University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Thursday, March 29
Lafayette
1 p.m.
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
4
vs
0
Jackson State
Ragin' Cajuns Sweep Jackson State In Doubleheader
3/29/2018 8:25:00 PM | Women's Tennis
LAFAYETTE – Senior Abby Johnson grabbed two wins on the day, including a clinching point, to power the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns women's tennis team to a doubleheader sweep of the Jackson State Lady Tigers, 4-0, 4-1, Thursday evening at Cajun Courts.
The win improved the Cajuns record to 13-7 on the season and it gives them three wins in their last four. Louisiana's two wins improves their winning streak over Jackson State, which stretches back to 2013, to seven straight wins.
Senior Elena Sava added a win on the day, while sophomore Marina Rodriguez Garcia got her fifth clinching win of the season in the second match. Freshman Morgan Forshag snagged a win as well, taking her match at No. 5 in the second match.
MATCH #1
HOW IT HAPPENED (Doubles): A forfeit from the Lady Tigers at No. 3 put the Cajuns up 1-0 in the doubles, meaning they only needed one win to snag the point. They got that win at No. 2 when senior Kelly Drew and Garcia grabbed a 6-3 win over Jackson State's pairing of Zhang and Butorina. The win gave the Cajuns a 1-0 lead heading into singles play.
HOW IT HAPPENED (Singles): The Cajuns immediately extended their lead to 2-0 with another forfeit from the Lady Tigers at No. 6, and it meant that the Cajuns only needed to snag two wins in singles to come away with the win.
They got those wins with both matches the Cajuns won finishing in straight sets, and it started at No. 3 when Sava snagged a 6-1, 6-2 win over Oni Jones. Louisiana then wrapped up the match with a clinching win at No. 4 from Johnson, when the Cajuns senior took down Jackson State's Nina Zhang, 6-3, 6-4. The two wins gave the Cajuns a 4-0 win to kick off the doubleheader.
MATCH #2
HOW IT HAPPENED (Singles): Jackson State's forfeit at No. 6 gave the Cajuns a 1-0 lead to get things started in the second half of the twin bill. Louisiana then added another win at No. 3 when Johnson picked up her second win of the day when she took down Jones in straight sets, 6-1, 6-1.
Jackson State would get one win on the day, taking the match at No. 1 when Drew lost to Tyler Smith, 6-0, 6-2. That match's result put the score at 2-1, with the Cajuns still in the driver's seat. Louisiana would then take the next two matches to wrap up the doubleheader sweep.
It started at No. 5 when Forshag grabbed herself a straight set win over Jackson State's Daria Butorina, 6-3, 6-2. And Garcia clinched the win for the Cajuns with a straight set win at No. 4 when she knocked off Zhang, 6-3, 6-4, to put the final score at 4-1 and it gave the Cajuns a doubleheader sweep.
UP NEXT FOR THE CAJUNS: Louisiana returns to Cajun Courts for one final match, when on Saturday, Mar. 31, they'll host Alcorn State in a doubleheader with the first match starting at 9 a.m. and the second kicking off at 1 p.m.
Saturday is Senior Day and the Cajuns three seniors, Kelly Drew, Abby Johnson and Elena Sava will all be honored before the second half of their doubleheader.
FOLLOWING THE RAGIN' CAJUNS: Follow the Cajuns on twitter @RaginCajunsWT for updates during the matches, links to live stats and the final recap from the match.
March 29, 2018 at Lafayette, La.
(Cajun Courts)
Match #1
Louisiana 4, Jackson State 0
Doubles:
1.) Picaut/Radovanovic (LA) vs. Smith/Solis (JACKST) DNF
2.) Drew/Garcia (LA) def. Zhang/Butorina (JACKST) 6-3
3.) Cajuns win by forfeit
Order of Finish: 3, 2*
Singles:
1.) Kelly Drew (LA) vs. Lucia Solis (JACKST) DNF
2.) Floriane Picaut (LA) vs. Tyler Smith (JACKST) DNF
3.) Elena Sava (LA) def. Oni Jones (JACKST) 6-1, 6-2
4.) Abby Johnson (LA) def. Nina Zhang (JACKST) 6-3, 6-4
5.) Marina Rodriguez Garcia (LA) vs. Daria Butorina (JACKST) DNF
6.) Cajuns win by forfeit
Order of finish: 6, 3, 4*
Records:
Louisiana: 12-7
Match #2
Louisiana 4, Jackson State 1
Singles:
1.) Tyler Smith (JACKST) def. Kelly Drew (LA) 6-0, 6-2
2.) Elena Sava (LA) vs. Lucia Solis (JACKST) DNF
3.) Abby Johnson (LA) def. Oni Jones (JACKST) 6-1, 6-1
4.) Marina Rodriguez Garcia (LA) def. Nina Zhang (JACKST) 6-3, 6-4
5.) Morgan Forshag (LA) def. Daria Butorina (JACKST) 6-3, 6-2
6.) Cajuns win by forfeit
Order of finish: 6, 3, 1, 5, 4*
Records:
Louisiana: 13-7
#GEAUXCAJUNS
The win improved the Cajuns record to 13-7 on the season and it gives them three wins in their last four. Louisiana's two wins improves their winning streak over Jackson State, which stretches back to 2013, to seven straight wins.
