@UNC_BearsWTen come up short vs. NAU

Friday, March 1

Greeley, Colo.

1PM

University of Northern Colorado

Northern Arizona University

3/1/2019 7:35:00 PM | Women's Tennis

Box Score

By: Ryan Ronan

The weekend started with the Lumberjacks who were able to hand the Bears women's tennis team their first home loss of the season by a score of 5-2.

After winning their first three home matches of the season, the Bears could not continue the winning streak. NAU began the day with earning the doubles point over the Bears, winning the No. 1, 2, and 3 pairings.

The No. 3 doubles pairing for NAU was able to win 6-0 over Sandra Keta/Sarina Chhabra, followed by another NAU win in No. 1 doubles 6-2 to secure the doubles point over Raffa Mora/Anna Battersby. No. 2 doubles were also won by NAU 6-2.

The Bears tied the match 1-1 with the first singles win coming from No. 2 Rafa Mora when her opponent retired. NAU regained momentum with four wins to hand the Bears the first home loss.

Despite the outcome being decided, the Bears continued to fight hard, pulling out a win in the No. 6 spot from Synclair Larson, defeating her opponent 1-6, 6-3, 10-7.

Head Coach Chad Stoloff had this to say after the match,

"It was a tough match today, we competed really strong... .great to see Synclair fight back from a set down and pull that match out... .Sandra gave herself chances in a really close three-set loss... .we're getting better, NAU is a very good team... .we are looking forward to our next Big Sky match on Sunday."

The home-stand will continue for the Bears as they look to get their first Big Sky Conference win on the season against Montana State at Work Out West this Sunday at 10 AM.