Wolf Pack top Grizzlies in Spokane

Saturday, January 30

Spokane, Wash.

Noon (MT)

Montana

Nevada

1/30/2016 7:40:00 PM | Women's Tennis

By: Montana Sports Information

Nevada picked up its first victory of the season and kept the Montana women's tennis team searching for the same with a 5-2 win over the Grizzlies Saturday afternoon at Gonzaga's Stevens Center in Spokane.

Montana (0-4) won the doubles point for the first time this season, but the Wolf Pack (1-3), who lost 5-2 at Eastern Washington on Friday, won five of six singles matches to come away with the win.

Eighth-year coach Steve Ascher used junior Stanzi Stuijt, a transfer from West Alabama, for the first time this season, teaming her up with freshman Lidia Dukic at No. 3 doubles.

Montana fell behind after senior Haley Driver and junior Francis Dean lost 6-3 at No. 1, but Stuijt and Dukic came through with a 6-3 win, and junior Hannah Sulz and sophomore Cam Kincaid pulled out a 7-5 win at No. 2 to give the Grizzlies an early 1-0 lead.

"Winning the doubles point was a nice change," said Ascher. "Stanzi came in and provided a spark that gave us a solid win at No. 3."

The lead wouldn't last. Driver, Dean, Sulz and sophomore Catherine Orfanos all lost in straight sets in singles, putting Nevada up 4-1.

Kincaid picked up her first singles win of the dual season with a 6-2, 6-2 win at No. 5. Nevada's Adriana Gergelyova closed out the match with a 6-4, 6-7, 1-0 (10-5) win over Dukic at No. 3.

"We were competitive in singles, but we need to continue to work to put ourselves into better positions," said Ascher. "Everyone will continue to work hard to push this team higher."

Montana will play just three matches over the next 47 days, hosting North Dakota, Montana State and Lewis-Clark State at the Peak Racquet Club in February.

Nevada 5, Montana 2
Jan. 30, 2016 at Spokane, Wash. (Stevens Center)

SINGLES
No. 1 Claudia Herrero (NEV) def. Haley Driver (UM) 6-0, 6-3
No. 2 Sheila Morales (NEV) def. Francis Dean (UM) 6-3, 6-1
No. 3 Adriana Gergelyova (NEV) def. Lidia Dukic (UM) 6-4, 6-7, 1-0 (10-5)
No. 4 Blaga Delic (NEV) def. Hannah Sulz (UM) 6-0, 6-1
No. 5 Cam Kincaid (UM) def. Monika Magusiak (NEV) 6-2, 6-2
No. 6 Delaney Phanco (NEV) def. Catherine Orfanos (UM) 6-4, 6-2

DOUBLES
No. 1 Claudia Herrero/Blaga Delic (NEV) def. Francis Dean/Haley Driver (UM) 6-3
No. 2 Cam Kincaid/Hannah Sulz (UM) def. Adriana Gergelyova/Sheila Morales (NEV) 7-5
No. 3 Lidia Dukic/Stanzi Stuijt (UM) def. Monika Magusiak/Sara Korzeniecki (NEV) 6-3

Nevada: 1-3
Montana: 0-4
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (1,2,4,6,5,3)