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Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
Arkansas State
Women's Tennis Down Red Wolves, 6-1
2/20/2011 12:55:00 AM | Women's Tennis
"It feels really good to be 2-0 in the conference," said UL women's tennis head coach Greg Harkins. "Arkansas State is a team that can sneak up on you if you give them a chance. I'm proud how the girls came out and worked hard to get this win."
The Cajuns (4-2, 2-0 Sun Belt) snapped a two-game losing skid, while opening conference action 2-0 for the first time since 2008.
Arkansas State (2-2, 1-1 Sun Belt) won the first doubles matchup as the tandem of Jenny Herring and Menna Kamal defeated UL's Sandra Alhqvist and Mia Grodon, 8-3, in the third slot.
UL bounced back to win the next two doubles contests, securing the team point. The top-duo of Milou Israel and Briggitt Marcovich secured a win over ASU's Emily Crowe and Ioana Teu, 9-8, winning the tie-break, 7-5.
Milou and Marcovich improve to 4-0 in doubles action this season for the Cajuns.
In the number two doubles slot, Julie Mazinova and Audrey Wooland knocked off ASU's combination of Jamie Nowland and Biljana Miloshevska, 8-0.
Playing the first time in the third singles slot, UL's Marcovich inked a victory over ASU's Herring in straight sets, 6-3, 6-2.
The Red Wolves Miloshevska garnered the team's only point as she defeated UL's Alhqvist, 6-2,6-4, in the fifth spot.
Mazinova, a senior for Louisiana, notched her fourth victory in the number two spot, winning her match 6-1, 6-4 over Nowland.
UL sealed their second league victory with Gordon's 6-3, 6-3 complete sweep of Menna Kamal. On the season, Gordon is 4-1 overall.
Israel notched the fifth point for Louisiana with a sweep ASU's Teu. The junior won the first set 6-4 and securing the second set 7-6 with a 7-5 tie-breaking win.
In the top spot, Wooland defeated Crowe 6-3, 6-4 as Louisiana to close out the match. Wooland moves to 2-4 this season in the number one slot.
Louisiana now embarks on a six-match road trip, beginning next Friday, Feb. 26 at UCF. The match is scheduled for a 1 p.m. first serve.
Arkansas State vs Louisiana
Feb 19, 2011 at Lafayette, La.
Louisiana 6, Arkansas State 1
Singles competition
1. Wooland, Audrey (UL) def. Crowe, Emily (ASU) 6-3, 6-4
2. Mazinova, Julie (UL) def. Nowland, Jamie (ASU) 6-1, 6-4
3. Marcovich, Briggitt (UL) def. Herring, Jenny (ASU) 6-3, 6-2
4. Israel, Milou (UL) def. Teu, Ioana (ASU) 6-4, 7-6 (7-5)
5. Miloshevska, Biljana (ASU) def. Alhqvist, Sandra (UL) 6-2, 6-4
6. Gordon, Mia (UL) def. Kamal, Menna (ASU) 6-3, 6-2
Doubles competition
1. Israel, Milou/Marcovich, Briggitt (UL) def. Crowe, Emily/Teu, Ioana (ASU) 9-8 (7-5)
2. Mazinova, Julie/Wooland, Audrey (UL) def. Nowland, Jamie/Miloshevska, Biljana (ASU) 8-0
3. Herring, Jenny/Kamal, Menna (ASU) def. Alhqvist, Sandra/Gordon, Mia (UL) 8-3
Match Notes:
Arkansas State 2-2, 1-1 SBC
Louisiana 4-2, 2-0 SBC
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (3,5,2,6,4,1)
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