Women's Tennis Closes Brother Al Invite with Solid Performance

SAN ANTONIO, TX — The Western New Mexico University women's tennis team wrapped up the Brother Al Invitational on Saturday, demonstrating resilience throughout the final day of singles and doubles competition.

Josefina Bailetti (Pergamino, Buenos Aires, Argentina/Colegio Nuestra Señora del Huerto) battled through a three-set singles match to earn an 6-1, 4-6, 11-9 victory. She also competed in another match, falling 5-7, 4-6. Eva Guta (Bucharest, Romania/Liceul Teoretic C.A. Rosetti (Romania)) recorded a 6-4, 6-0 win before dropping a three-set match, 2-6, 6-4, 6-10.

Catherine Ndeko (Kinshasa) Kimbiyila secured a 6-4, 6-3 victory and later fought through another close match, falling 6-4, 3-6, 8-10. Andrea Mendola also earned a hard-fought three-set win, 7-5, 4-6, 11-9.

Lina Mueller (Munich, Germany) competed in two singles matches, falling 1-6, 0-6 and 3-6, 6-3, 4-10. Nikoletta Pytel (Warsaw, Poland/Cosinus Lódz (Poland)) dropped her first match 3-6, 3-6 before retiring in her second. Martina Cristina Manzo also competed in two singles matches, falling 1-6, 3-6 and 1-6, 4-6.

In doubles, Martina Manzo (Romania) and Pytel secured an 8-7 victory, winning the tiebreak 7-3. Bailetti and Pytel also recorded an 8-3 result, while Guta's doubles match ended in an 2-8 decision.

The Mustangs finished the invitational with determination, continuing to compete through challenging matchups and gaining valuable experience during the final day in San Antonio.