The Artesia High School tennis teams kicked off their District 4 schedule Thursday on the road, with the Lady Bulldogs notching a 7-2 win over Lovington while the Bulldogs fell by a final of 8-1.
The Artesia girls took all but one match in both singles and doubles action against the Lady Wildcats. The Lady ‘Dogs swept the top four singles matches in straight sets, with sophomore Kirklyn Miller besting Lovington’s Cecilia Sanchez 6-0, 6-0; sophomore Adrienne Harvey topping Diana Gonzalez 6-4, 7-6 (7-1); junior Anna Netherlin defeating Melyssa Avitia 6-2, 6-0; and junior Peyton Stone beating Amy Mendoza 6-4, 6-4.
In the No. 5 matchup, freshman Abigail Jowers came up short of Lady ‘Cat junior Neftali Suchil, 3-6, 2-6, and junior Korinne Morrison topped Lovington’s Joselyn Salcido in three in the No. 6 pairing, 6-4, 5-7, 7-6 (9-7).
In doubles action, Harvey and Miller defeated Mendoza and Avitia 6-3, 6-1, and Jowers and Morrison bested Suchil and Salcido in a hotly contested match, 7-6 (7-5), 0-0 (3-6), 10-6. In the No. 2 pairing, Netherlin and Stone fell to Sanchez and Gonzalez, 3-6, 2-6.
The Bulldogs, meanwhile, came away with just a single win against a tough Wildcat squad, that coming courtesy of freshman Paul Miller, who topped Lovington’s Peyton Atwood 0-6, 6-4, 6-4 in singles play. Other scores included:
- Cutter Summers vs. Michael Nava: 6-4, 3-6, 2-6
- Damian Lopez vs. Rey Salcido: 0-6, 3-6
- Alejandro Madrid vs. Hector Burciaga: 2-6, 7-5, 2-6
- Ethan Bunt vs. Eduardo Sigala: 1-6, 1-6
- Joshua Martinez vs. Jonathan Bolaina: 4-6, 0-6
- Lopez/Summers vs. Salcido/Burciaga: 6-0, 4-6, 2-6
- Bunt/Miller vs. Sigala/Nava: 2-6, 1-6
- Madrid/Martinez vs. Atwood/Bolaina: 3-6, 6-3, 4-10
The Artesia netters had a solid run of regular-season tournaments overall, with the Lady ‘Dogs finishing second March 8 at the Carlsbad Invitational and third at both the March 1 Alamogordo Invite and the March 15 Claire Higgins Family Invitational in Carlsbad.
The Bulldogs also finished third at the Clare Higgins and were fourth at the season-opening Lovington Wildcat Remix.
The teams will now prepare to host Portales in their second district dual at 3 p.m. Tuesday, April 2, at the Mack Chase Athletic Complex.
Feb. 23-24
WILDCAT REMIX
@ Lovington
LADY BULLDOGS
One Singles
- Kirklyn Miller def. Natalie Vega (Hobbs): 6-3, 6-0
- Miller def. 1 Singles (Brownfield, Texas): : 6-0, 6-1
- Anna Netherlin def. Alejandra Larez (Portales): 6-0, 6-0
- Cecilia Sanchez (Lovington) def. Adrienne Harvey: 7-6 (9-7), 6-4
Two Singles - Julianna Lopez (Hobbs) def. Sadie Morris: 6-0, 6-0
- Harvey def. 2 Singles (Brownfield): 3-6, 6-4, 0-0 (10-3)
- 2 Singles (Portales) def. Margaret Greenwood: 6-2, 6-0
- Diana Gonzalez (Lovington) def. Korinne Morrison: 6-0, 6-0
