LAS VEGAS, Nev. (April 22, 2026) – The No. 8 seed Wyoming Cowgirls rallied for a 4-2 victory Wednesday afternoon over ninth-seeded New Mexico in the opening round of the Credit Union 1 Mountain West Tennis Championships. After dropping the Doubles Point to fall behind early, the Cowgirls took care of business in singles to advance to Thursday's quarterfinals.

With the win, the Cowgirls have advanced to at least the quarterfinal round at the MW tennis tournament in every tournament since 2008. Wyoming now faces top-seeded San Diego State at 11 a.m., Mountain Time Thursday.

UW won 4-of-5 completed singles matches against the Lobos Wednesday, winning two in straight sets and the other two in three-set battles. All-Mountain West player Violetta Borodina got the Cowgirls on the board first with her victory at No. 3 singles. Borodina took care of business 6-3 and 6-2. Then, at No. 4, Madlena Orlova gave UW the lead behind her impressive 6-2 and 6-2 victory.

At the top of the singles lineup, the Cowgirls got in done in three sets both at No. 1 and 2. All-Mountain West honorees Anastasiia Kochelaevskaia and Silver Bijlsma did the honors, respectively. Kochelaevskaia held on for a 6-4, 1-6 and 6-3 win while Bijlsma won 6-2, 2-6 and 6-3.

#8 Wyoming vs. #9 New Mexico
4/22/2026 in Las Vegas, Nev.
Mountain West Championships

Wyoming 4, New Mexico 2
Doubles competition
1. Bijlsma/Borodina (WYO) def. Tsai/Vandeputte 6-3
2. L'Allier/Veroux def. Ceinos/Orlova (WYO) 6-3
3. Corly, Niangadou def. Abriola/Young (WYO) 6-3

Singles competition
1. Kochelaevskaia (WYO) def. Vandeputte 6-4, 1-6 and 6-3
2. Bijlsma (WYO) def. Tsai 6-2, 2-6 and 6-3
3. Borodina (WYO) def. Veroux 6-3, 6-2
4. Orlova (WYO) def. Matsoukatidi 6-2, 6-2
5. Abriola (WYO) vs. Malazdra 4-6, 6-4, 0-1, unfinished
6. Corley def. Mashabayeva (WYO) 6-4, 6-2

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