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The Nevada women’s tennis team faced Boise State and Utah State on April 1 and April 3. They had a close match against the Broncos and beat USU 4–1. 

Boise State took two doubles wins. Selina Turulja and Mariana Campino lost to number ones 4-6. Number twos Anastasia Luneva and Mathilde Sarcelet lost 2-6. The second set of the last doubles match was unfinished. 

In singles, Cristina Moll Alles and Gabriella Charalampidi finished their matches unlike in the doubles matches. Moll Alles lost in two sets to the number three opponent 2-6 and 0-6. Charalampidi ended up winning in two sets against Nicole Discenza 6-1 and 6-2. Number one Luneva lost in three sets 6-3, 4-6 and 2-6. Campino won in two sets against the number two Joana Baptista 7-5 and 6-4. Turulja won in two sets 6-3 and 6-1. Sarcelet lost to the number six athlete 4-6 and 3-6. 

In this close competition, the Wolf Pack finished 3-4. 

They had a better outcome against Utah State and won 4-1. 

The women’s doubles matches were not the best again. Nevada lost against the number two and three opponents. The number one doubles went unfinished. 

Nevada took over the score in singles play. They won four out of six matches. 

Luneva beat the number one 6-2 and 6-4. Campino also won in two sets, 6-3 and 7-5. Turulja consistently won her two sets, beating number four 6-3 in both sets. Charalampidi won in three sets, 2-6, 6-4 and 6-1. Sarcelet had an unfinished match against number six Sidnee Lavatai, 2-6, 6-6 and the last set was unfinished. Moll Alles also had an unfinished match that went into four sets: 1-6, 6-4, 4-2 and the last was unfinished. 

The women are now 2-2 in conference play and 8-5 overall. They will face Fresno State on April 9. 

 

Kelsey Middleton can be reached at kelseymiddleton@sagebrush.unr.edu or on Twitter @kelsmiddleunr