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Men’s Tennis: UNM defeats rivals Boise State in third straight weekend split

Matthieu Cartron | April 17

In back-to-back home fixtures over the weekend, the University of New Mexico (13-10) lost 4-1 to Utah State (16-8) on Friday but responded two days later with a dramatic 4-3 victory over rivals Boise State (9-17). Tied 3-3 against the Broncos, the deciding point fell onto the shoulders of UNM senior and Albuquerque native Sean Baklini, who at the No. 6 position was pitted against Bronco senior Ryland McDermott. McDermott, 8-10 in singles this year, won the first set against Baklini 6-4, putting the Broncos one step closer to clinching the overall victory. But in the second set, Baklini fought for survival, and after forcing a second-set tiebreak, won the second set 7-6 (7-5) to force a third set.

Dominic West and Sean Baklini celebrates together during a doubles mens tennis match against Utah Sate on April 13, 2018.

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Men’s Tennis: Away split puts Lobos 2-2 in Mountain West play

Matthieu Cartron | April 11

The University of New Mexico split their second pair of Mountain West conference matches to go 12-9 on the season and 2-2 in conference play. The first of the two fixtures was away to San Diego State. Last season, UNM lost to SDSU on a couple of occasions. One loss came in Mountain West play, while the other occured in the Mountain West tournament. With last season’s disappointing results in mind, the matchup proved to be a potential benchmark for the Lobos, a measure of progress for a squad largely unchanged from the previous season. It was close, but UNM found a way to break its recent SDSU stint.

The town of Saint Martin on Aug. 9, 2017

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International Issue — Column: Isle of Ré, a gem off the French coast/L’isle de Ré, un joyau de la côte atlantique française

Matthieu Cartron | April 9

“Ce ne sont que des mouches, Matthieu.” “They’re just flies, Matthieu,” my dad said to me. “Ce ne sont que des mouches, Matthieu,” me dit mon père.

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Men's Tennis: Lobos pick up back-to-back 4-3 wins to go 10-5

Matthieu Cartron | March 14

The University of New Mexico, after taking third in the Mountain Pacific Invitational, put together back-to-back 4-3 victories against Nebraska-Lincoln and Wichita State in Des Moines, Iowa, to build momentum heading into the match on Thursday this week against New Mexico State. The Lobos (10-5) first played Nebraska Lincoln (9-3), who had played Wichita State (7-7) the previous day and lost 4-1. The Lobos got off to a raucous start. In doubles, UNM junior Ricky Hernandez-Tong and sophomore Dominic West eased past sophomore Micah Klousia and freshman William Grattan-Smith 6-0 at the No. 2 position.

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Baseball: New Mexico drops rubber match, loses road series to Fresno State

Matthieu Cartron | March 11

The University of New Mexico baseball team fell victim in its second straight Mountain West series of the year, losing two of three on the road to the Fresno State Bulldogs at Pete Beiden Field. New Mexico (6-8-1, 2-4 MW) narrowly escaped with a win in game one, clipping the Bulldogs in improbable fashion. In that first game, Fresno State (11-6, 2-4 MW) seemed to be well on its way to picking up a victory. The Bulldogs began Friday's scoring by going yard in the second inning to take a one-run lead and picked up another run via the long ball in the bottom of the fifth.

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Baseball: Fresno State to host UNM in three-game series

Matthieu Cartron | March 9

The University of New Mexico baseball fell below .500 on the season after losing 7-2 in a midweek matchup with Texas Tech, but will try to pick up momentum in Fresno, California, where it will play the Bulldogs in a three-game series The Lobos (5-6-1) have won only one of their last five games and have seemed to struggle so far this season to find their footing. But UNM has faced some tough opposition this season, including Oregon State, whom they lost to twice—the first time 5-2 and the second 15-3.

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Men’s Tennis: UNM places third in Mountain Pacific Invitational

Matthieu Cartron | March 6

The University of New Mexico men's tennis team took third in the annual Mountain Pacific Invitational after beating Brown University 4-1 on Sunday in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The Mountain Pacific Invitational is an eight-team tournament that consists of singles competition only on day one, and doubles play being introduced into the fold on the following day — guaranteeing all schools a total of three matches.

Ricky Hernandez Tong returns a shot during the Lobos’ match against the University of California, Santa Barbara Feb. 25, 2018. UNM beat UCSB, 4-3

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Men’s Tennis: Weekend split leaves Lobos 6-4

Matthieu Cartron | February 28

The University of New Mexico (6-4) fell 4-2 on Friday to the University of Utah (14-1) before taking down the University of California, Santa Barbara (5-4) on Sunday in a dramatic 4-3 win. In doubles play against the University of Utah, the Lobos appeared to be on their way to snatching the doubles point from the Utes after the duo of seniors Bart Van Leijsen and Jorge Escutia beat Utah junior David Micevski and freshman Randy Cory 6-4. But soon after, junior Ricky Hernandez-Tong and sophomore Dominic West fell to junior Joe Woolley and senior Egbert Weverink 6-4, and on court three Utah junior Dan Little and sophomore Azat Hankuliyev quickly followed up with a 6-4 win over UNM freshman Stepan Holis and senior Sean Baklini to give the Utes the doubles point.

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Sports Issue — Women’s soccer: Lobos add seven to roster

Matthieu Cartron | February 25

As the University of New Mexico women’s soccer program prepares for its upcoming spring season, it announced the addition of seven new players to the roster for the 2018 fall season. “This group of players is exceptionally talented and will fit in with our culture of hard work on and off the field immediately,” UNM head coach Heather Dyche said in a release. “They are excellent students, outstanding players and, most importantly, great people.”

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Men's Tennis: Lobos' unbeaten run halted by weekend split

Matthieu Cartron | February 13

The University of New Mexico men's tennis team beat the University of the Pacific 4-1 in Stockton, California on Friday, but then saw their four-match unbeaten run come to an end in a 6-1 loss to Santa Clara University on Sunday. For UNM, the match against the University of the Pacific was the first of several matches to be played against California opposition this season.