University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Ragin' Cajuns Ease Past Southern 7-0
2/19/2003 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
Ragin'
Cajuns Ease Past Southern 7-0
LAFAYETTE-Louisiana's Ragin' Cajuns men's tennis team shut out their second consecutive opponent at home Wednesday here at Cajun Courts with a 7-0 victory over Southern University.
Wednesday's match was the first meeting between the two schools since 1978. The Cajuns now lead the all-time series 6-0.
UL Lafayette's Jakub Ilowski improved to 4-1 on the season and extended his winning streak to four matches with a 6-1, 6-0 victory over Alex Hidalgo. Ivan Kovalev and Amanjot Singh both went to third set tiebreakers with their opponents before pulling out victories. Kovalev defeated Michael Date 3-6, 7-6, 10-8 and Singh downed Tommie Pernell 6-3, 4-6, 10-4.
"Today, we didn't play our best even though the score says 7-0," said UL Lafayette head coach Justin McGrath. "We didn't play well in some places, but we found a way to win."
"In order to beat a ranked opponent, you have to find a way to win and we learned a lot today."
Freshman and Shreveport, La., native Russ Patrick made his first appearance of the spring season. Patrick downed Christopher Williams 6-1, 6-2.
In doubles, UL Lafayette's duo of Kovalev and Ilowski defeated Pernell and Hidalgo of Southern 8-0. Michael Tarkowski and Marc Castellana teamed up to beat Michael Date and Williams 8-3.
Louisiana's Ragin' Cajuns men's tennis team returns to action Saturday when they travel to Hattiesburg, Miss., to face Southern Miss in a 1:30 p.m. dual match at the Hattiesburg Country Club.
Match
Results
Louisiana-Lafayette 7,
Southern 0
SINGLES
#1 Jakub Ilowski (UL) def. Alex Hidalgo (SU) 6-1, 6-0
#2
Amanjot Singh (UL) def. Tommie Pernell (SU) 6-3, 4-6, 10-4
#3 Michael Tarkowski (UL) def. David Ensignia (SU) 6-2, 7-5
#4 Ivan Kovalev (UL) def. Michael Date (SU) 3-6, 7-6, 10-8
#5 Evghenii Corduneanu (UL) def. Gregory Pipkins (SU) 6-2,
6-2
#6 Russ Patrick (UL) def. Christopher Williams (SU) 6-1, 6-2
DOUBLES
#1 Kovalev/Ilowski (UL) def. Pernell/Hidalgo (SU) 8-0
#2 Tarkowski/Castellana (UL) def. Date/Williams (SU) 8-3
#3 Singh/Corduneanu (UL) def. Ensignia/Galindo (SU) 8-3
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