University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
Southern Miss
Cajuns Sweep Southern Miss, 7-0
3/8/2011 5:27:00 PM | Women's Tennis
Louisiana's Ragin' Cajuns women's tennis team earned their first sweep of the season with a 7-0 shutout at Southern Miss on Monday afternoon. Monday's win gave UL their third consecutive victory.
The Ragin' Cajuns improved to 7-4 overall, as Southern Miss fell to 4-6 on the season.
UL secured the doubles point as the top-slotted duo of Audrey Wooland and Julie Mazinova picked up an 8-4 win over USM's Stephanie Dellocono and Vroni van Berlo.
In the second doubles point, Louisiana's Hannah Appleyard and Sandra Alhqvist knocked off Asa Bengtson and Elja van Berlo, 8-3.
Milou Israel and Briggitt Marcovich secured another Cajuns victory in the third doubles slot with an 8-2 win over Southern Miss' Zoe Lee and Shannon Rogers.
Top-seed Mazinova claimed a 6-1, 6-2 sweep of USM's Dellocono to earn UL's first singles point. Monday's victory gave the senior her ninth win of the season. Wooland's sixth singles win this season came with a 6-3, 6-1 victory over Golden Eagle Bengtson.
In the three-spot, Milou earned her eighth victory, defeating USM's Elja van Berlo 6-3, 6-0. Louisiana's Marcovich defeated Lee, 6-0, 6-4.
Appleyard claimed a win (6-3, 6-0) over Rogers, while Gordon knocked off Frances Askew (6-1, 6-0) to complete the sweep for the Ragin' Cajuns.
The Ragin' Cajuns return to Lafayette, opening up a four-match homestand. Horizon League member Cleveland State will visit Louisiana on Monday, March 14. The match's first serve is scheduled for 2 p.m.
Tennis Match Results
Louisiana at Southern Miss
March 7, 2011 at Hattiesburg, Miss.
Louisiana 7, Southern Miss 0
Singles competition
1. Mazinova, Julie (UL) def. Dellocono, Stephanie (USM) 6-1, 6-2
2. Wooland, Audrey (UL) def. Bengtson,
Asa (USM) 6-3, 6-1
3. Milou, Israel (UL) def. van Berlo, Elja (USM) 6-3, 6-4
4. Marcovich, Briggitt (UL) def. Lee, Zoe (USM) 6-0, 6-4
5. Appleyard, Hannah (UL) def. Rogers, Shannon 6-3, 6-0
6. Gordon, Mia (UL) def. Askew, Frances (USM) 6-1, 6-0
Doubles competition
1. Wooland, Audrey and Mazinova, Julie (UL) def. Dellocono, Stephanie and
van Berlo, Vroni (USM) 8-4
2. Appleyard, Hannah and Alhqvist, Sandra (UL) def. Bengtson, Asa and van
Berlo, Elja (USM) 8-3
3. Israel, Milou and Marcovich, Briggitt (UL) def. Lee, Zoe and Rogers, Shannon
(USM) 8-2
Match Notes:
Louisiana 7-4
Southern Miss 4-6
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