ALBUQUERQUE, N.M — It was a battle for the ages, but New Mexico’s five-freshman lineup came up just a smidge short as Nevada was able to hang on for dear life, nearly losing a 3-1 lead and holding on to win the Mountain West Tournament 4-3 over New Mexico, earning the league’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. New Mexico’s season ended at 11-13 while Nevada improved to 19-7. The Lobos nearly pulled off a second straight stunning comeback. The squad was down 3-1 with just a doubles point to their credit. Down in the other three matches, UNM made its move. Aram Noroozian was first to get UNM back in it, coming back from down 4-2 in the third set to even things up and roll through his tiebreaker 7-1 over Delmas N’Tcha to make it 3-2. Georgio Samaha was down 4-5 in his third set, but he held serve, was able to get a break and then at deuce he finished off Loris Zisswiller 3-6, 7-6 (7-5), 7-5, and suddenly it was 3-3, and again, all eyes went to No. 4 singles as Jan Pucalka was down 4-2 in his third set as well as 5-3. He and…
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Lobos Barely Edged Out By Nevada for Title
