Tennis player comes up short against pro
Lobo women's tennis player Iva Gersic was ousted Wednesday from the ColemanVision Tennis Championships by 17-year-old, second-year pro Stephanie Dubois of Montreal.
The first set was a hard-fought battle Dubois, ranked No. 357 in the world, eventually won 7-6. Gersic didn't fare as well in the second set, succumbing to Dubois 6-3 to end the match.
Gersic, a sophomore at UNM and native of Croatia, came up just short in the $75,000 tournament after winning her first three matches to get to the main draw.
It is the furthest a Lobo has ever gone in the tournament.
After four strenuous matches, Gersic was still far from getting a break. She had to join her team for its season-opening match against Brigham Young on Thursday.
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Goallkeeper named to national all-star team
Lobo senior goalkeeper Andrew Weber has been named to the Soccer America National Team of the Week.
Weber made nine saves in two games this weekend as the Lobos shut out both Columbia and No. 1 Indiana. His eight saves against Indiana were pivotal in securing a 1-0 double-overtime win for the Lobos.
The goalkeeper's stellar play last weekend helped the Lobos garner attention as a national powerhouse. UNM jumped in the national rankings from No. 14 to No. 7 in the Soccer America and National Soccer Coaches Association of America polls.
This is the second Lobo to be placed on the National Team of the Week - junior Jeff Rowland was named to the team after scoring five goals in the first weekend of play.
Weber was also named the Brine Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Player of the Week.
Women's golf takes 8th at NCAA Fall Preview
The 10th-ranked women's golf team finished 8th at the NCAA Fall Preview this week at the Meadows Course on the Sunriver Resort in Sunriver, Oregon. No. 3 Duke was the overall winner of the tournament that featured 16 ranked teams and nine of the nation's top 10.
The Lobos shot 32-over for the week on the par-71 course. The Blue Devils won with a score of 6-over.
Lobo Christine Fernandez moved up seven spots on the last day to tie for fifth with a round of 1-over. Senior All-American Kailin Downs was the second highest Lobo, tied for 24th at 6-over.
