Pueblo, Colo. (March. 29, 2019) - The Colorado State University-Pueblo men's and women's tennis teams are home March 29-30 for a pair of nonconference matches. The ThunderWolves start at 12 p.m. Friday at Pueblo City Park against Seward Community College. The Pack will then have play their second home match of the weekend Saturday versus Hastings College beginning at 10 a.m. 

The men's tennis program is currently sitting at a spring record of 2-11. The Pack's extremely competitive schedule meant they began their season with a five game away schedule against NCAA Division I colleges such as Air Force, Denver University, Abilene Christian, Southern Utah and University Northern Colorado. The Pack were not disgraced in any of these tough matches, but come up short. 

The program made some recent program history when they beat Western New Mexico on the road to secure a 4-3 victory. In that same weekend, the nail biting clinch could have gone either way when the Pack lost 4-3 against Texas-Permian Basin. The season so far has been close in many of their matches and luck hasn't swayed for the ThunderWolves when the team has needed it. Nerveless, the men's program continues to work hard preparing for their upcoming opponents this weekend. 

The Pack women are 1-13 this season with their first win coming last weekend in a 5-2 victory against New Mexico Military Institute. The ThunderWolves took the doubles point by winning at No. 1 and No. 2 by identical scores of 6-3. The top group was made up of senior Nia Matthews (Houston, Texas) and sophomore Kali Hamilton (Grapevine, Texas), while the No. 2 group was junior Sarah Megilligan (Pueblo West, Colo.) and sophomore Emily Sproston (Warrington, UK). 

Katherine Ambrose (Fr., Bradford Woods, Pa.) earned a straight set win, 6-0, 6-0 at No. 5 singles. At No. 4 singles, Megilligan won her first set 6-1, then got the win in the second set when her opponent was forced to forfeit due to injury. 

Hamilton won at No 2 singles in three sets. She took the opener 6-1, but fell in set two 4-6. A dominating 6-1 win in the third set sealed the victory. Finally, at the No. 3 spot, Sporston lost the first set 4-6, but battled back to win 6-0 in the second and 7-5 in the third. 

Preview versus Seward CC
The Saints make their long travels from Kansas to the Rocky Mountains Friday and currently have a strong 8-4 record this season and are riding a five match win streak. Sophomore Nicolas Rousset from France leads the saints at the No. 1 singles position. The Saints most recent win came against New Mexico Military Institute, 7-2, who the ThunderWolves just previously lost to at home during spring break. 

The women's team is 8-3 overall and a holds a 1-0 record in the KJCCC. The squad has won five straight matches with the most recent a 9-0 win against New Mexico Military Institute, who the ThunderWolves defeated 5-2.
 
Preview versus Hastings College. 
The Nebraskan Broncos play the Pack Saturday, coming down to Southern Colorado with an 8-5 record this season. The Broncos most recent win came against Concordia (Neb.), 6-3. Sophomore Mason Carter leads the No. 1 singles spot for the Broncos. The Broncos are competing in the GPAC Conference and are an NAIA institution. 

The women's team is 5-3 overall and have won four straight matches. The last win came in a conference match-up against Concordia (Neb.) where the Broncos won 5-4. 

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As a member of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, Colorado State University – Pueblo competes in 22 varsity sports in NCAA Division II intercollegiate athletics