University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Friday, April 8
San Marcos, Texas
1:30 p.m.
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
4
at
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Texas State
Women’s Tennis Rallies for 4-2 Win at Texas State
4/8/2016 6:12:00 PM | Women's Tennis
SAN MARCOS, Texas – Abby Johnson recorded a three-set victory at No. 4 singles to help the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns women's tennis team clinch a 4-2 win over Texas State on Friday at the Bobcat Tennis Complex.
Senior Melissa Burckhartt and sophomore Elena Sava each picked up victories in both singles and doubles as Louisiana (9-9, 1-3 SBC) claimed the final three singles matches and rallied from a 2-1 deficit.
"The girls stayed tough and fought for every point," Ragin' Cajuns head coach Stephanie Vallejos said. "I'm proud of the intensity we had on the court and I think being pushed to a third set in each singles match shows that we had to play with a lot of heart to win."
Louisiana took care of doubles with a sweep as Burckhartt and sophomore Kelly Drew earned a 6-3 victory over Yadira Rubio and Ana Perez at No. 1. Sava and senior Juliette Clement clinched the doubles point for the Ragin' Cajuns as they would claim a 6-4 win over Katy Collins and Ammaarah Tim.
Texas State (7-11, 2-2 SBC) took a 2-1 lead in the match after claiming wins at both singles victories at No. 1 and No. 5.
However, the match's next three points went to Louisiana. Burckhartt would rally from dropping the first set to earn a 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 win over Rubio at No. 3 singles before Sava would claim a three-set victory (6-2, 4-6, 6-1) over Pippa Carr at No. 2 singles.
Johnson, who earned her seventh win of the season in singles play, clinched the win for Louisiana at No. 4 as she posted a 7-5, 3-6, 6-1 win over Collins.
Burckhartt improved her singles record to a team-best 8-5 this spring. Clement and Sava moved to 9-4 as a doubles duo while Burckhartt and Drew earned their eighth doubles win of the season.
The Cajuns return to action on Saturday for a 10 a.m. match against Arkansas State (0-15, 0-3 SBC).
Louisiana 4, Texas State 2
Singles competition
1. Eva Dench (TXST) def. Kelly Drew (UL) 6-3, 1-6, 6-0
2. Elena Sava (UL) def. Pippa Carr (TXST) 6-2, 4-6, 6-1
3. Melissa Burckhartt (UL) def. Yadira Rubio (TXST) 3-6, 6-3, 6-2
4. Abby Johnson (UL) def. Katy Collins (TXST) 7-5, 3-6, 6-1
5. Ana Perez (TXST) def. Juliette Clement (UL) 6-2, 6-3
6. Ammaarah Tim (TXST) vs. Alexandra Way (UL) 6-3, 5-7, 1-0, unfinished
Doubles competition
1. Melissa Burckhartt/Kelly Drew (UL) def. Yadira Rubio/Ana Perez (TXST) 6-3
2. Eva Dench/Pippa Carr (TXST) vs. Alexandra Way/Abby Johnson (UL) 4-5, unfinished
3. Juliette Clement/Elena Sava (UL) def. Katy Collins/Ammaarah Tim (TXST) 6-4
Match Notes
Louisiana 9-9, 1-3
Texas State 7-11, 2-2
Order of finish: Doubles (13); Singles (5,1,3,2,4)
Senior Melissa Burckhartt and sophomore Elena Sava each picked up victories in both singles and doubles as Louisiana (9-9, 1-3 SBC) claimed the final three singles matches and rallied from a 2-1 deficit.
"The girls stayed tough and fought for every point," Ragin' Cajuns head coach Stephanie Vallejos said. "I'm proud of the intensity we had on the court and I think being pushed to a third set in each singles match shows that we had to play with a lot of heart to win."
Louisiana took care of doubles with a sweep as Burckhartt and sophomore Kelly Drew earned a 6-3 victory over Yadira Rubio and Ana Perez at No. 1. Sava and senior Juliette Clement clinched the doubles point for the Ragin' Cajuns as they would claim a 6-4 win over Katy Collins and Ammaarah Tim.
Texas State (7-11, 2-2 SBC) took a 2-1 lead in the match after claiming wins at both singles victories at No. 1 and No. 5.
However, the match's next three points went to Louisiana. Burckhartt would rally from dropping the first set to earn a 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 win over Rubio at No. 3 singles before Sava would claim a three-set victory (6-2, 4-6, 6-1) over Pippa Carr at No. 2 singles.
Johnson, who earned her seventh win of the season in singles play, clinched the win for Louisiana at No. 4 as she posted a 7-5, 3-6, 6-1 win over Collins.
Burckhartt improved her singles record to a team-best 8-5 this spring. Clement and Sava moved to 9-4 as a doubles duo while Burckhartt and Drew earned their eighth doubles win of the season.
The Cajuns return to action on Saturday for a 10 a.m. match against Arkansas State (0-15, 0-3 SBC).
Louisiana 4, Texas State 2
Singles competition
1. Eva Dench (TXST) def. Kelly Drew (UL) 6-3, 1-6, 6-0
2. Elena Sava (UL) def. Pippa Carr (TXST) 6-2, 4-6, 6-1
3. Melissa Burckhartt (UL) def. Yadira Rubio (TXST) 3-6, 6-3, 6-2
4. Abby Johnson (UL) def. Katy Collins (TXST) 7-5, 3-6, 6-1
5. Ana Perez (TXST) def. Juliette Clement (UL) 6-2, 6-3
6. Ammaarah Tim (TXST) vs. Alexandra Way (UL) 6-3, 5-7, 1-0, unfinished
Doubles competition
1. Melissa Burckhartt/Kelly Drew (UL) def. Yadira Rubio/Ana Perez (TXST) 6-3
2. Eva Dench/Pippa Carr (TXST) vs. Alexandra Way/Abby Johnson (UL) 4-5, unfinished
3. Juliette Clement/Elena Sava (UL) def. Katy Collins/Ammaarah Tim (TXST) 6-4
Match Notes
Louisiana 9-9, 1-3
Texas State 7-11, 2-2
Order of finish: Doubles (13); Singles (5,1,3,2,4)
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