Box Score COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – NM State capped off its regular season on Wednesday afternoon as they defeated Tennessee Tech 4-1 at the Tennessee Tech Tennis Courts. With the victory, the Aggies will enter the postseason with an 8-12 overall record and will now prepare for a first-round matchup against Middle Tennessee in the Conference USA Championship.
 
After falling at No. 1, the Aggie tandems on lines No. 2 and No. 3 helped NM State get back on track with a pair of wins to give the Aggies the doubles point. At No. 3, Patrick Lohmann and Luca Fé d'Ostiani picked up a 6-3 win while Itay Feigin and Tobias Wallin combined to earn a narrow 7-6 win at No. 2 to clinch the doubles point.
 
The Aggies then carried over the momentum to singles play as they would earn the match victory with singles wins at No. 3, No. 5 and No. 6. Luca Fé d'Ostiani got things started with a commanding 6-2, 6-2 win over his Tennessee Tech counterpart at No. 6.
 
Eventually, the Eagles would earn their first point with a win at No. 2, however this would be immediately offset by a 6-3, 6-4 Aggie win at No. 5 from Patrick Lohmann. Then, with Tennessee Tech on the ropes, Roko Stipetic would deliver the knockout blow with a come-from-behind win at No. 3. After falling 6-1 in the opening set, Stipetic bounced back to win the second set 6-3 before sealing the deal with a shutout 6-0 win in the third set to clinch the match for the visiting Aggies.
 
UP NEXT
NM State now looks ahead to a Saturday bout against top-seeded Middle Tennessee in the opening round of the CUSA Championship in Murfreesboro, Tenn. For the Aggies and Blue Raiders, this will mark the first match against a league opponent this season as will be the case for all four Conference USA programs competing this weekend.
 
NM State and MTSU are scheduled to begin their match at 9 a.m. on Saturday morning. Fans looking to follow along with the Aggies during their quest for their first-ever CUSA title can do so via live stats or a live stream which can be found on the Aggies' schedule page later this week.
 
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