University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
Florida International
Women?s Tennis Falls to FIU
3/22/2007 4:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
MIAMI, Fla.-Louisiana's Ragin' Cajuns women's tennis team fell to No. 29 Florida International 7-0 in a match that was delayed four and a half hours due to rain. The loss drops the Cajuns to 11-6 on the season.FIU's Priscilla Castillo clinched the match for the Golden Panthers after defeating Angela Dangond 6-1, 6-0 at No. 6.
Tammy Day dropped her match to No. 123 Paula Zabala 6-3, 7-6 at No. 1, and Myrthe Molenveld fell to Egle Petrauskaite 7-6, 7-6 at No. 2.
Chanell Meijer was defeated by Shilla D'Armas 6-2, 6-1 at No. 3, while FIU's
Marijana Cutuk defeated Clemence Remy 6-2, 6-4 at No. 4. Laura Martellidropped her match to Maria Dolores Pazo 6-2, 6-1 at No. 5.
In doubles action, Day and Meijer fell to Zabala and Nikkita Fountain 8-6 at
No. 1, and Molenveld and Remy dropped their match to Petrauskaite and Castillo 8-1 at No. 2. The Golden Panthers' D'Armas and Pazo defeated Martelli and Dangond 8-1 at No. 3.
The Cajuns face Boston University in Miami on Friday, March 23.
Tennis Match Results Louisiana-Lafayette vs Florida International 3/22/2007 at Miami, Fla.
#29 Florida International 7, Louisiana-Lafayette 0
Singles competition 1. #123 Paula Zabala (FIU) def. Tammy Day (UL) 6-3, 7-6 2. Egle Petrauskaite (FIU) def. Myrthe Molenveld (UL) 7-6, 7-6 3. Shilla D'Armas (FIU) def. Chanell Meijer (UL) 6-2, 6-1 4. Marijana Cutuk (FIU) def. Clemence Remy (UL) 6-2, 6-4 5. Maria Dolores Pazo (FIU) def. Laura Martelli (UL) 6-2, 6-1 6. Priscilla Castillo (FIU) def. Angela Dangond (UL) 6-1, 6-0
Doubles competition 1. Paula Zabala/Nikkita Fountain (FIU) def. Tammy Day/Chanell Meijer (UL) 8- 6 2. Egle Petrauskaite/Priscilla Castillo (FIU) def. Myrthe Molenveld/Clemence
Remy (UL) 8-1 3. Shilla D'Armas/Maria Dolores Pazo (FIU) def. Laura Martelli/Angela Dangond (UL) 8-1
Match Notes: Louisiana-Lafayette 11-5 Florida International 12-4; National ranking #29 Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (5,3,6,4,1,2) Match started 4 1/2 hours late due to rain and wet courts
