University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Ragin' Cajuns Knocked Off No. 31 Northwestern 5-2
3/24/2003 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
Ragin'
Cajuns Knocked Off No. 31 Northwestern 5-2
HOUSTON, Texas – It took five tries, but Louisiana's Ragin' Cajuns men's tennis team finally knocked off a nationally-ranked opponent, defeating No. 31 Northwestern 5-2 Monday here at Jack Hess Tennis Stadium in the final day of the Rice Invitational.
The win snaps the Cajuns (7-6) four-match losing streak. The win also marks the Cajuns first win against a ranked opponent this season.
Senior and No. 62-ranked Jakub Ilowski extended his winning streak to nine matches with a 6-3, 6-2 victory over No. 97 Thomas Hanus. Ilowski is now 9-1 on the season.
Marc Castellana also notched his ninth win of the season and extended his winning streak to six matches with a 7-5, 6-2 victory over Adam Schaechterle.
Northwestern's Jackie Jenkins defeated UL Lafayette's Ivan Kovalev in straight sets, 6-3, 6-2. The loss was Kovalev's fifth in a row. Michael Tarkowski's losing streak is now at six matches after a 6-2, 6-3 loss to Chuck Perrin.
In doubles, Evghenii Corduneanu and Amanjot Singh improved to 9-4 with an 8-5 victory over Josh Axler and Schaechterle. Ilowski and Kovalev snapped their three-match losing streak with an 8-2 win over NU's Russell Bennett and Hanus.
“This was a great dual match,” said UL Lafayette head coach Justin McGrath. “Once you get enough chances, you're going to eventually break through.”
“We stepped it up today and I am extremely proud of these guys.”
On Tuesday, Ragin' Cajuns senior Jakub Ilowski will be honored during Senior Day ceremonies before the singles matches are set to begin. UL Lafayette will host Sun Belt Conference foe New Mexico State in a 1:30 p.m. dual match at Cajun Courts.
MATCH RESULTS
LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE 5, NO. 31 NORTHWESTERN 2
SINGLES
#1 (62) Jakub Ilowski (UL) def. #97 Thomas Hanus (NU) 6-3,
6-2
#2 Ivan Kovalev (UL) l. to Jackie Jenkins (NU) 6-3, 6-2
#3 Amanjot Singh (UL) def. Josh Axler (NU) 7-6, 6-0
#4 Michael Tarkowski (UL) l. to Chuck Perrin (NU) 6-2, 6-3
#5 Marc Castellana (UL) def. Adam Schaechterle (NU) 7-5, 6-2
#6 Evghenii Corduneanu (UL) def. Ahmed Wahla (NU) 3-6, 6-4,
10-8
DOUBLES
#1 Tarkowski/Castellana (UL) def. Jenkins/Perrin (NU) 8-6
#2 Ilowski/Kovalev (UL) def. Bennett/Hanus (NU) 8-2
#3 Corduneanu/Singh (UL) def. Axler/Schaechterle (NU) 8-5
-Ragin'
Cajuns-
