COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – MSU Denver's women's tennis team gave Air Force a run for its money Saturday in its second exhibition dual against an NCAA Division I opponent before falling 5-2.

The Roadrunners earned the doubles point as Helena Steenberg and Gala Castello won 6-4 at No. 1 and sophomores Isabel Heras and Marie Cool turned in a dominant 6-2 victory at No. 3.

At No. 1 singles, MSU Denver's Brooklyn Ross captured a hard-fought 7-6, 7-6 win over Air Force senior Meredith Jones, who was 22-14 against primarily Division I competition in 2019-20.
Isabel Heras forced a first-set tiebreaker at No. 4 before falling 7-6, 6-4, and the Roadrunners won at least three games in all but one set, but they were unable to pick up another singles victory.
 
Doubles
No. 1: Helena Steenberg/Gala Castello (MSUD) def. Meredith Jones/Hailey Stelse 6-4
No. 2: Alex Kuo/Isabella Flodin (AF) def. Brooklyn Ross/Kayla Myburgh 6-3
No. 3: Isabel Heras/Marie Cool (MSUD) def. Sydney Fitch/Mebeli Becerra 6-2
Order of finish: 3, 2, 1
 
Singles
No. 1 Brooklyn Ross (MSUD) def. Meredith Jones 7-6, 7-6
No. 2: Alex Kuo (AF) def. Helena Steenberg 6-3, 6-4
No. 3: Sydney Fitch (AF) def. Gala Castello 6-3, 6-1
No. 4 Mebeli Becerra (AF) def. Isabel Heras 7-6, 6-4
No. 5: Hailey Stelse (AF) def. Kayla Myburgh 6-3, 6-4
No. 6: Isabella Flodin (AF) def. Lilly Stienemeier 6-3, 6-3
Order: 2, 3, 4, 1, 6, 5