Women’s Tennis Drops Pair of Matches In Colorado

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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The Ragin' Cajuns women's tennis team dropped a pair of matches in Colorado this weekend after a 7-0 defeat at Denver on Friday and a 6-1 loss against Air Force on Saturday.

“This was a new environment for us as we were both indoors and at a high elevation,” head coach Greg Harkins said. “The girls made the adjustments after our first match, but we were still unable to come away with a win. Both Denver and Air Force are very experienced and talented teams and I give them a lot of credit.

“This will be a valuable learning experience for our team. We are going to get back to work on Monday and continue to practice hard and get better. I'm excited about the future of this young team.”

The Cajuns had their best success of the weekend against the Falcons. In doubles, Louisiana took two of three doubles matches to take the first point of the contest.

Nicole Breaux and Bailey VanDyke defeated Melissa Cecil and Hannah Dake 8-7 (7-4) in a hard fought match at No.1 doubles. At No.3 doubles, Melissa Burckhartt and Juliette Clement teamed up to beat Anastasia Hueffner and Marcelli Magday 8-3.

Sophie van den Aarssen and Sandra Ahlqvist came up just short of pulling out the sweep after falling in a super-tiebreaker, 8-7 (7-4), to Christine Molina and Natasha Rizvi.

“After our match against Denver we made some changes to the doubles lineup and it really paid off for us,” Harkins added.

Air Force would sweep singles play despite the efforts of VanDyke and Hanna Appleyard to force a third set.

Louisiana continues its six-match road swing on Feb. 10 when the Cajuns head to Edinburg, Texas to face UT-Pan American.

Louisiana vs Denver
Jan 25, 2013 at Denver, Colo.

Denver 7, Louisiana 0

Singles competition
1. Sophia Bergner (DU) def. Sop. Van den Aarssen (UL) 6-0, 6-0
2. Caroline Schnell (DU) def. Nicole Breaux (UL) 6-1, 6-1
3. Emma Isberg (DU) def. Sandra Ahlqvist (UL) 6-1, 6-0
4. M van den Eerenbeemt (DU) def. Bailey VanDyke (UL) 6-2, 6-1
5. Charlotte Derbyshire (DU) def. Melissa Burckhartt (UL) 6-2, 6-1
6. Kathryn Hughes (DU) def. Juliette Clement (UL) 6-0, 6-1

Doubles competition
1. Sophia Bergner/Steffi Rath (DU) def. Sop. Van den Aarssen/Nicole Breaux (UL) 8-2
2. M van den Eerenbeemt/Emma Isberg (DU) def. Melissa Burckhartt/Bailey VanDyke (UL) 8-1
3. Caroline Schnell/Charlotte Derbyshire (DU) def. Sandra Ahlqvist/Hannah Appleyard (UL) 8-7 (7-2)

Match Notes:
Louisiana 0-1
Denver 1-1

Louisiana vs Air Force
Jan 26, 2013 at USAFA, Colo.

Air Force 6, Louisiana 1

Singles competition
1. Christine Molina (AF) def. Sop. Van den Aarssen (UL) 6-0, 6-2
2. Hannah Dake (AF) def. Nicole Breaux (UL) 6-2, 6-4
3. Natasha Rizvi (AF) def. Sandra Ahlqvist (UL) 6-1, 6-2
4. Mary Meyers (AF) def. Bailey VanDyke (UL) 3-6, 6-4, 6-3
5. Melissa Cecil (AF) def. Melissa Burckhartt (UL) 6-2, 7-5
6. Anastasia Hueffner (AF) def. Hannah Appleyard (UL) 6-2, 5-7, 1-0 (10-7)

Doubles competition
1. Nicole Breaux/Bailey VanDyke (UL) def. Melissa Cecil/Hannah Dake (AF) 8-7 (7-4)
2. Christine Molina/Natasha Rizvi (AF) def. Sop. Van den Aarssen/Sandra Ahlqvist (UL) 8-7 (7-4)
3. Melissa Burckhartt/Juliette Clement (UL) def. Anastasia Hueffner/Marcelli Magday (AF) 8-3

Match Notes:
Louisiana 0-2
Air Force 2-0
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (1,3,2,4,5,6)

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