Tarleton State Tennis finishes Fordham Four Invite

BRONX, N.Y. – Tarleton State Tennis completed its third tournament of the fall season at the Fordham Four Invite this past weekend.

Sophomore Marissa Minetti went undefeated in singles while freshman Anna Huisgen also picked up two singles wins on the weekend. Additionally, freshman Aruzhan Nuranbay picked up a pair of singles wins by defeating Army's Lillian Zhang and Wagner College's Alexia Estrada.

Minetti, Nuranbay and sophomore Aya Ishii all picked up singles wins to open the first day. Ishii defeated Army's Addison Cassidy 6-4, 6-4 while Minetti overcame a first set loss to beat Army's Britney Lee.

Huisgen, Minetti, Nuranbay and freshman Erika Abraham-Nilsen all picked up singles wins on the second day. Huisgen only lost one game to Fordham's Luana Paiva en route to a straight sets win. Nuranbay and Abraham-Nilsen also won in straight sets, defeating opponents from Wagner College and Fordham. Huisgen also paired with fellow freshman Nuria Lafitte-Valls in doubles to defeat Liepa Sataite and Victoria Madail Perez from Wagner College in a tiebreak on day two.

Huisgen followed suit with another singles win on Day 3 while sophomore Maria Castano did not lose a singles game en route to her win over Columbia's Sabrina Lin. Castano paired with Ishii to get an 8-2 win in doubles over Columbia's Lin and Michelle Li. Minetti and Nuranbay teamed up to defeat Nao Kojima and Elena Milutinovic from St. John's 8-5.

Tarleton State will go up against some of the best players in Texas later this week, traveling to Waco for the ITA Texas Regional Championship. The Texans will compete at the Hurd Tennis Center from Oct. 8-12.

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