University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Saturday, February 12
Lubbock, Texas
12:00 p.m.
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
5
vs
2
New Mexico State
Louisiana Completes Lone Star Sweep With 5-2 Win Over NMSU
2/12/2022 9:34:00 PM | Men's Tennis
Louisiana wins sixth straight match; will compete in H-E-B Tournament of Champions
LUBBOCK, Texas – Karlo Kajin and Alejandro Sanchez Gonzalez clinched a highly-contested doubles point to give the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Men's Tennis team claimed four straight matches in singles play to claim its sixth consecutive victory with a 5-2 decision over New Mexico State on Saturday at the McLeod Tennis Center.
Louisiana (7-1), which won its sixth consecutive match of the season, capped off a perfect weekend in the Lone Star State after posting a 4-1 win over Big 12 member Texas Tech on Friday. The Ragin' Cajuns claimed doubles victories on Courts 1 and 2 to take an early 1-0 lead before posting wins in singles play on Courts 2, 3, 5 and 6.
With each team claiming a victory in doubles play, the Kajin and Sanchez Gonzalez claimed a 6-3 win on Court 1 over NM State's Louis Menard and Jordy Visser.
Sanchez Gonzalez gave Louisiana a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven match with a 6-1, 6-0 victory over Martin Simecek at Court 2. At Court 3, Orio Fillat Gimenez won his fifth straight match and improved to 6-1 on the season with a 6-2, 6-4 win over Corey Clarke before freshman Calin Postea clinched the match at No. 6 with a 7-6, 6-4 win over Gijs Akkermans.
Vasil Dimitrov gave Louisiana a 5-0 lead with a 6-3, 7-5 victory over Visser before NM State (2-6) earned wins on Courts 1 and 4.
MATCH RESULTS
Louisiana vs New Mexico State
2/12/2022 at Lubbock, Texas (McLeod Tennis Center)
Louisiana 5, New Mexico State 2
Singles competition
1. Louis Menard (NMSU) def. Kajin, Karlo (LA) 6-4, 6-4
2. Sanchez Gonzalez, Al (LA) def. Martin Simecek (NMSU) 6-1, 6-0
3. Fillat Gimenez, Orio (LA) def. Corey Clarke (NMSU) 6-2, 6-4
4. Itay Feigin (NMSU) def. Dworak, Kacper (LA) 6-4, 6-2
5. Dimitrov, Vasil (LA) def. Jordy Visser (NMSU) 6-3, 7-5
6. Postea, Calin (LA) def. Gijs Akkermans (NMSU) 7-6, 6-4
Doubles competition
1. Kajin, Karlo/Sanchez Gonzalez, Al (LA) def. Louis Menard/Jordy Visser (NMSU) 6-3
2. Dimitrov, Vasil/Fillat Gimenez, Orio (LA) def. Luca Fe D'Ostianini/Martin Simecek (NMSU) 6-1
3. Gijs Akkermans/Corey Clarke (NMSU) def. Dworak, Kacper/Postea, Calin (LA) 6-3
Match Notes:
Louisiana 7-1
New Mexico State 2-6
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (2,3,6,5,4,1)
UP NEXT
Louisiana returns to the Lone Star State next weekend to compete in the H-E-B Tournament of Champions on Feb. 18-20 in Corpus Christi, Texas. The Ragin' Cajuns will be joined in the eight-team field by host Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, DePaul, New Mexico State, Troy, Abilene Christian, ETSU and UTSA.
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Louisiana (7-1), which won its sixth consecutive match of the season, capped off a perfect weekend in the Lone Star State after posting a 4-1 win over Big 12 member Texas Tech on Friday. The Ragin' Cajuns claimed doubles victories on Courts 1 and 2 to take an early 1-0 lead before posting wins in singles play on Courts 2, 3, 5 and 6.
With each team claiming a victory in doubles play, the Kajin and Sanchez Gonzalez claimed a 6-3 win on Court 1 over NM State's Louis Menard and Jordy Visser.
Sanchez Gonzalez gave Louisiana a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven match with a 6-1, 6-0 victory over Martin Simecek at Court 2. At Court 3, Orio Fillat Gimenez won his fifth straight match and improved to 6-1 on the season with a 6-2, 6-4 win over Corey Clarke before freshman Calin Postea clinched the match at No. 6 with a 7-6, 6-4 win over Gijs Akkermans.
Vasil Dimitrov gave Louisiana a 5-0 lead with a 6-3, 7-5 victory over Visser before NM State (2-6) earned wins on Courts 1 and 4.
MATCH RESULTS
Louisiana vs New Mexico State
2/12/2022 at Lubbock, Texas (McLeod Tennis Center)
Louisiana 5, New Mexico State 2
Singles competition
1. Louis Menard (NMSU) def. Kajin, Karlo (LA) 6-4, 6-4
2. Sanchez Gonzalez, Al (LA) def. Martin Simecek (NMSU) 6-1, 6-0
3. Fillat Gimenez, Orio (LA) def. Corey Clarke (NMSU) 6-2, 6-4
4. Itay Feigin (NMSU) def. Dworak, Kacper (LA) 6-4, 6-2
5. Dimitrov, Vasil (LA) def. Jordy Visser (NMSU) 6-3, 7-5
6. Postea, Calin (LA) def. Gijs Akkermans (NMSU) 7-6, 6-4
Doubles competition
1. Kajin, Karlo/Sanchez Gonzalez, Al (LA) def. Louis Menard/Jordy Visser (NMSU) 6-3
2. Dimitrov, Vasil/Fillat Gimenez, Orio (LA) def. Luca Fe D'Ostianini/Martin Simecek (NMSU) 6-1
3. Gijs Akkermans/Corey Clarke (NMSU) def. Dworak, Kacper/Postea, Calin (LA) 6-3
Match Notes:
Louisiana 7-1
New Mexico State 2-6
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (2,3,6,5,4,1)
UP NEXT
Louisiana returns to the Lone Star State next weekend to compete in the H-E-B Tournament of Champions on Feb. 18-20 in Corpus Christi, Texas. The Ragin' Cajuns will be joined in the eight-team field by host Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, DePaul, New Mexico State, Troy, Abilene Christian, ETSU and UTSA.
FOLLOW THE RAGIN' CAJUNS
Follow the Ragin' Cajuns on Twitter and Facebook (@RaginCajunsMT) and on Instagram (ragincajunsmten) to stay up-to-date with Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Men's Tennis.
Fans are encouraged to stay engaged with the Ragin' Cajuns by downloading the #GeauxCajuns app. Click here for iOS/Apple platforms and here for Android platforms.
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,3,1
#1 Singles Match
12
Louis Menard / 0 [NMSU]
66
44
#2 Singles Match
12
Martin Simecek / 0 [NMSU]
10
66
#3 Singles Match
12
Corey Clarke / 0 [NMSU]
24
66
#4 Singles Match
12
Itay Feigin / 0 [NMSU]
66
42
#5 Singles Match
12
Jordy Visser / 0 [NMSU]
35
67
#6 Singles Match
12
Gijs Akkermans / 0 [NMSU]
64
76
Order of Finish:
2,3,6,5,4,1
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