University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics

Tuesday, March 25
Natchitoches, LA
10:30 AM

Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns

5
at
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Northwestern State

No. 71 Cajuns Defeat Demons, 5-2 Image

No. 71 Cajuns Defeat Demons, 5-2

3/25/2008 5:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis

NATCHITOCHES, La.-Louisiana's Ragin' Cajuns women's tennis team posted a 5-2 victory over instate opponent Northwestern State on Tuesday. The No. 71 Cajuns improved to 12-4 on the season, while the Demons fell to 11-5.

 

Louisiana improved their winning streak to three matches, while ending the Demons' eight-match winning streak.

 

The Cajuns picked up five of the six singles matches. Freshman Kim van der Horst topped Kathrin Lange 7-6, 6-1 at No. 2, while sophomore teammate Myrthe Molenveld defeated Adna Curukovic 6-3, 6-1 at No. 3. Junior Angela Dangond defeated Bianca Schulz in three sets at No. 4. Dangond won 4-6, 6-2, 6-4. Freshman Mia Gordon bested Dragana Colic 6-3, 6-4 at No. 5, and freshman Briggitt Marcovich defeated Daniela Posada 6-2, 6-1 at No. 6.

 

UL dropped the doubles point after falling at Nos. 1 and 2. Mazinova and Gordon defeated Curukovic and Marie Scriba 8-2 at No. 3. Van der Horst and Marcovich fell to Bogusia Patzer and Posada 8-5 at No. 1, and partners Dangond and Molenveld were defeated by Lange and Schulz 9-7 at No. 2.

 

The Cajuns will be back in action on Friday, March 28 when they face conference foe Florida International in Miami. The match is set to begin at 2 p.m.

 

 

Tennis Match Results

Louisiana-Lafayette vs Northwestern State

Mar 25, 2008 at Northwestern State

 

#71 Louisiana-Lafayette 5, Northwestern State 2

 

 Singles competition

1. Bogusia Patzer (NS) def. Julie Mazinova (UL) 6-3, 7-6

2. Kim van der Horst (UL) def. Kathrin Lange (NS) 7-6, 6-1

3. Myrthe Molenveld (UL) def. Adna Curukovic (NS) 6-2, 6-1

4. Angela Dangond (UL) def. Bianca Schulz (NS) 4-6, 6-2, 6-4

5. Mia Gordon (UL) def. Dragana Colic (NS) 6-3, 6-4

6. Briggitt Marcovich (UL) def. Daniela Posada (NS) 6-2, 6-1

 

 Doubles competition

1. Bogusia Patzer/Daniela Posada (NS) def. Kim van der Horst/Briggitt Marcovich (UL) 8-5

2. Kathrin Lange/Bianca Schulz (NS) def. Angela Dangond/Myrthe Molenveld (UL) 9-7

3. Julie Mazinova/Mia Gordon (UL) def. Adna Curukovic/Marie Scriba (NS) 8-2

 

Match Notes:

Louisiana-Lafayette 12-4; National ranking #71

Northwestern State 11-5

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