Women's Tennis Team Edges New Mexico State, 4-3

The Air Force Academy women's tennis team improved to 5-2 this season with a 4-3 victory Thursday, Feb. 15, over New Mexico State at the Cadet Gymnasium Indoor Courts.

The Falcons gained the doubles point when the No. 1 duo of senior Kristel Chuntraruk and junior Brooke Parsons pulled out a 9-8 victory over NMSU's Elke Blodau and Carol Blechschmidt. Chuntaruk and Parsons won the tiebreak 7-2. Air Force freshmen Laura Nigro and Gina Black combined to win the No. 3 doubles match 8-3.

The two teams split the six singles matches, and Black clinched the match for Air Force with a 7-6, 4-6, 6-3 victory over the Aggies' Patti Diaz at No. 6 singles. Nigro defeated Claire Hamilton 6-4, 6-4 at No. 3 and freshman June Lee defeated Blechschmidt at No. 5 singles 7-5, 6-1.

Air Force takes to the road this weekend with matches in Daytona, Fla., against Stetson University on Saturday, Feb. 17 and the Bethune-Cookman on Sunday, Feb. 18.

Match Summary

Air Force 4, New Mexico State 3

Singles
        
1.      Elke Blodau (NMSU)      def.    Brooke Parsons          6-4, 2-6, 6-0
2.      Stella Veerman (NMSU)   def.    Kristel Chuntraruk      6-2, 6-2
3.      Laura Nigro (AFA)       def.    Claire Hamilton         6-4, 6-4
4.      Jenny Pettersson (NMSU) def.    Heather Shelby          3-6, 6-4, 6-1
5.      June Lee (AFA)          def.    Carol Blechschmidt      7-5, 6-1
6.      Gina Black (AFA)        def.    Patti Diaz              7-6, 4-6, 6-3

Doubles

1. Parsons/Chuntraruk (AFA)      def.    Blodau/Blechschmidt     9-8
2. Pettersson/Hamilton (NMSU)    def.    Shelby/Kelli O'Bryant   8-3
3. Nigro/Black                   def.    Veerman/Birget Stoeckel 8-3

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