University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Wednesday, March 8
Lafayette
2:30 p.m.
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
vs
Penn
Louisiana Hosts Ivy League Member Penn In Men's Tennis
3/7/2017 10:52:00 PM | Men's Tennis
First of three straight matches against Ivy League for Ragin' Cajuns
LAFAYETTE – Coming off a third-place finish last weekend at the H-E-B Tournament of Champions, the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's tennis team returns to action on Wednesday when it plays host to Ivy League member Penn at Cajun Courts.
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First serve is set for 2:30 p.m. Live results for the match will be available at CajunStats.com.
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Louisiana (11-6) finished third overall at the H-E-B Tournament of Champions, opening with a 4-1 win over DePaul before falling to South Alabama and New Mexico State. The match against Penn (8-5) is the first of three straight against the Ivy League for the Ragin' Cajuns, who will visit Harvard (March 24) and Brown (March 25).
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Arthur Libaud has posted a 10-5 record in dual matches this spring to lead Louisiana with freshman Jamie Fraser recording an 8-3 record. Eric Perez (6-3) and Elio Lago (6-2) have solidified the bottom two spots in the lineup for the Cajuns with Vlad Kramarov recording four of his five dual match victories at No. 3 and No. 4.
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The doubles team of Libaud and Fraser has won nine of its last 10 matches and is 11-2 overall, including 5-0 at No. 2. Perez and Coleman Wahlborg have split time between No. 1 and No. 2 doubles for Louisiana, posting a 7-4 record on the season.
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Penn has been led this season by their top-two singles players, Kyle Mautner and Josh Pompan. The duo has combined to go 19-4 atop Penn's lineup, including a 10-2 mark from Mautner at No. 1.
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Pompan has also been impressive in doubles action this season, teaming with Thomas Spratt. The duo is a team-best 9-3 in Penn's No. 3 slot.
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Nicolas Podesta is 3-0 in singles since re-joining the Quakers a few weeks back. He has jumped around the lineup, seeing action at No. 4, No. 2 and No. 1.
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Max Cancilla is 7-3 in singles this season, including a perfect 5-0 mark at No. 6.
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First serve is set for 2:30 p.m. Live results for the match will be available at CajunStats.com.
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Louisiana (11-6) finished third overall at the H-E-B Tournament of Champions, opening with a 4-1 win over DePaul before falling to South Alabama and New Mexico State. The match against Penn (8-5) is the first of three straight against the Ivy League for the Ragin' Cajuns, who will visit Harvard (March 24) and Brown (March 25).
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Arthur Libaud has posted a 10-5 record in dual matches this spring to lead Louisiana with freshman Jamie Fraser recording an 8-3 record. Eric Perez (6-3) and Elio Lago (6-2) have solidified the bottom two spots in the lineup for the Cajuns with Vlad Kramarov recording four of his five dual match victories at No. 3 and No. 4.
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The doubles team of Libaud and Fraser has won nine of its last 10 matches and is 11-2 overall, including 5-0 at No. 2. Perez and Coleman Wahlborg have split time between No. 1 and No. 2 doubles for Louisiana, posting a 7-4 record on the season.
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Penn has been led this season by their top-two singles players, Kyle Mautner and Josh Pompan. The duo has combined to go 19-4 atop Penn's lineup, including a 10-2 mark from Mautner at No. 1.
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Pompan has also been impressive in doubles action this season, teaming with Thomas Spratt. The duo is a team-best 9-3 in Penn's No. 3 slot.
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Nicolas Podesta is 3-0 in singles since re-joining the Quakers a few weeks back. He has jumped around the lineup, seeing action at No. 4, No. 2 and No. 1.
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Max Cancilla is 7-3 in singles this season, including a perfect 5-0 mark at No. 6.
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