LOGAN, Utah --- In a marathon match that took over four hours, Lauren Rich forced a third set against Hannah Jones at No. 5 singles but fell 6-3, 6-7, 1-6 as New Mexico nearly pulled off a stunning comeback, losing to Utah State 4-3 in Logan, dropping to 9-9 on the year and 2-2 in the Mountain West.
The Lobos conclude the regular season on Saturday at McKinnon Family Tennis Stadium against Air Force at 10 a.m.
Utah State opened the match with the doubles point, as all three doubles matches were tight throughout, Danielle Quevedo and Hsiang-Wen "Albie" Wong won their match in a tiebreaker, but Utah State took both the No.