University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
Florida International
No. 71 Cajuns Fall to No. 39 FIU
3/28/2008 5:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
In singles play,
Freshman Julie Mazinova fell to No. 112 Egle Petrauskaite 6-2, 6-2 at No. 1, and freshman Kim van der Horst was defeated by No. 91 Liset Brito 6-4, 7-6 (7-5) at No. 2.
FIU's Maria Dolores Pazo defeated junior Angela Dangond 6-3, 6-2 at No. 4. Freshman Briggitt Marcovich was bested by Priscilla Castillo 6-1, 6-3 at No. 5, and freshman Mia Gordon fell to Maria Vallasciani 6-4, 6-2 at No. 6.
In doubles action, the Cajuns picked up a win at the No. 3 position, but it wasn't enough to secure the doubles point. Partners Mazinova and Gordon bested Vallasciani and Maria Spenceley 8-6.
Van der Horst and Marcovich fell to Castillo and and Brito 8-2 at No. 1, and partners Dangond and Molenveld were defeated by Pazo and Petrauskaite 8-6 at No. 2.
The Cajuns face Florida Atlantic in
Tennis Match Results
Louisiana-Lafayette vs Florida International
#39
Singles competition
1. #112 Egle Petrauskaite (FIU) def. Julie Mazinova (UL) 6-2, 6-2
2. #91 Liset Brito (FIU) def. Kim Van Der Horst (UL) 6-4, 7-6 (7-5)
3. Myrthe Molenveld (UL) def. Marijana Cutuk (FIU) 6-0, 6-3
4. Maria Dolores Pazo (FIU) def. Angela Dangond (UL) 6-3, 6-2
5. Priscilla Castillo (FIU) def. Briggitt Marcovich (UL) 6-1, 6-3
6. Maria Vallasciani (FIU) def. Mia Gordon (UL) 6-4, 6-2
Doubles competition
1. Priscilla Castillo/Liset Brito (FIU) def. Kim Van Der Horst/Briggitt Marcovich (UL) 8-2
2. Maria Dolores Pazo/Egle Petrauskaite (FIU) def. Angela Dangond/Myrthe Molenveld (UL) 8-6
3. Julie Mazinova/Mia Gordon (UL) def. Maria Vallasciani/Maria Spenceley (FIU) 8-6
Match Notes:
Louisiana-Lafayette 12-5; National ranking #71
Florida International 9-6; National ranking #39
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (1,4,6,3,5,2)
