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Tennis players from around the world come together at UTEP

UTEP Senior Lois Wagenvoort who came to UTEP from Arnhem, Netherlands is excited about kicking the season off under head coach Ivan Fernandez, Saturday at the El Paso Tennis Club.

New UTEP tennis coach Ivan Fernandez had to piece together a tennis team and he had little time in which to do it.

So he spanned the globe.

The Miners will open their season against Western New Mexico at 12 noon Saturday at the El Paso Tennis Club — and their roster of eight represents seven nations.

Fernandez, who had a highly successful run in seven years as the New Mexico State head coach, said, "I knew it would be a challenge.