Cowgirl tennis hosts South Dakota and Idaho
Feb. 15—The University of Wyoming women's tennis team returns home for a pair of matches this weekend welcoming South Dakota and Idaho.
The Cowgirls face South Dakota on Friday at 4 p.m and Idaho on Saturday at noon. UW has won four-of-five matches and looking to improve to 4-1 at home.
The Cowgirls (5-4) are coming off a 2-0 week in Arizona after defeating UTEP 4-0 and Northern Arizona 4-3. UW won both doubles points with all three doubles teams picking up at least one win.
The No. 1 tandem of Violetta Borodina and Sophie Zehender went 2-0 on the weekend and improved their record to 7-0 as a team this dual season.
On the singles side, Lucia Malinak went 2-0 at the No. 6 spot, winning 6-2, 6-0 against UTEP and 6-3, 6-1 against Northern Arizona. Noesjka Brink at No. 2 and Violetta Borodina at No. 3, both got singles wins against NAU and were leading in their matches against UTEP before the Cowgirls clinched the match as a team.
Brink and Malinak now lead UW with five singles wins this season, each with Brink up to 14 overall when including the fall season. The Cowgirls, who are 2-1 in Laramie this season, are 57-11 (.838) at home under Head Coach Dean Clower.
UW played Idaho last season winning 5-2 victory in Laramie. The Cowgirls and Coyotes are meeting in a dual for the first time in program history.
