ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. --- Utah State escaped with the doubles point and then took three singles matches in straight sets to defeat UNM 4-0 on Friday. The win pushed the Aggies to 11-5 overall and 3-0 in the Mountain West while UNM dropped to 5-12 overall and 0-2 in the league.
The Lobos host Boise State on Sunday for College Tennis Weekend at McKinnon Family Tennis Stadium at noon.
The doubles point came down to two tiebreakers that UNM needed to win, and it only came to that from some heady play from Alberto Perez and Jakub Prachar at No. 1. Down 5-4 and 40-15 and off serve, the pair rallied with three straight points to save three set points, including a volley from Perez that hit the net cord and settled just inside the line.
While that was going on, Tyler Waddock and Connor Dils forced a tiebreak at No. 2 doubles. UNM needed both, but Perez and Prachar fell 7-3 in their tiebreak to make it 1-0 Utah State.
From there, the Aggies took straight set wins at No. 2 (6-3, 6-1), No. 3 (6-0, 6-2) and No. 5 singles (6-1, 6-0) for the win. Connor Dils for UNM was up a set in his match when it ended for the lone lead for UNM on the day.