In the No. 2 spot, Tanner Berkabile (Las Vegas, Nev.) and Matt Alderson (Bainbridge Island, Wash.) earned a doubles win in the first match to finish but the Aggies followed with two doubles wins to pick up the doubles point and take an early 1-0 lead.
Riley Newman (Whidbey Island, Wash.) earned a straight sets victory at No. 1 singles over Strahinja Trecakov but NM State had already clinched the victory and would ultimately win the match, 6-1.
The Redhawks close the weekend and the regular season vs. UTPA on Saturday, Apr. 11 and Grand Canyon on Sunday, Apr. 12. The Western Athletic Conference tournament will take place in Kansas City, Mo. from Apr. 24-26.
Doubles Results
No. 1 – Christofer Goncalves/Patrick Pfister (NMSU) def. Riley Newman/Ian Clare (SU), 8-5
No. 2 – Tanner Berkabile/Matt Alderson (SU) def. Paul Denele/Charles Baron (NMSU), 8-5
No. 3 – Strahinja Trecakov/Liam Goldberg (NMSU) def. John Stormans/Connor Leahy (SU), 8-5
Order of Finish: 2,3,1
Singles Results
No. 1 – Riley Newman (SU) def. Strahinja Trecakov (NMSU), 6-2, 6-4
No. 2 – Paul Denele (NMSU) def. Ian Clare (SU), 6-4, 6-4
No. 3 – Christofer Goncalves (NMSU) def. John Stormans (SU), 7-5, 6-3
No. 4 – Patrick Pfister (NMSU) def. Tanner Berkabile (SU), 6-0, 6-1
No. 5 – Liam Goldberg (NMSU) def. Connor Leahy (SU), 6-0, 6-1
No. 6 – Charles Baron (NMSU) def. Matt Alderson (SU), 6-3, 6-4
Order of Finish: 3,6,5,2,1,4