Southern Illinoise University Athletics
Southern Illinois University
New Mexico
Salukis fall to nationally ranked Lobos
01/30/2016 | 12:00:00 | Women's Tennis
SIUSalukis.com
Albuquerque, N.M. -
The women's tennis team lost a tough match against the nationally ranked University of New Mexico to start its weekend. The Salukis fell 7-0 to the Lobos, who rank No. 63 in the country.
The match started out neck and neck, as each school was able to win a doubles match. The Lobos won the first doubles match, 6-0, while the No. 2 squad of Meagan Monaghan and Vitoria Beirao for SIU won their match, 6-2. The Salukis would end up losing the doubles point in the No. 3 spot, however, as Athena Chrysanthou and Yana Golovkina almost edged out a victory before falling 6-4.
In singles play the Salukis struggled, not winning a single match. All six Salukis fell in two straight sets. Coach Audra Anderson was content with how her team played despite the loss.
"This was a great match today that the overall score did not reflect," said Anderson. "The matchups were very even throughout, with the exception of the No. 1 doubles. The difference today was not ability, the difference was in our belief."
This is also the first time the team has been shut out by a non-conference opponent since their 6-0 loss to Oklahoma over a year ago. The loss moves the Salukis' record to 1-2 on the year.
SIU takes on Northern Arizona tomorrow at 10 a.m., the first meeting ever between the two teams.
#63 New Mexico 7, Southern Illinois University 0
Singles
1. OLIVIER, Emily (NM) def. Xiwei Cai (SIU) 6-3, 6-1
2. LeBLANC, Andrea (NM) def. Athena Chrysanthou (SIU) 6-3, 6-3
3. DULSKI, Dominique (NM) def. Meagan Monaghan (SIU) 6-2, 6-2
4. COPAS, Ruth (NM) def. Ana Sofia Cordero (SIU) 6-3, 6-4
5. COONE, Sharon (NM) def. Katie Fries (SIU) 6-3, 6-4
6. BHAT, Rachana (NM) def. Vitoria Beirao (SIU) 7-6, 6-3
Doubles 1. LeBlanc, Andrea/Olivier, Emily (NM) def. Xiwei Cai/Ana Sofia Cordero (SIU) 6-0
2. Meagan Monaghan/Vitoria Beirao (SIU) def. Burguiere, Ludivine/Coone, Sharon (NM) 6-2
3. Dulski, Dominique/Bhat, Rachana (NM) def. Athena Chrysanthou/Yana Golovkina (SIU) 6-4
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