One Doubles - Harvey/Netherlin def. Sanchez/Love (Hobbs): 6-2, 6-4
- 1 Doubles (Brownfield) def. Netherlin/Morrison: 6-4, 6-3
- Miller/Harvey def. Fernandez/Lopez (Portales): 6-0, 6-1
- Avitia/Mendoza (Lovington) def. Miller/Netherlin: 3-6, 7-5, 11-9
Two Doubles - Nash/Anaya (Hobbs) def. Morrison/Abigail Jowers: 6-4, 6-1
- 2 Doubles (Brownfield) def. Jowers/Sadie Morris: 6-2, 6-1
- Duong/Gomez (Portales) def. Morrison/Jowers: 6-3, 6-4
- Salcido/Roman (Lovington) def. Jowers/Morris: 6-1, 6-1
BULLDOGS
One SIngles - Ryan Kelley (Hobbs) def. Cutter Summers: 6-2, 6-2
- 1 Singles (Brownfield) def. Alejandro Madrid: 6-0, 6-1
- Madrid def. 1 Singles (Portales): 6-0, 6-1
- Rey Salcido (Lovington) def. Paul Miller: 6-0, 6-1
Two Singles - Joar Rabago (Hobbs) def. Damian Lopez: 6-4, 6-3
- 2 Singles (Brownfield) def. Miller: 6-1, 7-5
- Jackson Hollinger def. 2 Singles (Portales): 6-2, 6-0
- Eduardo Sigala (Lovington) def. Ethan Bunt: 6-0, 6-1
One Doubles - Mayes/Corrales (Hobbs) def. Madrid/Hollinger: 6-0, 7-6 (7-2)
- 1 Doubles (Brownfield) def. Hollinger/Joshua Martinez: 6-2, 6-0
- Summers/Lopez def. Pritchett/Salomon (Portales): 6-0, 6-1
- Burciaga/Atwood (Lovington) def. Lopez/Summers: 6-2, 6-7 (5-7), 10-8
Two Doubles - Jimenez/Marquez (Hobbs) def. Miller/Bunt: 6-1, 6-1
- 2 Doubles (Brownfield) def. Hollinger/Martinez: 6-2, 6-0
- Miller/Bunt def. 2 Doubles (Portales): 6-0, 6-0
- Rosales/Preciada (Lovington) def. Madrid/Hollinger: 6-4, 5-7, 10-4
March 1
ALAMOGORDO INVITE
@ Alamogordo
LADY BULLDOGS
One SIngles
- Ellise Jay (Mayfield) def. Miller: 6-0, 6-2
- Miller def. Olivia Suazo (Espanola Valley): 8-6
Two Singles - Harvey def. Shelby Stitt (Alamogordo): 6-1, 6-4
- Harvey def. Jennifer Gallegos (Espanola Valley): 6-0, 6-1
- 2 Singles (El Paso) def. Harvey: 6-1, 6-0
Three Singles - Karyme Holguin (Mayfield) def. Morris: 6-0, 6-0
- Morris def. 3 Singles (NMMI): 8-5
- Vanessa Martinez (Espanola Valley) def. Morris: 8-1
One Doubles - 1 Doubles (El Paso) def. Netherlin/Stone: 6-4, 6-2
- Netherlin/Stone def. Longoria/Gonzalez (Mayfield): 8-0
- Netherlin/Stone def. Lewis/Jio (Cleveland): 9-7
Two Doubles - Santiago/Stitt (Alamogordo) def. Jowers/Morrison: 6-4, 6-2
- Jowers/Morrison def. Martinez/Aguirre (Espanola Valley): 8-6
- Adamson/Cato (Cleveland) def. Jowers/Morrison: 8-1
BULLDOGS
One Singles - Jaxon Spencer (Alamogordo) def. Madrid: 6-3, 6-0
- Roman Ramirez (Mayfield) def. Madrid: 8-6
Two Singles - Fabrizio Cano (NMMI) def. Hollinger: 6-1, 6-2
- Reese Gentry (Alamogordo) def. Hollinger: 8-1
Three Singles - 3 Singles (El Paso) def. Martinez: 6-2, 6-4
- Martinez def. Leonel Morales (Espanola Valley): 8-0
- Martinez def. Hudson Thomas (Organ Mountain): 8-4
