LAS CRUCES, N.M. – The New Mexico State women's tennis team will bookend the Battle of I-10 this season with a 2 p.m. (MT) match against UTEP on Saturday, April 14, at the NM State Tennis Center. Fans in attendance at Saturday's match will also get pizza.
 
The Aggies look to capture their second-consecutive win against the Miners when the two face off for the first time since the 2013-14 seasons. UTEP is also led by former Aggie head coach Ivan Fernandez, who took over the Miner program last summer.
 
UTEP enters the weekend 6-13 overall and 0-5 in Conference USA. Freshman Erandi Martinez paces UTEP with a 20-10 overall singles record and 10-5 mark in dual play as well as being the only Miner with double-digit wins. Like her teammates, Martinez has seen action in all six positions this spring, but the bulk of her playing time has been at the No. 2 and No. 3 slots.
 
NM State is 7-14 overall this season and 2-3 in Western Athletic Conference play as the spring season winds down. Transfer Yadira Rubio leads the team with a 14-12 record in singles followed by Las Cruces native Lindsay Harlas checking in with 11 wins.
 
JUNIOR AGGIE DAY
In addition to Saturday's Battle of I-10 match, is it also Junior Aggie Tennis Day for all Junior Aggie Club members. To join the JAC, click here or contact Nicole Gomez by phone at 575-646-8050 or email her at nicolemg@nmsu.edu.
 
UP NEXT
NM State will hit the road to the Valley of the Sun for a noon match against Arizona Christian on Wednesday, April 25, before heading to the WAC Tournament (April 27-29). The Aggies are playing as No. 3 seed where it'll face off against the No. 6-Seed Seattle U at the Mesa Tennis Center on Friday, April 27, at 10 a.m. (MT). Should the Aggies defeat the Redhawks, they'll take on the No. 2-seed UMKC – who received a bye in the opening round.