LOGAN, Utah – Utah State women’s tennis defeated Montana, 5-2, on Monday at the Sports Academy & Racquet Club.
Montana began the day by securing the doubles point with wins at the first and third positions. On court two, graduate student Monique Burton and Lisa Küng posted a 6-2 win over their Grizzly opponents.
Utah State scored all their points during singles play in straight-set victories at the first, second, third, fifth, and sixth positions.
On courts two and three Küng and Burton both posted a pair of 6-3, 6-3 wins to get the Aggies on the board and take the lead against the Grizzlies.
At the first position, senior Zeynep Naz Ozturk posted a 7-5, 6-1 win over Montana’s Olivia Oosterbaan to put the Aggies one point away from the victory.
In the No. 5 spot, freshman Magdalena Nunez Pureco completed a 6-0, 6-0 shutout match to clinch the fifth victory for Utah State and give them a 2-game win streak leading into conference play.
In the sixth position, sophomore Indya Nespor continued her win streak with a 6-2, 6-3 win to complete the 5-2 victory.
Utah State (5-5) opens Mountain West play in Reno, Nevada, this weekend as it faces San José State (5-5, 0-0 MW) on Saturday, March 25, at 11 a.m. (MT) and then plays at Nevada (5-3, 0-0 MW) on Sunday, March 26, at 3 p.m. (MT).
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RESULTS
Utah State 5, Montana 2
Doubles
1. Sterk/Dunlap (UM) def. Naz Ozturk/Lavatai (USU) 6-4
2. Küng/Burton (USU) def. Goheen/Haugen (UM) 6-2
3. Oosterbaam/Mitkova (UM) def. County/Nespor (USU) 6-4
Singles
1. Zeynep Naz Ozturk (USU) def. Olivia Oosterbaan (UM) 7-5, 6-1
2. Lisa Küng (USU) def. Lauren Dunlap (UM) 6-3, 6-3
3. Monique Burton (USU) def. Maria Goheen (UM) 6-3, 6-3
4. Rosie Sterk (UM) def. Laura Fernanda Eugenio De Hilario (USU) 6-7 (3), 6-4, 6-3
5. Magdalena Nunez Pureco (USU) def. Nancy Cabanas (UM) 6-0, 6-0
6. Indya Nespor (USU) def. Shivika Agrawal (UM) 6-2, 6-3
Match Notes
Utah State: 5-5
Montana: 4-10
Order of finish: (2,1,3) (2,3,1,4,5,6)
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