University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Saturday, February 18
Lafayette
12 p.m.
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
4
vs
2
UTSA
Cajuns Rally In Singles Play For 4-2 Win Over UTSA
2/18/2017 6:10:00 PM | Men's Tennis
Louisiana improves to 9-3 overall on season
LAFAYETTE — After falling behind early in singles, the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's tennis team rallied to earn a 4-2 victory against UTSA on Saturday at Cajun Courts.
Coleman Wahlborg clinched the match for Louisiana (9-3) at No. 5 singles, posting a 4-6, 6-1, 6-1 win over UTSA's Christian Carrillo while Arthur Libaud and Vlad Kramarov each earned straight-set victories for the Ragin' Cajuns.
Louisiana claimed the doubles point against UTSA (2-5) as the senior duo of Eric Perez and Coleman Wahlborg started the Cajuns off with a solid 6-1 victory on Court 1. Then at No. 2, with a 6-3 win, Libaud and Jamie Fraser clinched the doubles point for Louisiana while picking up their eighth straight victory as a team.
UTSA picked up singles victories at No. 6 and No. 2 for a 2-1 lead before Kramarov earned a 6-3, 6-4 win over Axel Cronje No. 3.
Libaud followed shortly after for Louisiana, revitalizing the team with his usual energy and a 6-4, 6-3 win over Kai Breitbach at No. 1.
Louisiana will return to action on Feb. 24 when it faces Southland Conference opponent Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on Feb. 24. Admission is free.
Louisiana 4, UTSA 2
Feb 18, 2017 at Lafayette, La. (Cajun Courts)
Singles competition
1. Arthur Libaud (LA) def. Kai Breitbach (UTSA) 6-4, 6-3
2. Juri Reckow (UTSA) def. Pearse Dolan (LA) 6-2, 6-1
3. Vlad Kramarov (LA) def. Axel Cronje (UTSA) 6-3, 6-4
4. Jamie Fraser (LA) vs. Takeru Watanabe (UTSA) 3-6, 6-1, 3-1, unfinished
5. Coleman Wahlborg (LA) def. Christian Carrillo (UTSA) 4-6, 6-1, 6-1
6. Patrick Poestinger (UTSA) def. Eric Perez (LA) 6-3, 6-2
Doubles competition
1. Eric Perez/Coleman Wahlborg (LA) def. Kai Breitbach/Axel Cronje (UTSA) 6-1
2. Jamie Fraser/Arthur Libaud (LA) def. Fabian Brand/Igor Cantanhede (UTSA) 6-3
3. Vlad Kramarov/Pearse Dolan (LA) vs. Christian Carrillo/Juri Reckow (UTSA) 3-4, unfinished
Match Notes
UTSA 2-5
Louisiana 9-3
Order of finish: Doubles (1, 2); Singles (6, 2, 3, 1, 5)
Coleman Wahlborg clinched the match for Louisiana (9-3) at No. 5 singles, posting a 4-6, 6-1, 6-1 win over UTSA's Christian Carrillo while Arthur Libaud and Vlad Kramarov each earned straight-set victories for the Ragin' Cajuns.
Louisiana claimed the doubles point against UTSA (2-5) as the senior duo of Eric Perez and Coleman Wahlborg started the Cajuns off with a solid 6-1 victory on Court 1. Then at No. 2, with a 6-3 win, Libaud and Jamie Fraser clinched the doubles point for Louisiana while picking up their eighth straight victory as a team.
UTSA picked up singles victories at No. 6 and No. 2 for a 2-1 lead before Kramarov earned a 6-3, 6-4 win over Axel Cronje No. 3.
Libaud followed shortly after for Louisiana, revitalizing the team with his usual energy and a 6-4, 6-3 win over Kai Breitbach at No. 1.
Louisiana will return to action on Feb. 24 when it faces Southland Conference opponent Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on Feb. 24. Admission is free.
Louisiana 4, UTSA 2
Feb 18, 2017 at Lafayette, La. (Cajun Courts)
Singles competition
1. Arthur Libaud (LA) def. Kai Breitbach (UTSA) 6-4, 6-3
2. Juri Reckow (UTSA) def. Pearse Dolan (LA) 6-2, 6-1
3. Vlad Kramarov (LA) def. Axel Cronje (UTSA) 6-3, 6-4
4. Jamie Fraser (LA) vs. Takeru Watanabe (UTSA) 3-6, 6-1, 3-1, unfinished
5. Coleman Wahlborg (LA) def. Christian Carrillo (UTSA) 4-6, 6-1, 6-1
6. Patrick Poestinger (UTSA) def. Eric Perez (LA) 6-3, 6-2
Doubles competition
1. Eric Perez/Coleman Wahlborg (LA) def. Kai Breitbach/Axel Cronje (UTSA) 6-1
2. Jamie Fraser/Arthur Libaud (LA) def. Fabian Brand/Igor Cantanhede (UTSA) 6-3
3. Vlad Kramarov/Pearse Dolan (LA) vs. Christian Carrillo/Juri Reckow (UTSA) 3-4, unfinished
Match Notes
UTSA 2-5
Louisiana 9-3
Order of finish: Doubles (1, 2); Singles (6, 2, 3, 1, 5)
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