The Wyoming women’s tennis squad continued its winning streak with a 4-3 victory over CSU Northridge Matadors. The Cowgirls are now 8-5 overall on the season.
“We had a good week in California and picked up some much needed experience and wins on the road,” head coach Dean Clower said to a Wyoming Athletics press release.
The Cowgirls started early in Northridge taking a 1-0 lead by winning two out of three doubles matches. Playing third doubles Dorottya Jonas and Silviya Zhelyazkova defeated Corinne Schnyder and Mari Taslagyan, 6-0. The Matadors tied things up as Mickey Hsu and Kristen Poei pulled off a 6-2 win over Alma Espinosa and Christa Gecheva. It came down to Jessica Parizher and Magdalena Stencel beating Vivian Lin and Criss Rodriguez, 6-3.
“I felt like we really grew up as a team on and off the court. We are playing much better doubles and learning how to win as a team,” Clower said to a Wyoming Athletics press release.
Wyoming singles took three out of six matches to come away with the close win. Gecheva and Nastya Tokareva gave the Cowgirls a 3-0 lead in the match. Gecheva defeated Schnyder, 6-2, 6-1, while Tokareva beat Lin, 6-3, 6-0. The Matadors won their first point as Hsu won in straight sets, 6-4, 6-1 over Stencel. CSU-Northridge made the score 3-2 with Poei winning 7-5, 6-2 over Parizher. Wyoming would defeat CSU-Northridge with Zhelyazkova earning a straight set win, 6-1, 7-6 (5) over Taslagyan. In the final match of the day, Jonas lost in three sets; 6-0, 2-6, 6-4 against Rodriguez.
Wyoming will return to action on Friday, March 27, against the Utah State Aggies. The match is set for 11 a.m. MT in Logan, Utah.
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