Purkiss Gets Fifth Win of Spring, Miners fall 4-1 to Cowgirls

UTEP Miners

EL PASO, Texas- Freshman Chloe Purkiss triumphed in straight sets over her Wyoming opponent for her fifth win of the spring season, but the UTEP tennis team fell 4-1 in a point-clinch match against Wyoming on Sunday at the El Paso Tennis and Swim Club. Purkiss handled the Cowgirls' Myiah Scott 6-1, 6-1 at the no. 6 position to get the Miners on the board. UTEP fell to 4-6 on the season, while Wyoming moved to 5-4.

In doubles play, Raven Bennett and Lois Wagenvoort faced off at the no. 1 spot against Wyoming's Elisa Koonik and Tessa van Der Ploeg, but fell 6-2. On court five, playing no. 3 doubles, Purkiss and Milena Baigorria slipped up 6-1 against Milka Genkova and Myiah Scott, clinching the doubles point for the Cowgirls while stopping the no. 2 doubles match, which saw Yvette van Oijen and Alisa Morozova down 5-2 against Ana Tkachenko and Magdalena Stencel.

The Miners evened up the score at 1-1 with Purkiss' win on court six, but Wagenvoort dropped a hard-fought 6-3, 6-1 match to Stencel at no. 1 singles to put the Cowgirls up 2-1. Van Oijen was paired against van Der Ploeg at the no. 4 spot, keeping it close but falling in set one 6-4, and dropping the second frame 6-2. Rookie Erandi Martinez, looking for her seventh win of the spring, battled Milka Genkova at the no. 2 spot in the lineup but fell 6-3, 6-3, ending the match.

Two matches were left unfinished, including Bennett's at the no. 3 position, who took down Koonik in set one 6-2, before falling 6-2 in the second stanza. Bennett was 2-3 down in the third set as the match was called. Morozova also won set one 7-6 over Tkachenko and was trailing 5-3 before her match was left unfinished.

UTEP will begin a week-long tour of Florida, meeting with five schools in seven days March 12-19. The Miners will battle South Florida at 1 p.m. on March 12 in Tampa, Fla. to begin the stretch.

Tennis Match Results
Wyoming Cowgirls vs UTEP
Mar 04, 2018 at El Paso, Texas
(El Paso Tennis and Swim Club)
Wyoming Cowgirls 4, UTEP 1

Singles competition
1. Magdalena Stencel (WY) def. Lois Wagenvoort (UTEP) 6-3, 6-1
2. Milka Genkova (WY) def. Erandi Martinez (UTEP) 6-3, 6-3
3. Raven Bennett (UTEP) vs. Elisa Koonik (WY) 6-2, 2-6, 2-3, unfinished
4. Tessa van Der Ploeg (WY) def. Yvette van Oijen (UTEP) 6-4, 6-2
5. Alisa Morozova (UTEP) vs. Ana Tkachenko (WY) 7-6, 3-5, unfinished
6. Chloe Purkiss (UTEP) def. Myiah Scott (WY) 6-1, 6-1

Doubles competition
1. Elisa Koonik/Tessa van Der Ploeg (WY) def. Raven Bennett/Lois Wagenvoort (UTEP) 6-2
2. Yvette van Oijen/Alisa Morozova (UTEP) vs. Ana Tkachenko/Magdalena Stencel (WY) 2-5, unfinished
3. Milka Genkova/Myiah Scott (WY) def. Chloe Purkiss/Milena Baigorria (UTEP) 6-1

Match Notes:
Wyoming Cowgirls 5-4
UTEP 4-6
Order of finish (doubles): 1, 3
Order of finish (singles): 6, 1, 4, 2

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