University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Saturday, February 20
Lafayette
1 p.m.
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
1
vs
4
Drake
Men's Tennis Falls to No. 35 Drake, 4-1
2/20/2016 9:08:00 PM | Men's Tennis
LAFAYETTE -- The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's tennis team fell to No. 35-ranked Drake, 4-1 on Saturday afternoon at Cajun Courts.
The loss drops the Cajuns record to 5-5 this spring.
"We came out firing in doubles and the crowd really helped us," Ragin' Cajuns head coach Mark Jeffrey said. "We won the doubles point, which gave us a big lift.
"We won three of the first six sets in singles but tables turned at No. 2 singles, which hurt our momentum. Then Vlad Kramarov went down so the match really turned on us. I felt the key match was at No. 1. I would have to say we were favorites to win that match so that was a hard one to swallow losing at one. With Edgar [Lopez] and Eric [Perez] about to close out I felt Drake was lucky to walk out of here with the win."
The Cajuns earned the doubles point with victories from Jake Wynan and Coleman Wahlborg at No. 1 singles over Bayo Philips and Vinny Gillespie, 6-4, and a win from Edgar Lopez and Eric Perez over Ben Lott and Calum MacGeoch, 6-2.
No. 35 Drake went on to sweep singles to take the match, 4-1. At No. 1 singles, Philips defeated Wynan, 7-6, 7-6. Lott prevailed over Libaud in three sets, 4-6, 6-2, 6-1, while MacGeoch beat Vlad Kramarov, 7-6, 6-4.
Drake's Ben Clark took No. 4 singles over Will Huyton, 7-5, 6-3.
The Cajuns return to action next Thursday, Feb. 25 against Troy for a 2:30 p.m. first serve at Cajun Courts.
Singles competition
1. Philips, Bayo (DRAKE) def. Wynan, Jake (UL) 7-6, 7-6
2. Lott, Ben (DRAKE) def. Libaud, Arthur (UL) 4-6, 6-2, 6-1
3. Lopez, Edgar (UL) vs. Gillespie, Vinny (DRAKE) 7-6, 4-6, 5-0 unfinished
4. MacGeoch, Calum (DRAKE) def. Kramarov, Vlad (UL) 7-6, 6-4
5. Perez, Eric (UL) vs. Stride, Ben (DRAKE) 6-4, 2-6, 5-4, unfinished
6. Clark, Ben (DRAKE) def. Huyton, Will (UL) 7-5, 6-3
Doubles competition
1. Wynan, Jake/Wahlborg, Coleman (UL) def. Philips, Bayo/Gillespie, Vinny (DRAKE) 6-4
2. Lopez, Edgar/Perez, Eric (UL) def. Lott, Ben/MacGeoch, Calum (DRAKE) 6-2
3. Clark, Ben/Wood, Ben (DRAKE) def. Huyton, Will/Libaud, Arthur (UL) 6-5
Match Notes
Drake 6-4; National ranking #35
Louisiana 5-5
The loss drops the Cajuns record to 5-5 this spring.
"We came out firing in doubles and the crowd really helped us," Ragin' Cajuns head coach Mark Jeffrey said. "We won the doubles point, which gave us a big lift.
"We won three of the first six sets in singles but tables turned at No. 2 singles, which hurt our momentum. Then Vlad Kramarov went down so the match really turned on us. I felt the key match was at No. 1. I would have to say we were favorites to win that match so that was a hard one to swallow losing at one. With Edgar [Lopez] and Eric [Perez] about to close out I felt Drake was lucky to walk out of here with the win."
The Cajuns earned the doubles point with victories from Jake Wynan and Coleman Wahlborg at No. 1 singles over Bayo Philips and Vinny Gillespie, 6-4, and a win from Edgar Lopez and Eric Perez over Ben Lott and Calum MacGeoch, 6-2.
No. 35 Drake went on to sweep singles to take the match, 4-1. At No. 1 singles, Philips defeated Wynan, 7-6, 7-6. Lott prevailed over Libaud in three sets, 4-6, 6-2, 6-1, while MacGeoch beat Vlad Kramarov, 7-6, 6-4.
Drake's Ben Clark took No. 4 singles over Will Huyton, 7-5, 6-3.
The Cajuns return to action next Thursday, Feb. 25 against Troy for a 2:30 p.m. first serve at Cajun Courts.
Singles competition
1. Philips, Bayo (DRAKE) def. Wynan, Jake (UL) 7-6, 7-6
2. Lott, Ben (DRAKE) def. Libaud, Arthur (UL) 4-6, 6-2, 6-1
3. Lopez, Edgar (UL) vs. Gillespie, Vinny (DRAKE) 7-6, 4-6, 5-0 unfinished
4. MacGeoch, Calum (DRAKE) def. Kramarov, Vlad (UL) 7-6, 6-4
5. Perez, Eric (UL) vs. Stride, Ben (DRAKE) 6-4, 2-6, 5-4, unfinished
6. Clark, Ben (DRAKE) def. Huyton, Will (UL) 7-5, 6-3
Doubles competition
1. Wynan, Jake/Wahlborg, Coleman (UL) def. Philips, Bayo/Gillespie, Vinny (DRAKE) 6-4
2. Lopez, Edgar/Perez, Eric (UL) def. Lott, Ben/MacGeoch, Calum (DRAKE) 6-2
3. Clark, Ben/Wood, Ben (DRAKE) def. Huyton, Will/Libaud, Arthur (UL) 6-5
Match Notes
Drake 6-4; National ranking #35
Louisiana 5-5
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