One Doubles - Montoya/Westover (Alamogordo) def. Summers/Lopez: 6-1, 6-4
- Salazar/Gaytan (Espanola Valley) def. Summers/Lopez: 9-7
Two Doubles - Amberson/Narvaez (Alamogordo) def. Bunt/Miller: 2-6, 6-4, 0-0 (10-4)
- Bunt/Miller def. Tave/Albiston (Alamogordo): 8-5
March 5
vs. Clovis
@ The Mack
LADY BULLDOGS
Singles
- Miller def. Madita Ewert: 6-2, 6-4
- Harvey def. Hansini Lingala: 6-4, 6-2
- Hannah Heath def. Netherlin: 3-6, 7-6 (7-4), 0-0 (10-4)
- Stone def. Giordana Greer: 6-4, 2-6, 0-0 (10-1)
- Jowers def. Emily Bjorklund: 6-3, 6-3
- Morrison def. Stella Greer: 7-5, 6-1
Doubles - Miller/Harvey def. Lingala/Heath: 6-0, 6-0
- Netherlin/Stone def. Greer/Bjorklund: 7-5, 6-4
- Ewert/Leonie Muller def. Jowers/Morrison: 6-4, 5-7, 0-0 (10-8)
BULLDOGS
Singles - 1 Singles def. Summers: 6-1, 6-3
- Lopez def. 2 Singles: 6-4, 7-6 (7-0)
- 3 Singles def. Madrid: 6-1, 7-5
- 4 Singles def. Hollinger: 6-4, 7-5
- 5 Singles def. Martinez: 6-4, 7-6 (7-4)
- Bunt def. 6 Singles: 5-7, 6-2, 0-0 (10-8)
- Summers/Lopez def. 1 Doubles: 1-6, 6-4, 0-0 (10-5)
- Madrid/Hollinger def. 2 Doubles: 7-5, 6-4
- Bunt/Miller def. 3 Doubles: 7-6 (7-4), 6-3
March 8
CARLSBAD INVITATIONAL
@ Carlsbad
LADY BULLDOGS
One Singles
- Miller def. Taylor Burns (Piedra Vista): 6-0, 6-4
- Miller def. Olivia Glissen (Carlsbad): 6-3, 6-1
- Marley Deswood (Farmington) def. Miller: 6-1, 6-1
Two Singles - Jennifer Gallegos (Espanola Valley) def. Harvey: 6-2, 5-7, 0-0 (10-5)
- Harvey def. 2 Singles (NMMI): 8-0
- Harvey def. Mariel Aguilera (Carlsbad: 8-3
Three SIngles - Tessa McCarville (Farmington) def. Netherlin: 7-5, 6-0
- Netherlin def. 3 Singles (NMMI): 8-0
- Netherlin def. Keila Aguirre (Espanola Valley): 8-1
Four Singles - Stone def. Vanessa Martinez (Espanola Valley): 8-4
- Mariana Sawyer (Farmington) def. Stone: 6-0, 6-0
Five Singles - Bella Harris (Piedra Vista) def. Jowers: 6-4, 6-0
- Jowers def. 5 Singles (NMMI): 8-2
- Isabelle Archuleta (Espanola Valley) def. Jowers: 8-2
Six SIngles - Morrison def. 6 Singles (NMMI): 6-2, 6-0
- Morrison def. Kamryn Villa (Piedra Vista): 6-2, 6-2
- Syuri Garcia (Farmington) def. Morrison: 6-0, 6-0
One Doubles - Miller/Harvey def. Glissen/Aguilera (Carlsbad): 6-3, 6-3
- Miller/Harvey def. Suazo/Gallegos (Espanola Valley): 0-6, 6-2, 10-2
- Williams/Williams (Goddard) def. Miller/Harvey: 6-0, 6-7 (4-7), 0-0 (10-7)
Two Doubles - McCarville/Sawyer (Farmington) def. Netherlin/Stone: 6-0, 6-1
- Netherlin/Stone def. 2 Doubles (NMMI): 8-0
- Netherlin/Stone def. Lujan/Palma (Goddard): 8-3
Three Doubles - Jowers/Morrison def. Harris/Beckner (Piedra Vista): 7-5, 4-6, 0-0 (10-6)
- Jowers/Morrison def. Miller/Muhammad (Goddard): 8-1
- Beck/Garcia (Farmington) def. Jowers/Morrison: 6-1, 6-1
BULLDOGS
One SIngles - Bryson Ross (Farmington) def. Summers: 6-1, 6-0
