Montana
Nevada
Wolfpack defeat Grizzlies 5-2
3/16/2014 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
March 16, 2014
The Montana Grizzlies women's tennis team fell 5-2 to the Nevada Wolfpack Sunday afternoon in Reno, Nevada at the Caughlin Athletic Club.
The match, which saw UM netters claim victories at No. 3 and No. 5 singles, drops the Griz to 5-5 this spring. Montana fell to another team that is one of the best in the western United States.
"It's a tough schedule, obviously, and we need that because we do have Sacramento State in our conference," Ashley Mackey said. "We're just building up to our conference play. It doesn't feel good to lose, but we have to look at the bigger picture, and take something away from losses and keep working at it."
Mackey, who won in straight sets yesterday, won again at the No. 5 slot -- this time 7-5, 6-0 against Nevada's Monika Magusiak. Montana's other team point came from Sasha Carter's straight set win at No. 3 singles.
"I had a rough start," Mackey said. "It was just different for everyone with outdoor elements, dealing with things like wind, sun and high lobs. We have to play a totally different game -- longer rallies, heavier balls."
Mackey added that Sunday being the third day the team had practiced or played at altitude outdoors definitely helped.
UM plays at Utah and Arizona next weekend, so the altitude adjustment will be a bit easier after this weekend's matches.
"It will be a short week, so hopefully some things stay ingrained in us when we get back out there next week," Mackey said.
The Griz play Dixie State on Thursday before conference matches on Friday and Sunday afternoon.
Nevada 5, Montana 2
Mar 16, 2014 at Reno, Nev. (Caughlin Athletic Club)
Singles results
No. 1 Michelle Okhremchuk (NEV) def. Haley Driver (UM) 6-2, 6-2
No. 2 Sheila Morales Hidalgo (NEV) def. Precious Gbadamosi (UM) 6-4, 6-0
No. 3 Sasha Carter (UM) def. Caroline Konigsfeldt (NEV) 7-5, 6-3
No. 4 Sheila Smiley (NEV) def. Laurence Pelchat (MON) 6-4, 7-6(8-6)
No. 5 Ashley Mackey (UM) def. Monika Magusiak (NEV) 7-5, 6-0
No. 6 Juliette Legendre (NEV) def. Anabel Carbo-Estruch (UM) 6-0, 6-2
Doubles competition
No. 1 Okhremchuk/Morales Hidalgo (NEV) def. Driver/Gbadamosi (UM) 8-4
No. 2 Legendre/Smiley (NEV) def. Carter/Pelchat (UM) 8-6
No. 3 Konigsfeldt/Magusiak (NEV) vs. Mackey/Murray (UM) UNFINISHED 5-5
Match Notes:
Nevada: 8-5
Montana: 5-5, 1-0 BSC
Order of Finish: Doubles (1,2); Singles (6,1,2,3,4,5)
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