Tennis duo earns national ranking

Photo courtesy of UTEP Athletics

Adrian Broaddus, Web Editor • February 9, 2017

Throughout this spring season, UTEP women’s tennis doubles team Vivienne Kulicke and Milou Pietersz have racked up an impressive 6-1 record. And, as announced by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association, the duo is ranked No. 48 in the country.

This ranking reigns atop the highest of Conference USA, followed by Rice’s Lindsey Hodge and Wendy Zhang at No. 50.

The pair’s only loss came against Oklahoma’s 10th ranked Lily Miyazaki and Julie Byrne (6-3). Kulicke and Pietersz’ most notable victory came in their upset win against TCU’s 16th ranked Donika Bashota and Olaya Garrido-Rivas.

Both Kulicke and Pietersz and the Miners will compete for their first home match on Saturday, Feb. 11, against Houston at 11 a.m. at the El Paso Tennis Club.

About the Contributor

Adrian Broaddus, Sports Editor

Adrian Broaddus is the sports editor for The Prospector. He is a junior multimedia journalism major with a minor in political science. Adrian was born and raised in El Paso, TX, and is a graduate of Franklin high school. He entered college in the fall of 2015 in hopes to better his career in journalism. Along with sports, Adrian enjoys writing music reviews, perspective columns and news stories on politics. Although he is pursuing his degree in journalism, Adrian would like to go to law school and be an attorney while doing part-time work in journalism.