University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Sunday, January 15
Tallahassee, Fla.
9 a.m. (CST)
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
4
vs
1
Florida A&M
Cajuns Close Out FSU Invite With 4-1 Win Over FAMU
1/15/2017 5:00:00 PM | Men's Tennis
Louisiana to open 10-match homestand on Friday
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Freshman Elio Lago earned a 6-3, 6-3 win over Florida A&M's Hema Hasona in his collegiate debut at No. 5 singles to help the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's tennis team claim a 4-1 victory on Sunday in the final day of the Florida State Invitational at the Scott Speicher Tennis Center.
Arthur Libaud and Jamie Fraser each earned straight-set victories in singles play while Louisiana (1-2) claimed the doubles point with wins at No. 1 and No. 3.
Fraser and Libaud improved to 2-1 on the season as they clinched the doubles point for the Ragin' Cajuns with a 6-4 win at No. 3 over FAMU's Carlyn Small and Jalen Evans. Louisiana took the first doubles match on the No. 1 court as Pearse Dolan and Vlad Kramarov defeated FAMU's Walner Espinoza and Carlos Waitman, 6-2.
Fraser gave Louisiana a 2-0 lead after posting a 6-3, 6-0 victory over Evans at No. 6, before Libaud defeated FAMU's Illya Skoromnyy, 6-3, 6-0, at No. 3.
Louisiana will open a 10-match homestand on Friday when it plays host to Jackson State in a pair of matches at the Culotta Tennis Center. The first match is scheduled for 10 a.m., with the second match set for 2 p.m.
Louisiana 4, Florida A&M 1
Jan 15, 2017 at Tallahassee, Fla. (Scott Speicher)
Singles competition
1. Courage Okungbowa (FAMU) def. Coleman Wahlborg (LA) 6-2, 6-1
2. Pearse Dolan (LA) vs. Carlyn Small (FAMU) 4-6, 6-0, 1-1, unfinished
3. Arthur Libaud (LA) def. Illya Skoromnyy (FAMU) 6-3, 6-0
4. Vlad Kramarov (LA) vs. Carlos Waitman (FAMU) 6-2, 4-5, unfinished
5. Elio Lago (LA) def. Hema Hasona (FAMU) 6-3, 6-3
6. Jamie Fraser (LA) def. Jalen Evans (FAMU) 6-3, 6-0
Doubles competition
1. Pearse Dolan/Vlad Kramarov (LA) def. Walner Espinoza/Carlos Waitman (FAMU) 6-2
2. Eric Perez/Coleman Wahlborg (LA) vs. Courage Okungbowa/Illya Skoromnyy (FAMU) 5-4, unfinished
3. Jamie Fraser/Arthur Libaud (LA) def. Carlyn Small/Jalen Evans (FAMU) 6-4
Match Notes
Florida A&M 0-3
Louisiana 1-2
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3); Singles (6,3,1,5)
FSU Invitational
Arthur Libaud and Jamie Fraser each earned straight-set victories in singles play while Louisiana (1-2) claimed the doubles point with wins at No. 1 and No. 3.
Fraser and Libaud improved to 2-1 on the season as they clinched the doubles point for the Ragin' Cajuns with a 6-4 win at No. 3 over FAMU's Carlyn Small and Jalen Evans. Louisiana took the first doubles match on the No. 1 court as Pearse Dolan and Vlad Kramarov defeated FAMU's Walner Espinoza and Carlos Waitman, 6-2.
Fraser gave Louisiana a 2-0 lead after posting a 6-3, 6-0 victory over Evans at No. 6, before Libaud defeated FAMU's Illya Skoromnyy, 6-3, 6-0, at No. 3.
Louisiana will open a 10-match homestand on Friday when it plays host to Jackson State in a pair of matches at the Culotta Tennis Center. The first match is scheduled for 10 a.m., with the second match set for 2 p.m.
Louisiana 4, Florida A&M 1
Jan 15, 2017 at Tallahassee, Fla. (Scott Speicher)
Singles competition
1. Courage Okungbowa (FAMU) def. Coleman Wahlborg (LA) 6-2, 6-1
2. Pearse Dolan (LA) vs. Carlyn Small (FAMU) 4-6, 6-0, 1-1, unfinished
3. Arthur Libaud (LA) def. Illya Skoromnyy (FAMU) 6-3, 6-0
4. Vlad Kramarov (LA) vs. Carlos Waitman (FAMU) 6-2, 4-5, unfinished
5. Elio Lago (LA) def. Hema Hasona (FAMU) 6-3, 6-3
6. Jamie Fraser (LA) def. Jalen Evans (FAMU) 6-3, 6-0
Doubles competition
1. Pearse Dolan/Vlad Kramarov (LA) def. Walner Espinoza/Carlos Waitman (FAMU) 6-2
2. Eric Perez/Coleman Wahlborg (LA) vs. Courage Okungbowa/Illya Skoromnyy (FAMU) 5-4, unfinished
3. Jamie Fraser/Arthur Libaud (LA) def. Carlyn Small/Jalen Evans (FAMU) 6-4
Match Notes
Florida A&M 0-3
Louisiana 1-2
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3); Singles (6,3,1,5)
FSU Invitational
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