University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
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South Alabama
South Alabama Eliminates Women's Tennis
4/20/2008 5:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
MONROE, La.-No. 4 seed Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns women's tennis team fell 4-3 to No. 2 seed South Alabama in the consolation round of the Sun Belt Conference Women's Tennis Championships. The loss ended the 2008 season for the Cajuns.
Louisiana (16-8) lost the doubles point after South Alabama (18-5) was able to take two of the three doubles matches and go up 1-0 early in the match. The team of Mia Gordon and Julie Mazinova picked up an 8-2 victory at No. 3, but the Jaguar duo of Adrianna Solarova and Sylvanie Spangenberg tied things back up with an 8-6 win at No. 1. USA's Michaela Babicova and Katie Welch then sealed the point with an 8-4 win over Angela Dangond and Myrthe Molenveld at No. 2
In singles play, USA's Solarova increased the Jaguar's lead to 2-0 after she defeated Mazinova 6-1, 6-1 at No. 1. Kim van der Horst cut the lead to 2-1 with her 7-6 (7-4), 7-5 victory over Erica Krisan at No. 4. Michaela Babinova topped Molenveld 6-2, 7-5 at No. 2 to move USA to 3-1. Louisiana picked up the next two wins at Nos. 3 and 5, but USA clinched the match after Jelena Krivacevic defeated Gordon 6-3, 4-6, 7-5 at No. 6.
#45 University of South Alabama 4, Louisiana-Lafayette 3
Singles competition
1. Adrianna Solarova (USA) def. Julie Mazinova (ULL) 6-1, 6-1
2. Michaela Babicova (USA) def. Myrthe Molenveld (ULL) 6-2, 7-5
3. Kim van der Horst (ULL) def. Erica Krisan (USA) 7-6 (7-4), 7-5
4. Angela Dangond (ULL) def. Katie Welch (USA) 6-3, 6-3
5. Bridget Marcovich (ULL) def. Sylvanie Spangenberg (USA) 7-6, 3-6, 6-4
6. Jelena Krivacevic (USA) def. Mia Gordon (ULL) 6-3, 4-6, 7-5
Doubles competition
1. Adrianna Solarova/Sylvanie Spangenberg (USA) def. Bridget Marcovich/Kim van der Horst (ULL) 8-6
2. Michaela Babicova/Katie Welch (USA) def. Angela Dangond/Myrthe Molenveld (ULL) 8-4
3. Mia Gordon/Julie Mazinova (ULL) def. Erica Krisan/Jelena Krivacevic (USA) 8-2
Match Notes:
Louisiana-Lafayette 16-8
University of South Alabama 18-5; National ranking #45
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (1,4,2,3,5,6)
