University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Saturday, February 6
Hammond, La.
Noon
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
5
at
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Southeastern Louisiana
Cajuns Improve to 3-1 With 5-2 Win at Southeastern
2/6/2016 7:06:00 PM | Women's Tennis
Louisiana is off to first 3-1 start since 2010 season
HAMMOND, La. – The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns women's tennis team picked up a 5-2 victory at Southeastern on Saturday afternoon, improving to 3-1 for the first time since 2010.
"We were challenged today and I'm proud of the team for fighting back and sticking to their game plan," Ragin' Cajuns head coach Stephanie Vallejos said. "They played with good energy and stayed patient throughout the match. Most importantly, we never gave up and it made a difference in the big points."
After dropping the first doubles match, sophomore Abby Johnson and junior Alexandra Way knocked off Southeastern's Lucia Bustamante and Ceci Mercier, 7-5. In No. 3 doubles, senior Juliette Clement and sophomore Elena Sava defeated Margaux Kaltenbacher and Dany Raygadas, 6-3 to take the doubles point.
In singles, sophomore Kelly Drew took the No. 1 slot over Renee Villarreal, 5-7, 6-4, 6-4.
The next two singles matches went to Southeastern's Dalina Dahlmans (6-3, 6-2 over Salva) and Raygadas (6-3, 6-4 over Johnson).
The Cajuns came back to take the next three singles matches and claim the victory. Senior Melissa Burckhartt topped Mercier, 7-5, 0-6, 7-6, (7-2) in No. 4 singles. Junior Dana Brankovic prevailed over Bustamante in No. 5 singles, 6-0, 7-5, while Way finished No. 6 singles with a win over Kaltenbacher, 6-4, 4-6, 6-1.
The Cajuns return home Sunday, Feb. 7 for an 11:30 a.m. first serve against Jackson State at Cajun Courts.
"We were challenged today and I'm proud of the team for fighting back and sticking to their game plan," Ragin' Cajuns head coach Stephanie Vallejos said. "They played with good energy and stayed patient throughout the match. Most importantly, we never gave up and it made a difference in the big points."
After dropping the first doubles match, sophomore Abby Johnson and junior Alexandra Way knocked off Southeastern's Lucia Bustamante and Ceci Mercier, 7-5. In No. 3 doubles, senior Juliette Clement and sophomore Elena Sava defeated Margaux Kaltenbacher and Dany Raygadas, 6-3 to take the doubles point.
In singles, sophomore Kelly Drew took the No. 1 slot over Renee Villarreal, 5-7, 6-4, 6-4.
The next two singles matches went to Southeastern's Dalina Dahlmans (6-3, 6-2 over Salva) and Raygadas (6-3, 6-4 over Johnson).
The Cajuns came back to take the next three singles matches and claim the victory. Senior Melissa Burckhartt topped Mercier, 7-5, 0-6, 7-6, (7-2) in No. 4 singles. Junior Dana Brankovic prevailed over Bustamante in No. 5 singles, 6-0, 7-5, while Way finished No. 6 singles with a win over Kaltenbacher, 6-4, 4-6, 6-1.
The Cajuns return home Sunday, Feb. 7 for an 11:30 a.m. first serve against Jackson State at Cajun Courts.
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