Aggies Advance to Multiple Finals on Day Two of Aggie Invite

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – NM State continued its strong weekend at the Aggie Invite on Saturday, producing another impressive day of play at the NM State Tennis Center. The Aggies captured five wins on the day, highlighted by three players advancing to their respective flight finals.

Leading the charge once again, Anna Pinaieva delivered a dominant performance against New Mexico's Bente Vandeputte, cruising to a 6-1, 6-1 victory to reach the final of Flight A.

In Flight B, Montana Parkinson-Lubold battled through a tightly contested first set against Lubbock Christian's Axelle Jacquemin before her opponent was forced to retire due to injury, giving Parkinson-Lubold a 7-6, RET [inj] win and a spot in Sunday's final.

Whitney Moon also impressed, picking up a convincing 6-1, 6-1 victory over AnaMaria Zoric (Lubbock Christian) to close out her day in style.

Meanwhile, Nadia Nemeth and Emma Petton each added straight-set wins to round out the team's strong showing. Nemeth defeated Luckia Carmena (WNMU) 6-2, 6-1, while Petton rolled past Mary-Jane Quinn (Angelo State) 6-0, 6-1 to advance to the Draw D final.

The Aggies will return to the court Sunday morning to wrap up play in the Aggie Invite at the NM State Tennis Center.

Results – Day 2

Singles

Anna Pinaieva def. Bente Vandeputte (New Mexico) 6-1, 6-1 (advances to Flight A Final)

Whitney Moon def. AnaMaria Zoric (Lubbock Christian) 6-1, 6-1

Montana Parkinson-Lubold def. Axelle Jacquemin (Lubbock Christian) 7-6, RET [inj] (advances to Flight B Final)

Nadia Nemeth def. Luckia Carmena (WNMU) 6-2, 6-1

Emma Petton def. Mary-Jane Quinn (Angelo State) 6-0, 6-1 (advances to Draw D Final)

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