Men’s Tennis Overwhelmed in 7-0 loss to No. 59 New Mexico State
LAS CRUCES, N.M. – Facing their highest-ranked opponent of
the season, the Lumberjacks were swept in both singles and doubles
as No. 59 New Mexico State recorded a 7-0 shutout on Saturday
morning in Las Cruces. Playing on the third of four consecutive
days of matches in Las Cruces, Northern Arizona dropped to 7-4
while the Aggies moved to 5-3.
New Mexico State jumped to an early lead by sweeping the doubles
point. NAU was closest at No. 1, where sophomores Andrew Reiff and
Robin Pezzutto were outlasted by NMSU’s Jim Brouleau and
Orlando Superlano, 8-6, as the Aggies picked up the first point of
the match.
Despite getting swept in singles, the Lumberjacks were able to
force a third set in three of six matches. Reiff claimed the second
set of his match at No. 1 and almost claimed a third-set tiebreak
before Brouleau claimed a 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 win. Junior David Flodberg
forced three sets at No. 5 before falling 6-1, 6-7, 6-1, while
freshman Kevin Taylor won his first set at No. 6 before the
Aggies’ Eduardo Salas rallied for a 3-6, 6-1, 6-3 victory.
Freshman Hugo Ramadier moved to No. 2 singles for the first time
this season but had his seven-match winning streak snapped, falling
to NMSU junior Arthur Surreaux 6-3, 6-3.
The Lumberjacks play the last of four matches in Las Cruces Sunday
morning, facing Idaho, which defeated New Mexico State 4-3 on
Friday, at 9 a.m.
