EL PASO, Texas – The NM State women's tennis team dropped the Battle of I-10 to UTEP, 4-1, on Friday afternoon at the El Paso Tennis Club.
The Aggies went up first in doubles action when Ashvarya Shrivastav and Rimpledeep Kaur dominated Lois Wagenvoort and Matilda Tench 6-0 at the No. 2 slot.
However, UTEP answered with back-to-back wins at the No. 3 and No. 1 doubles slots. After the Miners picked tied things on court No. 3, Erika Castillo Lopez and Gabrielle Joyce battled back-and-forth before falling 7-5 at the top doubles position to give UTEP the point.