GRAND JUNCTION, Colo.— The Colorado Mesa University men's and women's tennis teams will get the team portion of their season underway this weekend, competing in a combined six match-ups during this weekend's Pueblo Duals at the Pueblo City Park Tennis Complex.
 
The Maverick women will play in four matches, two on Friday and two on Saturday, while the Maverick men will play twice on Friday in their only two team duals of the fall season.
 
The men will take on Lubbock Christian at 8:30 a.m. and Pratt Community College four hours later at 12:30 p.m.
 
The women will face Nebraska-Kearney at 8:30 a.m. on Friday and Dallas Baptist that afternoon at 4:30.  The Mavs will then take on Lubbock Christian on Saturday morning at 8:30 before facing Fort Hays State in the afternoon at 12:30.
 
Last Time Out
 
The Mavericks were also on Colorado's Front Range last Saturday and Sunday, playing in the Colorado College Invitational at Memorial Park in Colorado Springs.  The 2-day tournament was cut short by rain on Sunday but not before the Mavericks enjoyed plenty of success while more importantly getting match time against other squads in preparation for this weekend.
 
Veterans Julianna Campos, Issy Coman, Makenna Livingston and freshman Devyn Rodriguez led the Maverick women in the "A" singles draw that saw Coman reach the semifinals of the main draw.  She and Livingston also won their lone "A" doubles match and were in the semifinals, which were unable to be played due to the rain.  The same was true for Rodriguez and Julianna Campos.
 
Meanwhile, sophomore Emil Hultman and freshman Axel Scholl both went undefeated in singles play to lead the Maverick men.  Hultman won both of his "B" singles matches and was in the unplayed final while Scholl went 3-0 to win the "C" singles draw.  Hultman and Jorge Abreu also won their lone "B" doubles match and were in the semifinals of that draw.
 
William Leschig and Henry Scheck also reached the unplayed final of the "A" doubles draw after winning both of their matches.
 
Full tournament recaps and results can be found at these links:
Men: https://cmumavericks.com/news/2023/9/11/mens-tennis-hultman-scholl-lead-mavericks-at-cc-invite.aspx
Women: https://cmumavericks.com/news/2023/9/11/womens-tennis-cmu-women-open-season-with-success-at-cc-invite.aspx
 
Probable Lineups
 
Here is a look at this week's probable lineups, as noted by Maverick Head Coach Dan MacDonald.
 
Men's
 
Singles (2023-24 Record/2022-23 Dual Record if Applicable)

1. Philemon Jabin (0-2/NA)
2. Diogo Manzano (1-2/8-5)
3. William Leschig (0-2/9-10)
4. Henry Scheck (1-1/12-1)
5. Emil Hultman (2-0/5-10)
6. Jorge Abreu (1-2/9-10)

Doubles (2023-24 Record/2022-23 Dual Record in Applicable*)

1. Leschig/Scheck (2-0/0-4*)
2. Jabin/Manzano (1-1/NA)
3. Hultman/Abreu (1-0/2-2*)

*-As a partnership
 
Women's
 
Singles (2023-24 Record/2022-23 Dual Record if Applicable)

1. Issy Coman (2-1/13-4
2. Makenna Livingston (1-1/7-13
3. Devyn Rodriguez (2-1/NA)
4. Julianna Campos (1-1/9-8 or Delia Maier (1-2/6-0)
5. Julianna Campos (1-1/9-8 or Delia Maier (1-2/6-0)
6. Kristen Thomas (1-2/9-6)

Doubles (2023-24 Record/2022-23 Dual Record in Applicable*)

1. Coman/Livingston (1-0/1-3*)
2. Rodriguez/Campos (1-0/NA)
3. Maier/Thomas (1-1/4-0*)

*-As a partnership
 
50-Win Club
 
Makenna Livingston, who became the first Maverick woman to earn All-Pacific West Conference honors in 2022-23, became the latest Maverick in the 50-career win club.  She had entered the season with 49 total career wins (25 singles, 24 doubles) in her first two years as a Maverick and went a combined 2-1 at last week's Colorado College Invitational.  That raised her career wins total to 51.
 
Seniors Issy Coman (65) and Julianna Campos (63) leads all current Mavericks in career wins.
 
United Nations
 
The Maverick tennis rosters read much like the roster of members of the United Nations.
 
Including, the United States, Maverick tennis student-athletes hail from eight different countries.  Six different American states are also represented.
 
Here's a breakdown of the roster representation
 
U.S. (12)
Arizona: Devyn Rodriguez
California: Makenna Livingston, Henry Scheck
Colorado: Julianna Campos, Brandon Keller, Audrey O'Rear, Shawn Springer, Kristen Thomas
Idaho: Shannon Roberts
South Dakota: Jamison Pfingston
Texas: Kenna Kelley, Jackson McKay
 
International (9)
Belgium: Philemon Jabin
Brazil: Diogo Manzano
Germany: William Leschig, Delia Maier, Axel Scholl
Mexico: Jorge Abreu
The Netherlands: Jane Steur
New Zealand: Issy Coman
Sweden: Emil Hultman
 
Up Next
 
The Mavericks will continue a busy September stretch, playing at next week's ITA West Regional Championships, which will be played in Fresno, California next Thursday-Saturday (Sept. 21-23).  CMU hosted that tournament last year.