Montana
New Mexico
Montana downs New Mexico 5-2
3/1/2013 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
March 1, 2013
Montana women's tennis picked up its third win in a row against New Mexico Friday in Bozeman, Mont.
The teamed downed New Mexico 5-2.
All three doubles pairs won their matches, securing Montana's first point.
"We started out playing very composed and intelligent in winning all three doubles matches," said head coach Steve Ascher.
Haley Driver kicked off singles competition with a 6-0, 6-1 win over Nikolina Grbac at the No. 2 spot.
Laurence Pelchat earned another point for the Grizzlies with her 7-6, 6-4 win against Kristin Eggleston in the No. 3 spot. In three sets, Ashley Mackey defeated Sarah Mahboob Khan.
Precious Gbadamosi clinched the win for Montana by beating Laura Richardson 6-2, 6-4 in the No. 5 spot.
"We continued to play a intelligent match mentally and were able to overcome a emotional New Mexico team," said Ascher. "I thought our players responded well in high-pressure situations and were able to step up and play some solid points under pressure."
Heather Davidson dropped her match 6-4, 6-2 in the No. 1 spot. Maddy Murray lost the No. 6 singles match 6-3, 6-0.
Montana takes on the Idaho Vandals at 3 p.m. tomorrow in Bozeman. Live updates will be available on Facebook and Twitter. A full recap will follow the completion of the match on GoGriz.com.
Montana def University of New Mexico 5-2
Doubles:
1. Davidson/Pelchat def Bezdickova/Richardson (UNM) 8-5
2. Carter/Murray def Eggleston/Grbac (UNM) 8-4
3. Gbadamosi/Driver def Khan/Oldani (UNM) 8-4
Singles:
1. Bezdickova (UNM) def Davidson 6-4,6-2
2. Driver def Grbac (UNM) 6-0,6-1
3. Pelchat def Eggleston (UNM) 7-6(6), 6-4
4. Mackey def Khan (UNM) 5-7,6-2,6-2
5. Gbadamosi def Richardson (UNM) 6-2,6-4
6. Kuuttila (UNM) def Murray 6-3,6-0
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