University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Friday, April 8
Hattiesburg, Miss.
2 p.m.
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
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Southern Miss
4/8/2016 7:01:00 PM | Men's Tennis
Louisiana wraps up regular season on Sunday at UNO
HATTIESBURG, Miss. – Louisiana's Eric Perez recorded a 7-6 (7-3), 6-4 victory at No. 5 singles and the Ragin' Cajuns men's tennis team came back from a 2-0 deficit to claim a 4-2 win over Southern Miss on Friday at the USM Tennis Courts.
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Louisiana (16-10), which won for the seventh time in its last nine matches, claimed three-set victories by Arthur Libaud and Edgar Lopez at both No. 1 and No. 2 singles, while Vlad Kramarov rallied from a 5-2 deficit in the first set to eventually earn a 7-5, 6-2 win over USM's Chao-Yu Huang at No. 3 singles.
"It was a great battle for us today as we won all of our three-set matches today in singles," head coach Mark Jeffrey said. "The guys really looked strong in the third sets. It was a very good win for (Arthur) Libaud at No. 1 after being down a set and Edgar (Lopez) maintained his strong play this season with a big win at No. 2.
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"I was proud of the way Vlad (Kramarov) came back after being down 5-2 in the first set and came back with five straight games. It was a big clinch for Eric (Perez) who came up big for us today on the key points."
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Southern Miss (14-8) claimed the doubles point as Jorman Reyes and Rakshit Rishi earned a 7-6 (7-3) win over Kramarov and Michael Kritzinger at No. 3. The Golden Eagles claimed the final two doubles matches beginning at No. 2 with Huang and Wen-Po Tseng claiming a 6-4 win over Libaud and Coleman Wahlborg.
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The Golden Eagles took a 2-0 lead as Rishi posted a 6-4, 6-4 win over Kritzinger at No. 6 singles before Louisiana mounted its comeback.
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Kramarov put the Ragin' Cajuns on the board with his come-from-behind win before Libaud would tie the match at 2-2 as he claimed a 4-6, 7-5, 6-4 win over Tarun Surat at No. 1 singles. Lopez gave Louisiana the lead after recording a 6-2, 2-6, 6-3 win over Tseng at No. 2 singles before Perez clinched the match with his victory over USM's Daniel Merker at No. 5.
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Louisiana will wrap up the regular season on Sunday (April 10) when it travels to face New Orleans in a 2 p.m. match at the University Tennis Center.
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Louisiana 4, Southern Miss 2
4/8/2016 at Hattiesburg, Miss. (USM Tennis Courts)
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Singles competition
1. Arthur Libaud (UL) def. Tarun Surat (USM) 4-6, 7-5, 6-4
2. Edgar Lopez (UL) def. Wen-Po Tseng (USM) 6-2, 2-6, 6-3
3. Vlad Kramarov (UL) def. Chao-Yu Huang (USM) 7-5, 6-2
4. Jorman Reyes (USM) vs. Coleman Wahlborg (UL) 7-6 (7-0), 6-7 (4-7), 2-2, unfinished
5. Eric Perez (UL) def. Daniel Merker (USM) 7-6 (7-3), 6-4
6. Rakshit Rishi (USM) def. Michael Kritzinger (UL) 6-4, 6-4
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Doubles competition
1. Edgar Lopez/Eric Perez (UL) def. Daniel Merker/Tarun Surat (USM) 6-2
2. Chao-Yu Huang/Wen-Po Tseng (USM) def. Coleman Wahlborg/Arthur Libaud (UL) 6-4
3. Jorman Reyes/Rakshit Rishi (USM) def. Michael Kritzinger/Vlad Kramarov (UL) 7-6 (7-3)
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Match Notes
Louisiana 16-10
Southern Miss 14-8
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (6,3,1,2,5)
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Louisiana (16-10), which won for the seventh time in its last nine matches, claimed three-set victories by Arthur Libaud and Edgar Lopez at both No. 1 and No. 2 singles, while Vlad Kramarov rallied from a 5-2 deficit in the first set to eventually earn a 7-5, 6-2 win over USM's Chao-Yu Huang at No. 3 singles.
"It was a great battle for us today as we won all of our three-set matches today in singles," head coach Mark Jeffrey said. "The guys really looked strong in the third sets. It was a very good win for (Arthur) Libaud at No. 1 after being down a set and Edgar (Lopez) maintained his strong play this season with a big win at No. 2.
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"I was proud of the way Vlad (Kramarov) came back after being down 5-2 in the first set and came back with five straight games. It was a big clinch for Eric (Perez) who came up big for us today on the key points."
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Southern Miss (14-8) claimed the doubles point as Jorman Reyes and Rakshit Rishi earned a 7-6 (7-3) win over Kramarov and Michael Kritzinger at No. 3. The Golden Eagles claimed the final two doubles matches beginning at No. 2 with Huang and Wen-Po Tseng claiming a 6-4 win over Libaud and Coleman Wahlborg.
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The Golden Eagles took a 2-0 lead as Rishi posted a 6-4, 6-4 win over Kritzinger at No. 6 singles before Louisiana mounted its comeback.
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Kramarov put the Ragin' Cajuns on the board with his come-from-behind win before Libaud would tie the match at 2-2 as he claimed a 4-6, 7-5, 6-4 win over Tarun Surat at No. 1 singles. Lopez gave Louisiana the lead after recording a 6-2, 2-6, 6-3 win over Tseng at No. 2 singles before Perez clinched the match with his victory over USM's Daniel Merker at No. 5.
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Louisiana will wrap up the regular season on Sunday (April 10) when it travels to face New Orleans in a 2 p.m. match at the University Tennis Center.
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Louisiana 4, Southern Miss 2
4/8/2016 at Hattiesburg, Miss. (USM Tennis Courts)
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Singles competition
1. Arthur Libaud (UL) def. Tarun Surat (USM) 4-6, 7-5, 6-4
2. Edgar Lopez (UL) def. Wen-Po Tseng (USM) 6-2, 2-6, 6-3
3. Vlad Kramarov (UL) def. Chao-Yu Huang (USM) 7-5, 6-2
4. Jorman Reyes (USM) vs. Coleman Wahlborg (UL) 7-6 (7-0), 6-7 (4-7), 2-2, unfinished
5. Eric Perez (UL) def. Daniel Merker (USM) 7-6 (7-3), 6-4
6. Rakshit Rishi (USM) def. Michael Kritzinger (UL) 6-4, 6-4
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Doubles competition
1. Edgar Lopez/Eric Perez (UL) def. Daniel Merker/Tarun Surat (USM) 6-2
2. Chao-Yu Huang/Wen-Po Tseng (USM) def. Coleman Wahlborg/Arthur Libaud (UL) 6-4
3. Jorman Reyes/Rakshit Rishi (USM) def. Michael Kritzinger/Vlad Kramarov (UL) 7-6 (7-3)
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Match Notes
Louisiana 16-10
Southern Miss 14-8
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (6,3,1,2,5)
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