Staff report
As a No. 3 seed, the UNM women's tennis team advanced to the Mountain West Conference Championship semifinals by beating No. 6 San Diego State 4-2 on Thursday. After New Mexico clinched the doubles match to jump out to a 1-0 lead, Lucy Scott defeated Ellie Krausova in two sets, 6-2, 6-2, and Emma Hayman put the Lobos up 3-0, when SDSU's Esther Cadua was forced to retire. SDSU narrowed the gap, proclaiming victories on No. 1 and No. 5. But UNM's Maria Sotirchos dashed the Aztecs' comeback hopes, outlasting Sisse Nielsen in three sets 6-2, 5-7, 6-2. With the win, UNM is 15-8 on the season. Thursday's victory sets up a matchup between No. 2 UNLV and UNM on Friday at 10 a.m. at Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center in Fort Worth, Texas.
