KINGSVILLE, Texas – The Texas A&M University-Kingsville women's tennis program squared off against New Mexico State on Wednesday afternoon and fell short of the comeback as the visitors took the decision at 5-4.

The Javelinas (6-8) fought back from a 2-1 deficit following the doubles competition, but the Aggies (5-10) stopped the rally by splitting the singles matchups.

NMSU took the first two doubles matchups while Victoria Romanovskaia and Viviana Ortiz turned in an 8-3 win over Helena Colvee and Eli Arnaudova for the lone Javelina point heading into singles play.

Romanovskaia put up a fight in the No. 1 singles matchup to Rebecca Keijzerwaard, but the Aggie came away with a 6-3, 7-6 final to claim the team point.

Valerie Ruiz bested Arnaudova in the No. 5 singles matchup to move the Javelinas closer on the team scoreboard as Ruiz cruised to a 6-0, 6-2 straight-set win over Arnaudova.

Laura Montalvo added another straight-set win in her No. 3 singles matchup against Quinty Janssen but needed the extra effort in the second set to come away with a 6-4, 7-6 final.

The Aggies took the Nos. 2 and 4 singles matches in straight set to seal the team win, while Stephanie Baerman was locked in a marathon back-and-forth battle at the No. 6 matchup with Colvee.

Baerman claimed the first set at 7-5 but Colvee responded with a 6-4 win the second. The super-tiebreaker set went the distance as well before Baerman held on for the 12-10 final.

The Javelinas will head out on the road on Friday, March 23, to take on Tarleton State in a Lone Star matchup. TAMUK will remain on the road and head to Austin, Texas, for a pair of neutral site matches against Newman and North Central Texas on Sunday, March 25.

Tennis Match Results
New Mexico State vs Tex. A&M-Kingsville
Mar 21, 2018 at Kingsville, Texas
(Javelina Tennis Courts)

New Mexico State 5, Tex. A&M-Kingsville 4

Singles competition
1. Keijzerwaard,Rebecca (NMSU) def. Vic Romanovskaia (TAMUK) 6-3, 7-6
2. Harlas, Lindsay (NMSU) def. Thep Philavong (TAMUK) 6-0, 6-0
3. Laura Montalvo (TAMUK) def. Janssen, Quinty (NMSU) 6-4, 7-6
4. Rubio, Yadira (NMSU) def. Julia Rauer (TAMUK) 6-3, 6-2
5. Valerie Ruiz (TAMUK) def. Arnaudova, Eli (NMSU) 6-0, 6-2
6. Stephanie Baerman (TAMUK) def. Colvee, Helena (NMSU) 7-5, 4-6, 12-10

Doubles competition
1. Keijzerwaard,Rebecca/Harlas, Lindsay (NMSU) def. Thep Philavong/Valerie Ruiz (TAMUK) 9-7
2. Rubio, Yadira/Janssen, Quinty (NMSU) def. Stephanie Baerman/Laura Montalvo (TAMUK) 8-4
3. Vic Romanovskaia/Viviana Ortiz (TAMUK) def. Colvee, Helena/Arnaudova, Eli (NMSU) 8-3

Match Notes:
New Mexico State 5-10
Tex. A&M-Kingsville 6-8

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