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@RaginCajunsMT Knocks Off Nebraska, Splits First Day At FSU Invite
1/12/2019 8:29:00 PM | Men's Tennis
Louisiana got its first win over a Power Five program since 2012.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – For the first time since 2012 Louisiana Men's Tennis (1-1) knocked off a program from a Power Five conference when, after a three-set clinching win from junior Jamie Fraser, in its second match of the day at the Florida State Invitational the Ragin' Cajuns took down the Nebraska Cornhuskers, 4-2, on its way to going 1-1 during the first day in Tallahassee, Fla.
Powered by singles wins from juniors Elio Lago and Fraser, along with freshmen Jan Galka and Marko Vujic's first-career win, Louisiana carried the momentum of winning the doubles point to take the match. The last time that Louisiana took down a program from one of the Power Five conferences was on Mar. 2, 2012 when Louisiana beat then-ranked No. 64 Oklahoma State, 4-1.
HOW IT HAPPENED (vs. North Florida): Louisiana began the FSU Invite with a matchup against the defending Atlantic Sun Conference, North Florida Ospreys. Louisiana dropped the doubles point when the duo of Galka and Vujic lost 6-4 and the Louisiana duo of Lago and freshman Pierce Gilheany fell 6-2.
In singles Louisiana did snag one win, when senior Arthur Libaud got his first win of the season when he took down UNF's Nilo Duarte in straight sets, 6-2, 7-6 (7). But junior Pearse Dolan fell 6-1, 6-4, Lago dropped his match 6-4, 6-1 and Galka fell 7-6 (8), 6-3 to concede the match to North Florida and move into a meeting with Nebraska.
HOW IT HAPPENED (vs. Nebraska): The Ragin' Cajuns began its path to the first win of 2019 by taking the doubles point when Libaud and Dolan took down Toby Boyer and Micah Klousia, 6-4. Galka and Vujic followed up the first win with a win of their own, taking down Chris Dean and Isaac Nortey 6-3, giving Louisiana a 1-0 lead heading into singles play.
Vujic started Louisiana off with his first-career singles win by taking down William Gleason in straight sets, 6-4, 6-2 to make it 2-0 Louisiana. Lago then put Louisiana up 3-0, when he took down Dean in straight sets, 6-3, 6-4.
Dolan fell to Boyer, 6-3, 7-6 (9), followed by Libaud falling to Victor Moreno Lozano, 7-6 (9), 6-3 making the score 3-2 with Louisiana still knocking on the door for victory. But Fraser stepped up to the plate and in a big-time comeback stormed back to seal Louisiana's win in a three-set battle.
Dropping the first set, 4-6, to Nortey, Fraser came out and dominated the second set taking it 6-1 to even up the match. Fraser then controlled the action in the third and final set, coming away with a 6-3 win to come away with a 4-6, 6-1, 6-3 win to lock up Louisiana's first win of the 2019 season.
Louisiana takes down Nebraska to finish the day 1-1 and move into the fifth place match and a chance to finish 2-1 in Tallahassee for the weekend. ??#GeauxCajuns ?? pic.twitter.com/dE49DCS487
— Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns® Men's Tennis (@RaginCajunsMT) January 12, 2019
UP NEXT FOR THE CAJUNS: Louisiana looks to wrap up its weekend in Tallahassee with a chance to go 2-1 when, on Sunday, Jan. 12 starting at 9 a.m., the Ragin' Cajuns will face New Orleans in the fifth-place match.
2019 FSU Spring Invitational Round 1
North Florida 4, Louisiana 1
January 12, 2018 at Tallahassee, Fla.
(Scott Speicher Memorial Tennis Center)
Singles
1.) Till Von Winning (UNF) def. Jan Galka (LA) 7-6 (8-6), 6-3
2.) Sahil Deshmukh (UNF) def. Pearse Dolan (LA) 6-1, 6-4
3.) Dominik Barton (UNF) def. Elio Lago (LA) 6-4, 6-1
4.) Arthur Libaud (LA) def. Nilo Duarte (UNF) 6-2, 7-6 (7-1)
5.) Marko Vujic (LA) vs. Jorge Nunez (UNF) DNF
6.) Jamie Fraser (LA) vs. Federico Nani (UNF) DNF
Order of Finish: 2, 3, 4, 1*
Doubles
1.) Dolan/Libaud (LA) vs. Von Winning/Duarte (UNF) DNF
2.) Deshmukh/Nunez (UNF) def. Galka/Vujic (LA) 6-4
3.) Barton/Nani (UNF) def. Pierce Gilheany/Lago (LA) 6-2
Team Records:
Louisiana: 0-1
North Florida: 1-0
2019 FSU Spring Invitational Consolation Round 1
Louisiana 4, Nebraska 2
January 12, 2018 at Tallahassee, Fla.
(Scott Speicher Memorial Tennis Center)
Singles
1.) Toby Boyer (NU) def. Dolan (LA) 6-3, 7-6 (9-7)
2.) Galka (LA) vs. Micah Klousia (NU) DNF
3.) Victor Moreno Lozano (NU) def. Libaud (LA) 7-6 (9-7), 6-3
4.) Lago (LA) def. Chris Dean (NU) 6-3, 6-4
5.) Vujic (LA) def. William Gleason (NU) 6-4, 6-2
6.) Fraser (LA) def. Isaac Nortey (NU) 4-6, 6-1, 6-3
Order of Finish: 5, 4, 3, 6*
Doubles
1.) Dolan/Libaud (LA) def. Boyer/Klousia (NU) 6-4
2.) Galka/Vujic (LA) def. Dean/Nortey (NU) 6-3
3.) Lago/Gilheany (LA) vs. Gleason/Lozano (NU) DNF
Order of Finish: 1, 2*
Team Records:
Louisiana: 1-1
Nebraska: 0-2
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
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#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
#1 Singles Match
#2 Singles Match
#3 Singles Match
#4 Singles Match
#5 Singles Match
#6 Singles Match
Order of Finish:
2,3,4,1
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