FHSU Athletics
PUEBLO, Colo. – Fort Hays State Tennis improved to 5-2 overall on the season with a 4-3 win over CSU-Pueblo on Saturday afternoon (March 9). The Tigers defeated the Thunderwolves by the same score they did in the fall portion of the season.
The Tigers won two of the three doubles matches contested. The No. 2 team of Irina Alfonso and Ines Latorre blanked their opponents 6-0, while the No. 3 team of Grace Unruh and Bethan Gill yielded only one point in a 6-1 victory. The No. 1 team of Fiorella Mendez and Yone Pereiro fell 6-2.
With a team point in hand, the Tigers needed to a least split singles matches for a win. They did just that, getting victories at the No. 4, 5, and 6 positions all in straight sets. Unruh won at the No. 4 position 6-1, 6-0, while Gill won by the same scores at the No. 5 position. Mendez blanked her opponent at the No. 6 position 6-0, 6-0. Unruh had the clinching point in the match since her result put the Tigers up 4-0 in matches that were complete.
The Thunderwolves took the final three singles matches to finish. Alfonso generated five points in her match at the No. 1 position, while Latorre was down a set and defaulted out of her match at the No. 2 position. Pereiro generated three points in her match at the No. 3 position.
Fort Hays State takes on MSU Denver on Sunday (March 10) in Denver. Match time in set for 12 p.m. (CT) / 11 a.m. (MT). Stats will be posted later when available.