Senior Elena Sava added a win on the day, while sophomore Marina Rodriguez Garcia got her fifth clinching win of the season in the second match. Freshman Morgan Forshag snagged a win as well, taking her match at No. 5 in the second match.
MATCH #1
HOW IT HAPPENED (Doubles): A forfeit from the Lady Tigers at No. 3 put the Cajuns up 1-0 in the doubles, meaning they only needed one win to snag the point. They got that win at No. 2 when senior Kelly Drew and Garcia grabbed a 6-3 win over Jackson State's pairing of Zhang and Butorina. The win gave the Cajuns a 1-0 lead heading into singles play.
HOW IT HAPPENED (Singles): The Cajuns immediately extended their lead to 2-0 with another forfeit from the Lady Tigers at No. 6, and it meant that the Cajuns only needed to snag two wins in singles to come away with the win.
They got those wins with both matches the Cajuns won finishing in straight sets, and it started at No. 3 when Sava snagged a 6-1, 6-2 win over Oni Jones. Louisiana then wrapped up the match with a clinching win at No. 4 from Johnson, when the Cajuns senior took down Jackson State's Nina Zhang, 6-3, 6-4. The two wins gave the Cajuns a 4-0 win to kick off the doubleheader.
MATCH #2
HOW IT HAPPENED (Singles): Jackson State's forfeit at No. 6 gave the Cajuns a 1-0 lead to get things started in the second half of the twin bill. Louisiana then added another win at No. 3 when Johnson picked up her second win of the day when she took down Jones in straight sets, 6-1, 6-1.
Jackson State would get one win on the day, taking the match at No. 1 when Drew lost to Tyler Smith, 6-0, 6-2. That match's result put the score at 2-1, with the Cajuns still in the driver's seat. Louisiana would then take the next two matches to wrap up the doubleheader sweep.
It started at No. 5 when Forshag grabbed herself a straight set win over Jackson State's Daria Butorina, 6-3, 6-2. And Garcia clinched the win for the Cajuns with a straight set win at No. 4 when she knocked off Zhang, 6-3, 6-4, to put the final score at 4-1 and it gave the Cajuns a doubleheader sweep.
UP NEXT FOR THE CAJUNS: Louisiana returns to Cajun Courts for one final match, when on Saturday, Mar. 31, they'll host Alcorn State in a doubleheader with the first match starting at 9 a.m. and the second kicking off at 1 p.m.
Saturday is Senior Day and the Cajuns three seniors, Kelly Drew, Abby Johnson and Elena Sava will all be honored before the second half of their doubleheader.
FOLLOWING THE RAGIN' CAJUNS: Follow the Cajuns on twitter @RaginCajunsWT for updates during the matches, links to live stats and the final recap from the match.
March 29, 2018 at Lafayette, La.
(Cajun Courts)
Match #1
Louisiana 4, Jackson State 0
Doubles:
1.) Picaut/Radovanovic (LA) vs. Smith/Solis (JACKST) DNF
2.) Drew/Garcia (LA) def. Zhang/Butorina (JACKST) 6-3
3.) Cajuns win by forfeit
Order of Finish: 3, 2*
Singles:
1.) Kelly Drew (LA) vs. Lucia Solis (JACKST) DNF
2.) Floriane Picaut (LA) vs. Tyler Smith (JACKST) DNF
3.) Elena Sava (LA) def. Oni Jones (JACKST) 6-1, 6-2
4.) Abby Johnson (LA) def. Nina Zhang (JACKST) 6-3, 6-4
5.) Marina Rodriguez Garcia (LA) vs. Daria Butorina (JACKST) DNF
6.) Cajuns win by forfeit
Order of finish: 6, 3, 4*
Records:
Louisiana: 12-7
Match #2
Louisiana 4, Jackson State 1
Singles:
1.) Tyler Smith (JACKST) def. Kelly Drew (LA) 6-0, 6-2
2.) Elena Sava (LA) vs. Lucia Solis (JACKST) DNF
3.) Abby Johnson (LA) def. Oni Jones (JACKST) 6-1, 6-1
4.) Marina Rodriguez Garcia (LA) def. Nina Zhang (JACKST) 6-3, 6-4
5.) Morgan Forshag (LA) def. Daria Butorina (JACKST) 6-3, 6-2
6.) Cajuns win by forfeit
Order of finish: 6, 3, 1, 5, 4*
Records:
Louisiana: 13-7
#GEAUXCAJUNS
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
1
No player [JACKST]
0
WF
Order of Finish:
3,2
#1 Singles Match
1234
Lucia Solis / 0 [JACKST]
651UF
1700
#2 Singles Match
1234
Tyler Smith / 0 [JACKST]
363UF
6220
#3 Singles Match
12
Oni Jones / 0 [JACKST]
12
66
#4 Singles Match
12
Nina Zhang / 0 [JACKST]
34
66
#5 Singles Match
1234
Daria Butorina / 0 [JACKST]
6130
164UF
#6 Singles Match
1
No player / 0 [JACKST]
0
WF
Order of Finish:
6,3,4
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