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Arizona Women's Tennis Officially Starts Spring Season

by arizonawildcats.com
Jan 30, 2022

TUCSON, Ariz. - Arizona vs. UTEP; NM State 

When: Monday, Jan. 31, 2022 at 10 a.m. MST (UTEP) and 3 p.m. MST (NM State)
Where: El Paso, Texas and Las Cruces, N.M. 
Team records: Arizona (0-0, 0-0 Pac-12), UTEP (1-1, 0-0 C-USA), NM State (0-5, 0-0 FBS)
LiveStats: There will be no live stats for either match. Check @ArizonaWTennis for in-game updates. 

Notes

Series:
Arizona leads 7-0 vs. UTEP
Arizona leads 9-0 vs. NM State

Last Meeting:
Arizona 6, UTEP 1 on Jan. 31, 2021
Arizona 6, NM State 1 on March 30, 2021 
 

Arizona vs. UTEP 

Match 1 
Doubles
1. Wilkins/Heynemans (ARIZ) vs. Challa/Kalaga (NMSU) 4-4 unf.
2. Amos/Zandberg (ARIZ) def. Bishard/Nguyen (NMSU) 6-1
3. Iglupas/Maxfield (ARIZ) def. Gavino/Josipovic (NMSU) 6-4
Order of finish: 2, 3

Singles 
1. Kayla Wilkins (ARIZ) def. Challa (NMSU) 7-5, 3-6, 6-2
2. Gavino (NMSU) def. Talya Zandberg (ARIZ) 6-4, 6-2
3. Jelena Lukic (ARIZ) def. Bishard (NMSU) 6-3, 6-1
4. Khim Iglupas (ARIZ) def. Kalaga (NMSU) 3-6, 7-5, 1-0 (10-6)
5. Abby Amos (ARIZ) def. Nguyen (NMSU) 6-2, 6-3
6. Gitte Heynemans (ARIZ) def. Josipovic (NMSU) 6-1, 6-0
Order of finish: 6, 3, 5, ,2, 1, 4

Match 2
Doubles
1. Lukic/Zandberg (ARIZ) vs. Valdez/Daniels (UTEP) 5-2 unf.
2. Heynemans/Iglupas (ARIZ) def. Abrahim/Percegona (UTEP) 6-3
3. Amos/Wilkins (ARIZ) def. Bmilla/Lebisova (UTEP) 6-2
Order of finish: 3, 2

Singles
1. Kalya Wilkins (ARIZ) def. Vanessa Valdez (UTEP) 2-6, 6-3, 6-1
2. Erandi Martinez (UTEP) def. Jelena Lukic (ARIZ) 7-6(5), 7-5
3. Talya Zandberg (ARIZ) def. Thassane Abrahim (UTEP) 6-3, 6-2
4. Abby Amos (ARIZ) def. Veronika Lebisova (UTEP) 6-4, 4-6, 7-5
5. Khim Iglupas (ARIZ) def. Kathleen Percegona (UTEP) 7-6(4), 6-3
6. Gitte Heynemans (ARIZ) def. Lyric Bmilla (UTEP) 6-0, 6-1
Order of finish: 6, 3, 5, 2, 1, 4

Arizona vs. NM State 

Match 1 
Doubles
1. Wilkins/Heynemans (ARIZ) vs. Challa/Kalaga (NMSU) 4-4 unf.
2. Amos/Zandberg (ARIZ) def. Bishard/Nguyen (NMSU) 6-1
3. Iglupas/Maxfield (ARIZ) def. Gavino/Josipovic (NMSU) 6-4
Order of finish: 2, 3

Singles 
1. Kayla Wilkins (ARIZ) def. Challa (NMSU) 7-5, 3-6, 6-2
2. Gavino (NMSU) def. Talya Zandberg (ARIZ) 6-4, 6-2
3. Jelena Lukic (ARIZ) def. Bishard (NMSU) 6-3, 6-1
4. Khim Iglupas (ARIZ) def. Kalaga (NMSU) 3-6, 7-5, 1-0 (10-6)
5. Abby Amos (ARIZ) def. Nguyen (NMSU) 6-2, 6-3
6. Gitte Heynemans (ARIZ) def. Josipovic (NMSU) 6-1, 6-0
Order of finish: 6, 3, 5, ,2, 1, 4

Match 2
Doubles
1. Lukic/Zandberg (ARIZ) vs. Valdez/Daniels (UTEP) 5-2 unf.
2. Heynemans/Iglupas (ARIZ) def. Abrahim/Percegona (UTEP) 6-3
3. Amos/Wilkins (ARIZ) def. Bmilla/Lebisova (UTEP) 6-2
Order of finish: 3, 2

Singles
1. Kalya Wilkins (ARIZ) def. Vanessa Valdez (UTEP) 2-6, 6-3, 6-1
2. Erandi Martinez (UTEP) def. Jelena Lukic (ARIZ) 7-6(5), 7-5
3. Talya Zandberg (ARIZ) def. Thassane Abrahim (UTEP) 6-3, 6-2
4. Abby Amos (ARIZ) def. Veronika Lebisova (UTEP) 6-4, 4-6, 7-5
5. Khim Iglupas (ARIZ) def. Kathleen Percegona (UTEP) 7-6(4), 6-3
6. Gitte Heynemans (ARIZ) def. Lyric Bmilla (UTEP) 6-0, 6-1
Order of finish: 6, 3, 5, 2, 1, 4
 

Getting Started - The Cats are hitting the road hungry for two wins to kickoff their spring season. The matchups in El Paso, Texas and Las Cruces N.M. on Monday, Jan. 31 will be the first two of 2022. Last season, Arizona walked away from both of these teams with a win. 

Coming Up - Next weekend the Cats are back in town where they'll face off against SDSU on Saturday, Feb. 5 for their home opener at LaNelle Robson Tennis Center in Tucson, Ariz. Then it's back on the road to East Lansing, Mich. to play Michigan State on Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022. 

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