EL PASO, TEXAS- The Western New Mexico Women's Tennis team took a quick trip to El Paso, Texas for an exhibtion mathcup against Division One UTEP. The Mustangs fell 7-0. 

In doubles, the Miners secured the point winning in the No. 1 and No. 3 doubles matches first. No.1 Caini Wang (New Taipei City, Taiwan/Taipei Municipal Nangang Vocational High School) and Ana Sofia Montero Villegas () fell 6-0 and No. 3 Andreea Arnautu (Laval, Quebec, Canada/College Laval) and Gabriella Blumberg () lost 6-1. The Mustangs No. 2 duo of Livia Leite (Cunha-SP, Brazil/Bernardino Querido,) and Mann-Ning Li (Converse, TX/John H. Guyer HS) played hard but lost a close one, 6-4.

For singles, one Mustang managed to snag a set on the Miners. No. 3 Ning Li took her first set over opponent 6-3, but would drop the next two sets 6-0, 10-8 for the loss. The rest of the Mustangs results would follow in order of completion, No 6 Blumberg lost 6-0, 6-0, No. 2 Wang would loose 6-2, 6-1, No. Livia Leite (Cunha-SP, Brazil/Bernardino Querido,) fell 6-1, 6-3, No. 4 Montero dropped her match 6-4, 6-1 and Arnautu went down 6-3, 6-2.

The ladies next match up will be on January 25th in Las Cruces, NM against New Mexico State.
 

This game recap is presented by First American Bank. First American Bank is a proud supporter of WNMU Athletics!

 

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