Early struggles that included flat play and lack of energy created a large deficit for the New Mexico men’s tennis team. It proved to be too great to overcome despite a valiant comeback effort.
The team got off to a rocky start, losing the first two doubles matches to spot Denver a 1-0 lead.
“They came in here and completely out-competed us, and that’s a tough pill to swallow because that was the main message this week,” head coach Bart Scott said.
Denver carried that momentum into singles play and took the first two singles matches as well against Jorge Escutia and Rodolfo Jauregui to take a commanding 3-0 lead.