LARAMIE, Wyo. (March 4, 2024) – The Wyoming Cowgirl tennis team makes what has become an annual trek for them down to McComb, Mississippi this week. The Cowgirls face South Alabama at 4:30 p.m., Wednesday and SE Louisiana at noon Friday. Both times are Mountain Time.

The Cowgirls (8-5) are coming off a split the last time they were in action in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Wyoming defeated Illinois Chicago 4-1 before losing to Western Kentucky, 4-3 February 24. UW lost the doubles point in both matches last Saturday, snapping its streak of winning the doubles point in seven consecutive matches.

Sophie Zehender and Noesjka Brink both went 2-0 in singles on the day at the No. 1 and No. 2 positions, respectively. Zehender won against UIC, 7-5 and 6-4. Against Western Kentucky, Zehender came out on top 6-3, 6-2. Brink, meanwhile, won 6-2, 6-2 against the Flames and then followed that up with a 6-3 and 6-4 win against WKU in the nightcap. Against UIC, Jeselle Ante (No. 5) and Lucia Malinak (No. 6) also earned singles wins. Ante won 7-5, 6-2 while Malinak won 6-0 and 7-5. Nikol Dobrilova was the third singles win in the loss to Western Kentucky. Dobrilova won at No. 4, 6-3 and 6-4.

This week will be the fifth consecutive season the Cowgirls make the trip to Mississippi. South Alabama enters Wednesday's match at 5-2 overall. Both of USA's losses have come away from home in 2024. SELA, meanwhile, is 5-6 entering the week. The Lions are 1-0 in neutral-site matches this season.

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