University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Saturday, March 5
Lafayette
1:00 p.m.
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
vs
Coastal Carolina
Men's Tennis Makes Much-Awaited Return Home to Cajun Courts
3/4/2022 6:21:00 PM | Men's Tennis
No. 37 Louisiana hosts Coastal Carolina on March 5 in Sun Belt opener
LAFAYETTE - For the first time since Jan. 29 the No. 37-ranked Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Men's Tennis team competes at Cajun Courts when the squad hosts Coastal Carolina in a 1 p.m. match on Saturday, March 5.
The Ragin' Cajuns (11-1) and Chanticleers (5-5) are both opening Sun Belt Conference play during the Saturday matinee.
Louisiana sports a 2-0 mark on its home court in the spring 2022 dual match season, claiming a sweep of Tyler JC and Xavier (La.) back on Jan. 28-29. The CCU match ends a stretch of 34Â days between home events for the Ragin' Cajuns.
The time away from home was extremely productive for Louisiana with quality wins over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, Rice, Texas Tech, ETSU and UTSA highlighting the success on the February-long stretch of road matches that stretched out the team's current winning streak to 10 matches. Along the way the Ragin' Cajuns captured the title at the prestigious H-E-B Tournament of Champions and last weekend closed out the series of road events with a commanding 6-1 win at Southern Miss on Feb. 26.
The impressive start under the guidance of first-year head coach Luc Godin is the program's best start in the 2000s era. The 10-match winning streak is the longest win streak since the 2014 won the exact same amount.Â
Louisiana and Coastal Carolina last met in the 2019 season with the Ragin' Cajuns claiming a 4-3 decision on March 31, 2019 in Conway, S.C.
ABOUT LOUISIANA
Currently the highest ranked team in the state of Louisiana, and the only Sun Belt school listed in the ITA Men's Tennis D1 Team rankings, the Ragin' Cajuns moved up two spots in the rankings for the third straight week. Standing at No. 37 this week it's the program's highest ranking since reaching No. 47 in 2012.
Up to this point in the season Louisiana has had a decisive upper hand in singles play over the opposition, carrying a 45-18 mark as a group into the SBC opener vs. Coastal. Oriol Fillat Gimenez has been leading the charge with a 10-1 record at No. 3 singles and has an active streak of nine consecutive sets won.  Fillat Gimenez has reached double figures in wins for the first time in his collegiate career.
Each player in the Ragin' Cajuns' lineup has claimed at least five set victories to their credit. Fillat Gimenez is closely followed by Vasil Dimitrov (9-3), Calin Postea (8-2) and Alejandro Sanchez Gonzalez (7-3). Adding in Karlo Kajin who is 5-3 at No. 1 singles, Louisiana is a combined 22-7 at the Nos. 1-3 slots.
The Ragin' Cajuns have thrived in close calls so far this season with a 3-0 record in matches decided by a 4-3 count.
UP NEXT
It's a short two-hour trip east on I-10 on Sunday, March 6 as No. 37 Louisiana visits New Orleans (11-1) for a 1 p.m. match at the University Tennis Center.
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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The Ragin' Cajuns (11-1) and Chanticleers (5-5) are both opening Sun Belt Conference play during the Saturday matinee.
Louisiana sports a 2-0 mark on its home court in the spring 2022 dual match season, claiming a sweep of Tyler JC and Xavier (La.) back on Jan. 28-29. The CCU match ends a stretch of 34Â days between home events for the Ragin' Cajuns.
The time away from home was extremely productive for Louisiana with quality wins over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, Rice, Texas Tech, ETSU and UTSA highlighting the success on the February-long stretch of road matches that stretched out the team's current winning streak to 10 matches. Along the way the Ragin' Cajuns captured the title at the prestigious H-E-B Tournament of Champions and last weekend closed out the series of road events with a commanding 6-1 win at Southern Miss on Feb. 26.
The impressive start under the guidance of first-year head coach Luc Godin is the program's best start in the 2000s era. The 10-match winning streak is the longest win streak since the 2014 won the exact same amount.Â
Louisiana and Coastal Carolina last met in the 2019 season with the Ragin' Cajuns claiming a 4-3 decision on March 31, 2019 in Conway, S.C.
ABOUT LOUISIANA
Currently the highest ranked team in the state of Louisiana, and the only Sun Belt school listed in the ITA Men's Tennis D1 Team rankings, the Ragin' Cajuns moved up two spots in the rankings for the third straight week. Standing at No. 37 this week it's the program's highest ranking since reaching No. 47 in 2012.
Up to this point in the season Louisiana has had a decisive upper hand in singles play over the opposition, carrying a 45-18 mark as a group into the SBC opener vs. Coastal. Oriol Fillat Gimenez has been leading the charge with a 10-1 record at No. 3 singles and has an active streak of nine consecutive sets won.  Fillat Gimenez has reached double figures in wins for the first time in his collegiate career.
Each player in the Ragin' Cajuns' lineup has claimed at least five set victories to their credit. Fillat Gimenez is closely followed by Vasil Dimitrov (9-3), Calin Postea (8-2) and Alejandro Sanchez Gonzalez (7-3). Adding in Karlo Kajin who is 5-3 at No. 1 singles, Louisiana is a combined 22-7 at the Nos. 1-3 slots.
The Ragin' Cajuns have thrived in close calls so far this season with a 3-0 record in matches decided by a 4-3 count.
UP NEXT
It's a short two-hour trip east on I-10 on Sunday, March 6 as No. 37 Louisiana visits New Orleans (11-1) for a 1 p.m. match at the University Tennis Center.
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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