HAYS, Kan. – The Colorado State University Pueblo women's tennis team continued its spring season here Friday afternoon with a 6-1 loss to Fort Hays State at the FHSU Tennis Courts.
CSU Pueblo fell to 1-11 overall on the season, while Fort Hays State improved to 6-2 overall on the year.
The ThunderWolves battled throughout the match nearly came away with double points after a strong showing by their No. 1 doubles team of senior
Margot Aebischer (Etupes, France/Eastern Arizona College) and freshman
Fernanda Martinez (Queretaro, Mexico/International School of Queretaro) as they earned a 6-2 win over Bethan Gill and Diana Souza.
Fort Hays State, though, claimed victories at No. 2 and No. 3 doubles to secure the point and take a 1-0 lead in the match. Seniors
Bella Hernandez (Rocklin, Calif./MSU Denver) and Lacey Reddick (Sacramento, Calif./MSU Denver) fell 6-4 at No. 2, and junior
Yelena Travica (Winnipeg, Manitoba/Maples Collegiate) and sophomore
MaKayla Martinez (Pueblo, Colo./Pueblo County) also fell 6-4 at the No. 3 spot.
Meanwhile, in singles action, Travica delivered the Pack's lone point of the match with a gritty three-set win at No. 4 singles. Travica, who has now won two of her last three singles matches and has won a team-best three singles matches on the year, outlasted FHSU's Janae Montoya 7-6, 3-6, 7-6.
In addition to Travica's match at No. 4 singles, Martinez also played a three-set match at No. 2 singles as she fell 6-1, 2-6, 6-3 to Molly Gaddis, while Aebischer fell by identical 6-4 scores in two sets at No. 1 singles to Gill.
Hernandez suffered a straight-set (6-3, 6-1) loss at No. 3 singles to Ines Latorre, while Reddick fell 6-1, 6-3 at No. 5 singles to Ines Steeman.
MaKayla Martinez suffered a 6-2, 6-1 setback at No. 6 singles to Angeliki Efthymiou.
The Pack returns to action on Saturday, March 14, with a 12 p.m. MT exhibition match in Great Bend, Kan., against Barton County Community College.
Fort Hays State 6, CSU Pueblo 1
Singles Competition
No. 1 – Bethan Gill (FHSU) def.
Margot Aebischer (CSUP), 6-4, 6-4
No. 2 – Molly Gaddis (FHSU) def.
Fernanda Martinez (CSUP), 6-1, 2-6, 6-3
No. 3 – Ines Latorre (FHSU) def.
Bella Hernandez (CSUP), 6-3, 6-1
No. 4 –
Yelena Travica (CSUP) def. Janae Montoya (FHSU), 7-6, 3-6, 7-6
No. 5 – Ines Steeman (FHSU) def.
Laney Reddick (CSUP), 6-1, 6-3
No. 6 – Angeliki Efthymiou (FHSU) def.
MaKayla Martinez (CSUP), 6-2, 6-1
Order of finish: 5, 3, 2, 1, 4, 6
Doubles Competition
No. 1 – Aebischer/Martinez (CSUP) def. Gill/Diana Souza (FHSU), 6-2
No. 2 – Gaddis/Latorre (FHSU) def. Hernandez/Reddick (CSUP), 6-4
No. 3 – Steeman/Montoya (FHSU) def. Travica/Martinez (CSUP), 6-4
Order of finish: 1, 3, 2
