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Ragin' Cajuns Drop Road Match At No. 69 Houston
3/12/2018 2:31:00 PM | Women's Tennis
HOUSTON – The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns women's tennis team started the week off with a morning loss to the No. 69 Houston Cougars, 4-0, at the Winston Tennis Facility in Houston, Texas.
The loss dropped the Cajuns record to 10-6, snapping a two-match winning streak, while Houston is now 13-1, winning their fifth straight match and improving to 9-0 at home.
HOW IT HAPPENED (Doubles): Houston grabbed the doubles point, and they started the day with a win at No. 2 when Alter and Mills beat Louisiana's freshmen duo of Floriane Picaut and Dana Radovanovic, 6-3. Louisiana's senior pairing of Elena Sava and Abby Johnson then lost at No. 1, to the nationally ranked No. 65 Houston pair of Dimitrova and Mazzari, 6-2, giving Houston the doubles point and a 1-0 lead heading into singles.
HOW IT HAPPENED (Singles): Houston's first win in singles came at No. 2 when Sveva Mazzari defeated Louisiana's Picaut, 6-2, 6-1. The Cougars followed that up with a win at No. 3 when Lauren Alter beat Sava, 6-3, 6-4, to put Houston up 3-0 in the match.
The Cougars then clinched the day, with Alison Mills beating Louisiana's Radovanovic at No. 4 in straight sets, 6-4, 6-1, to give Houston the 4-0 win.
UP NEXT FOR THE CAJUNS: Louisiana returns to Cajun Courts on Tuesday, Mar. 20 for a doubleheader against Jackson State, with the first match starting at 10 a.m., and the second getting started at 1:30 p.m.
FOLLOWING THE RAGIN' CAJUNS: Follow the Cajuns on twitter @RaginCajunsWT for updates during the match, links to live stats and a link to the final recap following the days action.
No. 69 Houston 4, Louisiana 0
March 11, 2018 at Houston, Texas
(Winston Tennis Facility)
Doubles:
1.) No. 65 Dimitrova/Mazzari (HOU) def. Johnson/Sava (LA) 6-2
2.) Alter/Mills (HOU) def. Picaut/Radovanovic (LA) 6-3
3.) Drew/Garcia (LA) vs. Glumac/Nicolaou (HOU) DNF
Order of Finish: 2, 1*
Singles:
1.) Kelly Drew (LA) vs. Tsveta Dimitrova (HOU) DNF
2.) Sveva Mazzari (HOU) def. Floriane Picaut (LA) 6-2, 6-1
3.) Lauren Alter (HOU) def. Elena Sava (LA) 6-3, 6-4
4.) Alison Mills (HOU) def. Dana Radovanovic (LA) 6-4, 6-1
5.) Abby Johnson (LA) vs. Constanden Nicolaou (HOU) DNF
6.) Marina Rodriguez Garcia (LA) vs. Ana Glumac (HOU) DNF
Order of finish: 2, 3, 4*
Team Records:
Louisiana: 10-6
No 69. Houston: 13-1
#GEAUXCAJUNS
The loss dropped the Cajuns record to 10-6, snapping a two-match winning streak, while Houston is now 13-1, winning their fifth straight match and improving to 9-0 at home.
HOW IT HAPPENED (Doubles): Houston grabbed the doubles point, and they started the day with a win at No. 2 when Alter and Mills beat Louisiana's freshmen duo of Floriane Picaut and Dana Radovanovic, 6-3. Louisiana's senior pairing of Elena Sava and Abby Johnson then lost at No. 1, to the nationally ranked No. 65 Houston pair of Dimitrova and Mazzari, 6-2, giving Houston the doubles point and a 1-0 lead heading into singles.
HOW IT HAPPENED (Singles): Houston's first win in singles came at No. 2 when Sveva Mazzari defeated Louisiana's Picaut, 6-2, 6-1. The Cougars followed that up with a win at No. 3 when Lauren Alter beat Sava, 6-3, 6-4, to put Houston up 3-0 in the match.
The Cougars then clinched the day, with Alison Mills beating Louisiana's Radovanovic at No. 4 in straight sets, 6-4, 6-1, to give Houston the 4-0 win.
UP NEXT FOR THE CAJUNS: Louisiana returns to Cajun Courts on Tuesday, Mar. 20 for a doubleheader against Jackson State, with the first match starting at 10 a.m., and the second getting started at 1:30 p.m.
FOLLOWING THE RAGIN' CAJUNS: Follow the Cajuns on twitter @RaginCajunsWT for updates during the match, links to live stats and a link to the final recap following the days action.
No. 69 Houston 4, Louisiana 0
March 11, 2018 at Houston, Texas
(Winston Tennis Facility)
Doubles:
1.) No. 65 Dimitrova/Mazzari (HOU) def. Johnson/Sava (LA) 6-2
2.) Alter/Mills (HOU) def. Picaut/Radovanovic (LA) 6-3
3.) Drew/Garcia (LA) vs. Glumac/Nicolaou (HOU) DNF
Order of Finish: 2, 1*
Singles:
1.) Kelly Drew (LA) vs. Tsveta Dimitrova (HOU) DNF
2.) Sveva Mazzari (HOU) def. Floriane Picaut (LA) 6-2, 6-1
3.) Lauren Alter (HOU) def. Elena Sava (LA) 6-3, 6-4
4.) Alison Mills (HOU) def. Dana Radovanovic (LA) 6-4, 6-1
5.) Abby Johnson (LA) vs. Constanden Nicolaou (HOU) DNF
6.) Marina Rodriguez Garcia (LA) vs. Ana Glumac (HOU) DNF
Order of finish: 2, 3, 4*
Team Records:
Louisiana: 10-6
No 69. Houston: 13-1
#GEAUXCAJUNS
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