Jan. 26, 2002

MANHATTAN, Kan. - No. 52-ranked Kansas State Wildcats won their first dual match of the season today when they beat No. 58-ranked New Mexico, 4-3, at the Randolph Park Tennis Center in Tucson, Ariz.

Today's win moves the Wildcats is 1-1 on the season, while New Mexico drops to 2-1.

Senior Kathy Chuda won her second singles match of the weekend with a 6-0, 6-2 victory over Tiffany Robertson at No. 2. Chuda is now 7-5 this season in singles and 1-1 at No. 2.

Kansas State won four of the six singles matches for the win after New Mexico won the doubles point. Junior Petra Sedlmajerova beat Regula Comtesse, 7-5, 1-6, 6-1 at No. 3, freshman Maria Rosenberg defeated Courtney Choate, 6-4, 7-6 (5) at No. 4 and sophomore Paulina Castillejos beat Maria Ruiz-Fabrega, 6-3, 6-2 at No. 5.

Senior Alena Jecminkova lost at No. 1, 6-2, 6-3, to Tjasa Suvak. In her first dual action of the season, sophomore Hayley McIver fell to Michelle Heidbrink at No. 6, 7-6, 6-2, and freshman Andrea Cooper lost to Rachel Hatley at No. 7, 3-6, 7-6 (7), 6-4.

In doubles, Jecminkova and Cooper beat Suvak and Hatley, 8-3, Sedlmajerova and Chuda lost to Choate and Heidbrink, 8-3 and Rosenberg and Castillejos fell to Comtesse and Ruiz-Fabrega, 9-7.

Kansas State finishes its trip west when it plays No. 53 San Diego at 10 a.m. tomorrow.

Singles
1. Tjasa Suvak UNM, def. Alena Jecminkova, KS, 6-2, 6-3
2. Kathy Chuda, KS def. Tiffany Robertson, UNM, 6-0, 6-2
3. Petra Sedlmajerova, KS def. Regula Comtesse, UNM, 7-5, 1-6, 6-1
4. Maria Rosenberg, KS def. Courtney Choate, UNM, 6-4, 7-6 (5)
5. Paulina Castillejos, KS def. Maria Ruiz-Fabrega, UNM, 6-3, 6-2
6. Michelle Heidbrink, UNM def. Hayley McIver, KS, 7-6, 6-2
7. Rachel Hatley, UNM def. Andrea Cooper, KS, 3-6, 7-6 (7), 6-4

Doubles
1. Jecminkova/Cooper, KS def. Suvak/Hatley, UNM, 8-3
2. Choate/Heidbrink, UNM def. Chuda/Sedlmajerova, KS, 8-3
3. Comtesse/Ruiz-Fabrega, UNM def. Castillejos/Rosenberg, 9-7