Las Cruces, New Mexico - The Western New Mexico University Women's Tennis team continued its 2025 Spring Season with a match-up against the New Mexico State Aggies. The Aggies would get the best of the Mustangs, 0-7.
Western New Mexico vs. New Mexico State 0-7
In doubles, the No. 1 spot,
Andreea Arnautu (Laval, Quebec, Canada/College Laval) and
Caini Wang (New Taipei City, Taiwan/Taipei Municipal Nangang Vocational High School) were defeated by Anna Pinaieva, 3-6. At No. 2,
Ana Sofia Montero Villegas (Caracas, Venezuela/Colegio San Martin de Porres) and
Emma Lootens-Stael (Diksmuide, Belgium/French Touch Academy) were bested by Montana Parkinson-Lubold and Lisa Zhu, 1-6. No. 3 pairing of
Gabriella Blumberg (Casper, WY/Kelly Walsh High School) and
Jenna Kastell (Bonn, Germany/TC Rot-Weiß Troisdorf) would also drop their match 0-6 to the Aggies, Dora Kurdi and Whitney Moon.
As for singles, playing No. 1 today was
Andreea Arnautu (Laval, Quebec, Canada/College Laval), as she was taken down in two sets by Anna Pinaieva 1-6 and =0-6. Penciled in at No. 2 was
Caini Wang (New Taipei City, Taiwan/Taipei Municipal Nangang Vocational High School), before falling to the racket of Lisa Zhu 0-6 and 1-6.
Gabriella Blumberg (Casper, WY/Kelly Walsh High School) played No. 3 for the Mustangs today as she could not find her groove before losing 4-6 and 3-6 to Whitney Moon.
Emma Lootens-Stael (Diksmuide, Belgium/French Touch Academy) was slotted for No. 4 today, taking Nadia Nemeth to two sets before losing the match 2-6 and 1-6. No. 5
Jenna Kastell (Bonn, Germany/TC Rot-Weiß Troisdorf) rounded out today's lineup, going down to Dora Kurdi 1-6 and 2-6. In the final spot penciled at No. 6,
Manon Baudet (Lyon, France/TC Trevoux) lost her match to Montana Parkinson-Lubold 1-6 and 4-6.
Order of Finish:
Doubles: 3, 2, 1
Singles: 1, 5, 2, 4, 6, 3
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