ABILENE, Texas – NM State opened play at the ACU Invite today with three hard-fought singles victories and a pair of doubles wins to begin their weekend in Texas. 

Whitney Moon earned one of the highlights of the day, grinding out a 6-3, 7-6 decision over LA Tech's Maria Tsironi in Flight D. Montana Parkinson-Lubold also delivered for the Aggies, outlasting Tarleton State's Duru Kuscu 6-3, 6-4, [10-6] in Flight E. Freshman Anna Klimova rounded out the singles success, picking up a gritty 6-2, 6-3, [11-9] win against Tarleton State's Dariaa Medviedieva in Flight G. 

In doubles action, the duo of Moon and Emma Petton grabbed a 6-4 win against Sam Houston's Fitcher and Subba in Flight C, while Parkinson-Lubold and Mariella Gelbke topped Venkatakrishnan and Garza of Sam Houston, 6-3, in Flight D. 

Elsewhere, Anna Pinaieva and Petton each fell in tough singles matches, while Gelbke dropped her contest in Flight F. Pinaieva and Moon rebounded in doubles with a 6-3 win over UTA's Mladentseva and Cado after dropping their opener against Texas Tech. 

SINGLES RESULTS 

• Flight A – Maria Castano (Tarleton State) def. Anna Pinaieva 6-0, 6-4, [10-4] 

• Flight C – Adeliya Mukhutdinova (Tarleton State) def. Emma Petton 6-1, 6-3 

• Flight D – Whitney Moon def. Maria Tsironi (LA Tech) 6-3, 7-6 

• Flight E – Montana Parkinson-Lubold def. Duru Kuscu (Tarleton State) 6-3, 6-4, [10-6] 

• Flight F – Ana Paula Chavez (SFA) def. Mariella Gelbke 7-5, 6-1, [10-8] 

• Flight G – Anna Klimova def. Dariaa Medviedieva (Tarleton State) 6-2, 6-3, [11-9] 

DOUBLES RESULTS 

• Flight A – Brownback/Logvin (Texas Tech) def. Pinaieva/Moon 6-2 

• Flight A – Pinaieva/Moon def. Mladentseva/Cado (UTA) 6-3 

• Flight C – Moon/Petton def. Fitcher/Subba (SHSU) 6-4 

• Flight C – Morales Araneda/Minetti (Tarleton State) def. Moon/Petton 7-5 

• Flight D – Parkinson-Lubold/Gelbke def. Venkatakrishnan/Garza (SHSU) 6-3 

• Flight D – Back/Rooth (SFA) def. Parkinson-Lubold/Gelbke 6-3 

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