University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Saturday, January 28
Lafayette
10 a.m.
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
vs
Xavier (La.)
Ragin' Cajuns Continue Homestand Facing Xavier On Saturday
1/26/2017 4:37:00 PM | Men's Tennis
Freshmen playing key role in early season success
LAFAYETTE – The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's tennis team continues its 10-match homestand on Saturday when it plays host to NAIA national runner-up Xavier (La.) in a pair of matches at Cajun Courts.
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First serve is set for 10 a.m., with the second match scheduled for 2 p.m. Admission to all Ragin' Cajuns tennis matches is free. Live results of both matches will be available at www.CajunStats.com.
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Louisiana (5-2) opened its home schedule last week with a pair of wins over Jackson State (7-0, 6-1) and Alcorn State (4-0, 4-0). Freshman Jamie Fraser, who has won a team-high four dual matches this season, picked up a pair of straight-set victories last Saturday against Jackson State before picking up a 6-0, 6-1 victory on Sunday against Alcorn State.
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The freshman tandem of Pearse Dolan and Elio Lago each improved to 3-0 overall in singles play this spring with returning players Arthur Libaud and Eric Perez each recording their third singles wins.
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Dolan and Vlad Kramarov have paced the Ragin' Cajuns at No. 1 doubles, posting a 5-1 record and helping Louisiana to a 14-3 mark in seven dual matches. Fraser and Libaud have posted a 4-1 record in doubles play for Louisiana with Perez and Coleman Wahlborg earning a pair of victories at No. 2 doubles.
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Xavier, which finished 17-8 last season, opens its season ranked No. 2 in the nation. Karan Salwan, ranked No. 3 nationally in the NAIA Single's Rankings, is one of three returners for the Gold Rush, who also return veterans Adam Albrecht and Tushar Mandlekar.
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First serve is set for 10 a.m., with the second match scheduled for 2 p.m. Admission to all Ragin' Cajuns tennis matches is free. Live results of both matches will be available at www.CajunStats.com.
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Louisiana (5-2) opened its home schedule last week with a pair of wins over Jackson State (7-0, 6-1) and Alcorn State (4-0, 4-0). Freshman Jamie Fraser, who has won a team-high four dual matches this season, picked up a pair of straight-set victories last Saturday against Jackson State before picking up a 6-0, 6-1 victory on Sunday against Alcorn State.
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The freshman tandem of Pearse Dolan and Elio Lago each improved to 3-0 overall in singles play this spring with returning players Arthur Libaud and Eric Perez each recording their third singles wins.
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Dolan and Vlad Kramarov have paced the Ragin' Cajuns at No. 1 doubles, posting a 5-1 record and helping Louisiana to a 14-3 mark in seven dual matches. Fraser and Libaud have posted a 4-1 record in doubles play for Louisiana with Perez and Coleman Wahlborg earning a pair of victories at No. 2 doubles.
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Xavier, which finished 17-8 last season, opens its season ranked No. 2 in the nation. Karan Salwan, ranked No. 3 nationally in the NAIA Single's Rankings, is one of three returners for the Gold Rush, who also return veterans Adam Albrecht and Tushar Mandlekar.
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