Written By: NM State Athletic Dept.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - The New Mexico State men's tennis team concluded the Balloon Fiesta Invitational with the freshman pair of Daniel Fernandez and Naveen Manivannan capturing the doubles title of the Cherry flight.

Fernandez and Manivannan defeated fellow Aggies, senior Luis Ramirez and junior Marc Westgate, 8-5, en route to the crown. Sophomore Germain Degardin and freshman Yannick Blank also won third place of the draw after defeating sophomore Luke Manley and junior Alex Clinkenbeard of Denver, 8-4.

"Overall, it was a good tournament for us and I'm satisfied with the way we played," head coach Carlos Vargas said. "We have a very talented group and continue to improve every week."

In the Cherry singles flight, Ramirez lost a three-set struggle in the finals to New Mexico's sophomore Sam Iftikhar, 6-3, 1-6, 6-4. In the third-place match, Fernandez beat junior Mads Hegelund of UNM, 6-1, 6-1.  Continue Reading This Post >>

Written By: WAC Media Relations

PALO ALTO, CA - New Mexico State's No. 85 singles player Arthur Surreaux fell to No. 19 John Peers of Baylor in the first round of the NCAA Men's Singles Championship Wednesday at the Taube Tennis Center in Stanford, Calif.

Surreaux dropped the first set 6-0 before retiring.

NCAA MEN'S TENNIS
May 25, 2011 - Stanford, Calif.

NCAA Singles Championship
First Round
No. 19 John Peers (Baylor) def. No. 85 Arthur Surreaux (NMSU), 6-0, retired

Written By: NM State Athletic Dept.

BOISE, ID - The New Mexico State University men's tennis team defeated Idaho 4-2 in the semifinals of the Western Athletic Conference tournament to advance to the championship match for the first time in school history.

The win puts the Aggies in the WAC championship match for the first time since NM State joined the WAC in 2006. This will be the first time the Aggies will be playing in a conference championship match since 2000 when NM State lost in championship match while playing in the Big West Conference.

After receiving a first-round bye for finishing 2nd in the WAC, No. 52 NM State defeated No. 51 Idaho for the second time this season. NM State defeated Idaho 5-0 back on April 21 in Las Cruces.   Continue Reading This Post >>