USF Women Lose 7-0 At Number 46 New Mexico

The University of New Mexico women's tennis team won four singles matches in the third set and seniors Natalia Alekhova and Nicoleta Spilca earned victories in their last home match as the Lobos defeated the University of South Florida 7-0 on Sunday afternoon at the Lobo Tennis Club.

USF is now 4-14, while UNM (13-6) ran its unbeaten streak to six matches and the Lobos have now won 10 of their last 12.

The Bulls had won a 6-1 match played Saturday in Albuquerque against Hawaii, snapping an eight-match losing streak.

Alekhova and Spilca both had to work to win the final match on their home court. Alekhova beat USF¹s Tina Harrison 7-5 in the third set and Spilca put away the Bulls¹ Ashlee Callahan 6-0 in the third.

Along with the two seniors, four Lobo freshmen earned singles wins against the Bulls. Sandy Lukowski earned her sixth straight win, beating USF¹s Jennifer Sinclair 6-4 in the third at No. 2 singles; Tjasa Suvak won 6-4, 6-2 at No. 3 singles; Lindsey Marvel continued her roll at the No. 4 position, winning her seventh straight match and 10th win in her last 12 opportunities; and Maria Ruiz-Fabrega won 6-2 in the third at No. 6 singles.

Singles     New Mexico          USF                		Winner   Score 
        1.     Natalia Alekhova    Tina Harrison      		UNM      6-2, 2-6, 7-5 
        2.     Sandy Lukowski      Jennifer Sinclair  		UNM      7-5, 1-6, 6-4 
        3.     Tjasa Suvak         Genevieve Houle    		UNM      6-4, 6-2 
        4.     Lindsey Marvel      Natalie Schwartz   		UNM      6-1, 6-1 
        5.     Nicoleta Spilca     Ashlee Callahan    		UNM      7-5, 4-6, 6-0 
        6.     Maria Ruiz-Fabrega  Ildiko Zubor       		UNM      6-4, 3-6, 6-2 

Doubles 
        1.      Alekhova/Suvak           Harrison/Sinclair      USF      8-3 
        2.      Marvel/Caroline Pollock  Houle/Schwartz         UNM      8-6 
        3.      Lukowski/Ruiz-Fabrega    Callahan/Talia Romero  UNM      8-2