LAS CRUCES, N.M. – After a 4-3 win over New Mexico State, the Northern Arizona women's tennis team was defeated by UTEP 6-1 at the NMSU Tennis Center on Saturday. The Lumberjacks will look to post a winning record this weekend with a 9 a.m. match against Texas-Pan American on Sunday.

NAU (1-5, 0-1 BSC) was unable to make it two straight over UTEP as the Miners won all but one match during Saturday's match. Leslie Vial topped Carolina DeLuca at No. 3 singles (6-4, 7-5). NAU defeated UTEP last year by a score of 5-2.

The Lumberjacks have two more non-conference matches before picking up league play on March 7 against Northern Colorado and March 8 against Weber State. NAU dropped its Big Sky opener to No. 43 Sacramento State last weekend.

Match 6: UTEP 6, NAU 1
Feb 21, 2009 at Las Cruces, N.M.
(NMSU Tennis Center)

Singles competition
1. Weronika Bloczynska (UTEP) def. Kim Van Ginkel (NAU) 7-5, 6-2
2. Martina Trieweiler (UTEP) def. Edit Suhajda (NAU) 7-6, 6-1
3. Leslie Vial (NAU) def. Carolina DeLuca (UTEP) 6-4, 7-5
4. Marina DeLuca (UTEP) def. Stacey Pinchbeck (NAU) 6-2, 6-1
5. Megan Pritchard (UTEP) def. Yumi Hasegawa (NAU) 3-6, 6-4, 1-0 (10-1)
6. Ximena Fuentes (UTEP) def. Aimee Oki (NAU) 6-0, 6-2

Doubles competition
1. Weronika Bloczynska/Megan Pritchard (UTEP) def. Kim Van Ginkel/Edit Suhajda (NAU) 8-2
2. Carolina DeLuca/Martina Trieweiler (UTEP) def. Stacey Pinchbeck/Orsi Golovics (NAU) 8-5
3. Marina DeLuca/Vicky Michaud (UTEP) def. Leslie Vial/Aimee Oki (NAU) 8-6

Match Notes:
Northern Arizona 1-5
UTEP 8-1