- Summers def. Nick Lara (Goddard): 8-2
- Summers def. Ryan Wood (Carlsbad): 9-7
Two Singles - Sean Erosido (Carlsbad) def. Madrid: 6-2, 6-0
- Colin Zhang (NMMI) def. Madrid: 8-4
Three Singles - Weston Zhang (NMMI) def. Lopez: 7-5, 6-0
- Lopez def. Alex Burns (Carlsbad): 8-5
- Evan Antiporda (Carlsbad) def. Lopez: 8-2
Four Singles - Joaquin Salazar (Espanola Valley) def. Hollinger: 6-3, 6-0
- Hollinger def. Luis Molina (NMMI): 8-6
- Moses Mendoza (Carlsbad) def. Hollinger: 8-2
Five Singles - Braylen Edwards (Piedra Vista) def. Martinez: 6-1, 6-3
- Martinez def. Alex Chavez (Goddard): 8-2
- Connor Flack (Farmington) def. Martinez: 8-0
Six Singles - Bunt def. Rohith Yangalasetty (NMMI): 7-6 (7-4), 3-6, 0-0 (13-11)
- Spencer Pulsipher (Farmington) def. Bunt: 6-0, 6-1
One Doubles - Bluth/Erosido (Carlsbad) def. Summers/Lopez: 6-2, 6-0
- Summers/Lopez def. Lara/Hood (Goddard): 8-2
- Ross/Evans (Farmington) def. Summers/Lopez: 8-2
Two Doubles - Jonas/Flack (Farmington) def. Madrid/Hollinger: 6-2, 6-2
- Madrid/Hollinger def. Lara/Villa (Goddard): 8-3
- Menchaca/Cano (NMMI) def. Madrid/Hollinger: 9-8 (8-6)
Three Doubles - Bunt/Miller def. Molina/Yangalasetty (NMMI): 8-2
- Edwards/Lujan (Piedra Vista) def. Bunt/Miller: 8-1
March 15
CLAIRE HIGGINS FAMILY INVITATIONAL
@ Carlsbad
LADY BULLDOGS
One Singles
- Miller def. Madelyn Simon (Hobbs): 6-1, 4-6, 0-0 (10-3)
- Miller def. Madita Ewert (Clovis): 6-3, 6-2
Two Singles - Harvey def. Natalie Vega (Hobbs): 6-3, 6-1
- Harvey def. Hansini Lingala (Clovis): 6-3, 6-0
Three Singles - Alexis Sanchez (Hobbs) def. Netherlin: 7-6 (7-4), 7-6 (7-2)
- Netherlin def. Hannah Heath (Clovis): 3-6, 6-2, 10-5
Four Singles - Dafne Perez (Hobbs) def. Stone: 6-4, 6-1
- Giordana Greer (Clovis) def. Stone: 6-3, 6-0
Five Singles - Nivea Nash (Hobbs) def. Jowers: 6-1, 6-2
- Jowers def. Emily Bjorklund (Clovis): 6-1, 7-5
Six Singles - Alyna Love (Hobbs) def. Morrison: 6-2, 7-5
- Morrison def. Stella Greer (Clovis): 6-2, 6-2
One Doubles - Miller/Harvey def. 1 Doubles (Hobbs): 6-0, 6-1
Two Doubles - Netherlin/Stone def. Vega/Love (Hobbs): 3-6, 6-3
Three Doubles - Nash/Perez (Hobbs) def. Jowers/Morrison: 7-5, 6-4
BULLDOGS
One Singles - Jimmy Evans (Hobbs) def. Summers: 6-0, 6-1
Two Singles - Ryan Kelley (Hobbs) def. Lopez: 6-0, 6-0
Three Singles - Joar Rabago (Hobbs) def. Madrid: 6-3, 6-3
Four Singles - Preston Evans (Hobbs) def. Bunt: 6-0, 6-0
Five Singles - Peyton Jimenez (Hobbs) def. Hollinger: 6-1, 6-2
Six Singles - Miguel Cornejo (Hobbs) def. Miller: 6-1, 6-1
One Doubles - Evans/Kelley (Hobbs) def. Summers/Lopez: 6-0, 6-3
Two Doubles - Evans/Jimenez (Hobbs) def. Madrid/Hollinger: 6-1, 6-1
Three Doubles - Rabago/Cornejo (Hobbs) def. Bunt/Miller: 6-2, 6-1