Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Cameron University won five of six singles matches in straight sets Friday and the Lady Aggies handed Eastern New Mexico University a 7-2 loss in a women’s tennis dual matchup at Zia Tennis Complex.
Senior Bethanie Nix posted the Zias’ only win in singles, a 6-1, 6-4 decision over Sandra Leigh-King. In doubles, sophomore Rhiannon Torrez and junior Janelle Sanchez teamed for an 8-3 verdict over CU’s Carolina Vera-Vera and Marianne Reeves at No. 2.
Cameron improved to 11-5 with the victory, while the Zias fell to 4-6.
Gerleve wins in javelin
STEPHENVILLE, Texas — Freshman Zach Gerleve was Eastern New Mexico University’s lone winner in Thursday’s Tarleton Relays track meet, taking men’s javelin competition with a throw of 193 feet, 4 inches.
Three other Greyhounds earned top-six finishes in the meet — Ricardo Hernandez, 15 minutes, 44.71 seconds for third in the 5,000-meter run; Kevin Simon, 40-7 1/2 for fourth in triple jump, and Dustin Henry, 15.31 for fifth in the 110 hurdles.
In women’s competition, Charlotte Sanchez placed fourth at 109-6 and Rachel Loya was sixth at 104-7 in javelin.
