University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Women Fall in Tight Match with North Texas
4/26/2010 3:13:00 AM | Women's Tennis
The Ragin' Cajuns women's tennis team fell to North Texas in the Semifinals of the Sun Belt Conference Tournament on Saturday by the score of 4-2.
Things were tight for the Cajuns as they won the doubles point. The team of Audrey Wooland and Milou Israel defeated their opponent 9-7. Tara Vasovic and Briggitt Marcovich won their match handily 8-3.
Julie Mazinova was leading her match 4-3 in the third set when the match was called off. Milou Israel took her match to the third set and was leading 3-1. However, she lost her match 7-5 to seal the victory for North Texas, who eventually went on to win the entire tournament.
However, in the singles competition, only Audrey Wooland was able to pick up a victory, knocking off Madura Rangananthan 6-2, 7-5.
The wraps up the season for the Cajuns.
North Texas 4, Louisiana 2
Singles competition
1. Wooland, Audrey (UL) def. Ranganathan, Madura (NT) 6-2, 7-5
2. Paraschiv, Irina (NT) vs. Mazinova, Julie (UL) 6-7 (4-7), 6-3, 3-4, unfinished
3. Dinuta, Paula (NT) def. Marcovich, Briggitt (UL) 6-1, 6-1
4. Vykydalova, Barbora (NT) def. Israel, Milou (UL) 6-4, 3-6, 7-5
5. Cruz, Catalina (NT) def. Gordon, Mia (UL) 6-1, 6-4
6. Joubert, Amy (NT) def. Vasovic, Tara (UL) 6-1, 6-2
Doubles competition
1. Joubert, Amy/Paraschiv, Irina (NT) def. Mazinova, Julie/Gordon, Mia (UL) 8-5
2. Israel, Milou/Wooland, Audrey (UL) def. Cruz, Catalina/Vykydalova, Barbora (NT) 9-7
3. Vasovic, Tara/Marcovich, Briggitt (UL) def. Ranganathan, Madura/Dinuta, Paula (NT) 8-3
Match Notes:
Louisiana 12-9; North Texas 16-6
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (3,6,5,1,4); #2 NT, No. 6 ULL
SBC Semifinals: NT advances to Sunday championship match against FIU
