Lobos Go 7-for-7 on Day One of UTEP Invitational
EL PASO, Texas — No Katherine Jhang and Leonie Hoppe? No problem on Day One of the UTEP Invitational as the New Mexico Lobo women’s tennis team, minus their two ITA Round of 16 qualifiers went a perfect 7-0 on the opening day. The Lobos will continue action in El Paso tomorrow, with both Hoppe and Jhang joining the squad.
The Lobos went 2-0 in doubles over a pair from Weatherford College. Hsuan Huang and Maud Vandeputte won 6-1 over Telma Lorenzo Herreros and Amber Young while Sarah O’Connor and Maria Sodre picked up a 6-4 win over Agathe Vaillant and Nicole Kells.
In singles, it was more of the same as UNM won all five matches in straight sets. O’Connor beat Kells 6-4, 6-1 while Vandeputte beat Vaillant 6-1, 6-1. Huang took on Dari Sakhanova and came away with a 6-1, 6-0 victory.
Sodre won 6-1, 6-1 over Lina Brandt and Sofia Taborga took a 6-4, 6-4 win over Lorenzo Herreros.