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The Aggies entered Saturday’s matchup riding high after a commanding 4-0 victory over UC Riverside on the opening day of the quad.
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NM State Falls to UNLV 4-2
NM State 2, UNLV 4
The Aggies entered Saturday’s matchup riding high after a commanding 4-0 victory over UC Riverside on the opening day of the quad. Despite the momentum, NM State fell short against host UNLV, dropping a competitive 4-2 decision after an impressive performance in doubles play.
In doubles, the Aggies came out firing, grinding out two hard-fought wins from the tandems of Gustavo Camposand Tobias Wallin, and Holland Snell and Lance Urlaub. Campos and Wallin edged out Dusan Rsovac and Thomas Navarro in a thrilling tiebreak, 7-6, while Snell and Urlaub followed suit with a 7-6 victory over Joel Gibson and Vitaliy Horovoy. Their efforts secured the doubles point, giving NM State a solid start heading into singles competition.
However, the Aggies struggled to find the same success in singles play. Freshman Holland Snell was the lone bright spot, earning a gritty 7-6, 7-5 win over Thomas Navarro. Meanwhile, Lance Urlaub delivered another strong effort but ultimately fell in a tightly contested three-set match against Joel Gibson, 6-1, 6-2, 6-4
Weber State Edges NM State 4-3 in Nail-Biting Finish
NM State 3, Weber State 4
On their final day of play at the UNLV Quad, NM State put up a valiant effort but ultimately fell to Weber State, 4-3, in a closely contested match that saw multiple match-point opportunities for the Aggies.
The Aggies secured three impressive wins in singles play. Matias Rojas dominated Theo Mottier in straight sets, 6-0, 6-3. Shortly following, Tobias Wallin cruised to a 6-3, 6-3 victory over Connor Kruger, while Lance Urlaub rounded out the trio of wins with a commanding 6-2, 6-3 triumph over Franco Quijano.
NM State came agonizingly close to adding two more singles wins but fell short in tight battles. Itay Feigin fought hard before losing 6-0, 6-3, 6-4, while Gustavo Campos dropped a tough 6-2, 7-6, 6-4 match.
In doubles action, the Aggies struggled to gain momentum. Feigin and Rojas fell 6-3 to Tristan Sarap and William Zulch, while the pairing of Snell and Urlaub suffered the same 6-3 fate against Quijano and Mottier. These losses ultimately tipped the scales in Weber State’s favor, leaving NM State with a 2-6 record for the spring season so far.
UP NEXT
The Aggies will travel to Lubbock next weekend for a trio of matches. They’ll face Texas Tech, UTRGV, and Lubbock Christian across a Friday-Sunday slate.
