University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Demons End Cajuns' Two-Match Winning Streak 4-3
4/17/2004 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
NATCHITOCHES-Entering with a season-high two-match winning streak, Louisiana's Ragin' Cajuns women's tennis team was unable to extend it to three matches, falling 4-3 to Northwestern State here Saturday afternoon.
The loss drops the Cajuns to 6-12 overall, while the Demons improve to 14-4.
Three freshmen were victorious in singles play for the Cajuns. Celine VanWeydeveld defeated Eliza Young 7-5, 7-5 at the No. 1 spot, while Cecilia Varela picked her 10th victory of the season with a 6-1, 6-0 defeat of Magali VandenBergh.
Shreveport native Kimmie Lyles extended her win streak to three matches with a 6-0, 6-4 victory over Alexandra Nieto.
Susan Linden and Thais Bortoletto both lost their singles matches in straight sets, while Northwestern State's Camila Prado needed three sets to defeat Sophie Cerbon 4-6, 7-5, 6-3.
In doubles, Lyles and Varela won their third straight with an 8-5 victory over Young and Catalina Villegas. Northwestern State took the remaining two matches to capture the doubles point.
Louisiana-Lafayette will close out the 2004 regular season Sunday when they face Lamar University in a 2 p.m. match at Beaumont, Texas.
LINE SCORE
Northwestern State 4,
Louisiana-Lafayette 3
Singles
#1 Celine VanWeydeveld (UL) d. Eliza Young (NSU) 7-5,
7-5
#2 Anneline Zerwick (NSU) d. Susan Linden (UL) 6-2, 6-2
#3 Catalina Villegas (NSU) d. Thais Bortoletto
(UL) 7-5, 6-1
#4 Cecilia Varela (UL) d. Magali VandenBergh (NSU) 6-1,
6-0
#5 Kimmie Lyles (UL) d. Alexandra Nieto (NSU) 6-0, 6-4
#6 Camila Prado (NSU) d. Sophie Cerbon (UL) 4-6, 7-5,
6-3
Doubles
#1 Lyles/Varela (UL) d. Young/Villegas (NSU) 8-5
#2 Zerwick/Nieto (NSU) d. VanWeydeveld/Kompatscher (UL)
8-3
#3 VandenBergh/Prado (NSU) d. Linden/Bortoletto (UL) 8-6
Records: Northwestern State (14-4),
Louisiana-Lafayette (6-12)
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