Pioneers Beat New Mexico State, 5-2

LAS CRUCES, N.M. - The University of Denver Men’s Tennis Team defeated New Mexico State 5-2 on Sunday in Las Cruces, N.M. The win is the Pioneers third straight and puts them at 6-11 overall and 2-0 in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC).

The Pioneers took the early 1-0 lead after defeating New Mexico State in two of three doubles matches.

 In singles, No. 67 Enej Bonin (Koper, Slovenia) defeated New Mexico State’s Luis  Ramirez 6-4, 6-7, 6-4 in No. 1 singles play. Redshirt senior Max Krammer (Perchtoldsdorf, Austria) returned to the No. 3 singles spot and defeated Marc Westgate, 6-3, 6-2.  Senior Fabio Biasion (Velbert, Germany) powered past Paul Denele 7-6, 7-5 in the No. 5 singles spot.  And freshman Henry Craig (Murrieta, Calif.) claimed a 6-7, 6-3, 6-1 win over Germain Degardin to seal the Pioneers victory, 5-2.

The Pioneers next match is Friday, April 12 against UT-Arlington.  The match begins at 12 p.m. (MT) at Gate Tennis Center.

 Singles

1.  Enej Bonin (DEN) def. Luis Ramirez (NMSU), 6-4, 6-7, 6-4

2.  Daniel Fernandez (NMSU) def. Jens Vorkefeld (DEN), 6-0, 1-6, 7-6

3.  Max Krammer (DEN) def. Marc Westgate (NMSU), 6-3, 6-2

4.  Henry Craig (DEN) def. Germain Degardin (NMSU), 6-7, 6-3, 6-1

5.  Fabio Biasion (DEN) def. Paul Denele (NMSU), 7-6, 7-5

6.  Patrick Pfister (NMSU) def. Alex Clinkenbeard (DEN), 6-4, 6-2

Order of finish: 3, 6, 5, 2, 1, 4

Doubles 

1.  Bonin/Vorkefeld (DEN) def. Ramirez/Westgate (NMSU), 8-5

2.  Krammer/Biasion (DEN) def. Degardin/Blank (NMSU), 9-8 (6)

3.  Fernandez/Manivannan (NMSU) def. Manley/Craig (DEN), 8-1

Order of finish: 1, 3, 2

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