranked singles player, improved to 18-0 in dual-match play after picking up a 6-2, 6-3 triumph on center court against Kaur.
Hallgren put UTSA up by two with her 6-4, 6-1 victory against Eli Arnaudova at the fourth position and Laura Cabrera clinched the win after defeating Harlas on the fifth court, 6-3, 6-2.
Ibrahimovic picked up the Roadrunners' other triumph with a 7-6 (7-3), 7-5 victory against Vanessa Valdez at the second slot.
UTSA will wrap up regular-season play at noon on Sunday at UTEP (4-11).
UTSA 5, New Mexico State 2
Doubles
1. Keijzerwaard/Valdez (NMSU) vs. Kato/Rosell Canudas (UTSA) 4-3, unfinished
2. Kaur/Thiffault (NMSU) def. Ibrahimovic/Madroñal Medina (UTSA) 6-4
3. Harlas/Joyce (NMSU) def. Hallgren/Tiwari (UTSA) 6-2
Singles
1. #99 Miriam Rosell Canudas (UTSA) def. Rimpledeep Kaur (NMSU) 6-2, 6-3
2. Denisa Ibrahimovic (UTSA) def. Vanessa Valdez (NMSU) 7-6 (7-3), 7-5
3. Rebecca Keijzerwaard (NMSU) def. Charleen Tiwari (UTSA) 7-6 (7-4), 7-5
4. Lina Hallgren (UTSA) def. Eli Arnaudova (NMSU) 6-4, 6-1
5. Laura Cabrera (UTSA) def. Lindsay Harlas (NMSU) 6-3, 6-2
6. Kylee Kato (UTSA) def. Gabrielle Joyce (NMSU) 6-4, 6-1
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (6,1,4,5,3,2)