DENVER- Metro State women's tennis fell to Western New Mexico 5-4 and the men's tennis team fell 9-0 on Friday afternoon.

Women:
The women's tennis team fell to Western New Mexico 5-4 in the battle of the two highest ranked teams in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference.  The loss dropped the Roadrunners to 10-13 on the season and 3-1 in RMAC competition.  The win increased the Mustangs record to 7-15 overall and 2-0 in the RMAC.

The match was closely contested as three different matches came down to the final sets.

In doubles competition Metro State was able to take 2-of-3 sets from the Mustangs as Metro State won No. 2 Doubles and No. 3 Doubles.  The team of Sam Schall (Glendale, Ariz./Cactus H.S.)/Marianne Evangelista (Brighton, Colo./Brighton Charter School) earned the victory in No. 2 Doubles as they defeated their opponents 8-6.  In No. 3 Doubles the team of Nicole Herrmann (Porto Alegre, Brazil/Anchieta School)/Nikki Amos (Colorado Springs, Colo./Rampart H.S.) defeated their opponents 8-5.  The only loss in doubles action was in No. 1 Doubles where the team of Cara Cromwell (Fort Collins, Colo./Rocky Mountain H.S.)/Alicia Holm (Las Vegas, Nev./Green Valley H.S.) was unable to pull off the upset as they fell 9-8 (3).

In singles action the Mustangs were able to take 4-of-6 matches to clinch the victory for Western New Mexico.

Metro State was able to take No. 5 Singles as Herrmann won her match 7-5, 6-0 and Schall winning 2-6, 6-1, 7-6 (3) in No. 6 Singles.  In  No. 4 Singles, Amos was unable to earn the victory despite taking her opponent to a third set in the 1-6, 6-3, 4-6 loss.

The women's tennis team will be back in action on Friday when the Roadrunners host Colorado Christian at Gates Tennis Club at 1 p.m.


Men:
The men's tennis team fell to No. 33 Western New Mexico on Friday afternoon 9-0.  Metro State was unable to win a match against the Mustangs despite strong efforts from several Roadrunners.

The team of Gabriel Vlahos (Sao Paulo, Brazil/Colegio de Santa Ines)/Adrien Delvaux (Flower Mound, Texas/Flower Mound H.S.) took the region's No. 8 ranked doubles team in No. 1 Doubles play to the end as the Roadrunners eventually fell 9-8 (1).  Also in No. 2 Singles play Delvaux played very well before eventually losing 7-6 (6), 6-2.  In No. 5 Singles Alec Parmenter (Phoenix/Sunnyslope H.S.) took his opponent to a third set before falling.

Metro State will be back in action on Friday when the Roadrunners host Colorado Christian at Gates Tennis Club at 1 p.m.