University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Saturday, March 25
Jonesboro, Ark.
9:30 a.m.
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
vs
Texas State
Ragin' Cajuns Resume SBC Play Against Texas State, A-State
3/23/2017 1:48:00 PM | Women's Tennis
Cajuns head to Jonesboro for pair of SBC matches
LAFAYETTE – The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns women's tennis team returns to Sun Belt Conference play when it faces Texas State and Arkansas State in a pair of matches beginning Saturday in Jonesboro, Ark.
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Louisiana (5-7) will open play on Saturday at 9:30 a.m., against Texas State (4-8) before facing Arkansas State (1-12) on Sunday at 11 a.m. Both matches will be played at the A-State Tennis Complex.
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The Ragin' Cajuns return to action for the first time after having their four-match win streak snapped on Tuesday against No. 43-ranked Tulane. Louisiana dropped a hard fought doubles points to the Green Wave before Tulane earned three victories in singles play to secure the win.
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Alexandra Way and Abby Johnson each claimed the opening set in their matches against Tulane and have combined to win their last decisions. Johnson, who has won a team-high five matches this spring, has won her last four contests.
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Way, the Ragin' Cajuns lone senior, has won her last three decisions for Louisiana at No. 1 singles while Carla Ortega has posted a 4-5 overall record in dual matches, including a 3-1 mark at No. 5 singles.
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Ortega and Kelly Drew have been unbeaten in three matches at No. 2 doubles for Louisiana with Way and freshman Yasmine Ansari posting an identical 3-0 record at No. 3 doubles.
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Texas State has dropped five of its last six matches heading into a match on Friday against No. 50-ranked ULM. Ana Perez has won a team-high eight matches in singles play for the Bobcats with Eva Dench and Alex Jones sporting a team-best 6-3 record in doubles play.
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A-State has lost its last five matches since claiming a 4-3 win at UAB on Feb. 26. The Red Wolves are led by Julie Gauguery, who has won her last four matches and is 10-2 overall at No. 1 singles.
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Louisiana (5-7) will open play on Saturday at 9:30 a.m., against Texas State (4-8) before facing Arkansas State (1-12) on Sunday at 11 a.m. Both matches will be played at the A-State Tennis Complex.
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The Ragin' Cajuns return to action for the first time after having their four-match win streak snapped on Tuesday against No. 43-ranked Tulane. Louisiana dropped a hard fought doubles points to the Green Wave before Tulane earned three victories in singles play to secure the win.
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Alexandra Way and Abby Johnson each claimed the opening set in their matches against Tulane and have combined to win their last decisions. Johnson, who has won a team-high five matches this spring, has won her last four contests.
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Way, the Ragin' Cajuns lone senior, has won her last three decisions for Louisiana at No. 1 singles while Carla Ortega has posted a 4-5 overall record in dual matches, including a 3-1 mark at No. 5 singles.
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Ortega and Kelly Drew have been unbeaten in three matches at No. 2 doubles for Louisiana with Way and freshman Yasmine Ansari posting an identical 3-0 record at No. 3 doubles.
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Texas State has dropped five of its last six matches heading into a match on Friday against No. 50-ranked ULM. Ana Perez has won a team-high eight matches in singles play for the Bobcats with Eva Dench and Alex Jones sporting a team-best 6-3 record in doubles play.
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A-State has lost its last five matches since claiming a 4-3 win at UAB on Feb. 26. The Red Wolves are led by Julie Gauguery, who has won her last four matches and is 10-2 overall at No. 1 singles.
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Follow the Ragin' Cajuns women's tennis team on Twitter (@RaginCajunsWT) and Facebook (RaginCajunsWomensTennis). Â
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