ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - The Colorado State University Pueblo women's tennis team opened the spring portion of its 2025-26 schedule Sunday afternoon with a 7-0 setback to the University of New Mexico at the McKinnon Family Tennis Stadium.

Sunday's dual marked the first match of the spring season for the ThunderWolves' and provided an early test on the road against a Division I opponent. The Pack is 0-4 this season in dual matches.

In the opening portion of the match, the teams began play in doubles, and New Mexico claimed all three courts to take a 1-0 lead in the dual.

The first doubles match to finish came at the No. 2 spot as senior Bella Hernandez (Rocklin, Calif./MSU Denver) and senior Laney Reddick (Sacramento, Calif./MSU Denver) fell 6-1 to Ramona Petre and Bente Vandeputte. At No. 3 doubles, junior MaKayla Martinez (Pueblo, Colo./Central) and sophomore Yelena Travica (Winnipeg, Manitoba/Maples Collegiate) dropped a 6-1 decision to Sarah L'Allier and Lea Malazdra. The Lobos completed the doubles sweep with a 6-0 win at the No. 1 position over senior Margot Aebischer (Etupes, France/Eastern Arizona) and freshman Fernanda Martinez (Queretaro, Mexico/International School of Queretaro).

Following doubles, CSU Pueblo turned its attention to singles play, competing across all six flights as the ThunderWolves worked through their first dual of the spring schedule.

At the top of the lineup, Martinez faced Bente Vandeputte at No. 1 singles, while Aebischer competed at the No. 2 spot against Vianca Corley. Hernandez played at No. 3 singles, Travica competed at No. 4, Reddick lined up at No. 5, and MaKayla Martinez rounded out the lineup at No. 6 singles.

New Mexico secured the match with straight-set wins throughout singles play, but Sunday's contest gave CSU Pueblo valuable early-season match experience against a strong opponent as the Pack continues its competition this spring.

The Pack will continue the opening day of it spring schedule with a 4 p.m. match in Albuquerque against Western New Mexico University.

New Mexico 7, CSU Pueblo 0

Singles Competition
No. 1 – Bente Vandeputte (UNM) def. Fernanda Martinez (CSUP), 6-1, 6-1
No. 2 – Vianca Corley (UNM) def. Margot Aebischer (CSUP), 6-0, 6-0
No. 3 – Yu Yun Kathy Tsai (UNM) def. Bella Hernandez (CSUP), 6-1, 6-1
No. 4 – Coumba Ben Niangadou (UNM) def. Yelena Travica (CSUP), 6-3, 6-0
No. 5 – Sarah L'Allier (UNM) def. Laney Reddick (CSUP), 6-0, 6-0
No. 6 – Marika Matsoukatidi (UNM) def. MaKayla Martinez (CSUP), 6-0, 6-1
Order of finish: 2, 6, 1, 5, 3, 4

Doubles Competition
No. 1 – Ben Niangadou/Tsai (UNM) def. Aebischer/Martinez (CSUP), 6-0
No. 2 – Petre/Vandeputte (UNM) def. Hernandez/Reddick (CSUP), 6-1
No. 3 – L'Allier/Malazdra (UNM) def. MaKayla Martinez/Travica (CSUP), 6-1
Order of finish: 2, 3, 1