Denver – The Metropolitan State University of Denver men's and women's tennis teams defeated Western New Mexico on Friday at The Regency Athletic Complex. The women's team earned a 9-0 victory and the men's team picked up a 6-3 win.
Men's Results:
Doubles
- Fraboulet/Gnilozubov (WNMU) def. Josh Graetz (Albury, Australia/The Scots School)/Joey Tscherne (Sylmar, Calif./John F. Kennedy H.S.) (MSUD) : 8-6
- Alejandro Martinez-Morilla (Madrid, Spain/I.E. Valdecas)/Daniel Llorente () (MSUD) def. Grabovic/Barr (WNMU): 8-6
- Keenan Kaltenbacher (Colorado Springs, Colo./The Classical Academy)/Calum Hayes (Leeds, England/Guiseley H.S.) (MSUD) def. Mario Neto/Valles (WNMU): 9-7
Singles
- Graetz (MSUD) def. Fraboulet (WNMU): 6-2, 6-1
- Tscherne (MSUD) def. Gnilozubov (WNMU): 7-5, 7-5
- Llorente (MSUD) def. Barr (WNMU): 6-4, 7-5
- Grabovic (WNMU) def. Martinez-Morilla (MSUD): 2-6, 6-4, 6-2
- Hayes (MSUD) def. Valles (WNMU): 6-1, 4-6, 1-0 (8)
- Mario Neto (WNMU) def. Kaltenbacher (MSUD): Default
Women's Results
Doubles
- Courtney Wright (Houston, Texas/Memorial H.S.)/Emily Kerr (Winchester, England/Peter Symonds College) (MSUD) def. Smolikova/Kolb (WNMU): 8-4
- Alex Pessoa ()/Tabitha Porter (Auckland, New Zealand/Northcote College) (MSUD) def. Justiniano/Diaz (WNMU): 8-1
- Mackenzie Hotan (Beaverton, Oregon/Southridge High School)/Linying Xaio (MSUD) def. Roerick/Cormier (WNMU): 8-1
Singles
- Pessoa (MSUD) def. Smolikova (WNMU): 7-5, 4-6, 12-10
- Porter (MSUD) def. Justiniano (WNMU): 6-1, 6-1
- Wright (MSUD) def. Kolb (WNMU): 6-1, 6-4
- Kerr (MSUD) def. Diaz (WNMU): 6-1, 6-1
- Winterrowd (MSUD) def. Roerick (WNMU): 6-2, 6-1
- Xaio (MSUD) def. Cormier (WNMU): 6-1, 6-1
The Roadrunners next match will be against Midwestern State on Saturday, March 24 in Pueblo, Colo.