University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
James Madison
Louisiana Beats JMU for Fifth Straight Win
4/1/2023 4:20:00 PM | Men's Tennis
The Cajuns have won four of their last five matches by a score of 4-3
LAFAYETTE - The Louisiana men's tennis team remained the only team unbeaten in Sun Belt Conference play this spring with a 4-3 win over James Madison at Cajun Courts on Saturday. The Cajuns won their fifth straight match and improved to 4-0 overall in the conference.
The day opened with a closely contested doubles point but the Cajuns came out on top. Alejandro Sanchez Gonzalez and William Ribero earned the win on court three, 6-4, for the first victory of the day. Kacper Dworak and ALejo Ferrer Chueca closed the point with a 7-5 win on court two, giving Louisiana the lead.
It didn't take long for the Cajuns to go up 2-0. Calin Postea needed roughly an hour for a straight set win on court five. The Dukes bounced back to tie the score with wins on courts two and three but Ribero's court six win put the Cajuns a win away from clinching.
Two matches remained with Karlo Kajin on court one and Vasil Dimitrov on court four. Kajin won the first set before dropping the second to go to a third set. He was in total control in the third set to earn the clinching point for the Cajuns.
Tennis Match Results
James Madison vs Louisiana
4/1/2022 at Lafayette, La. (Cajun Courts)
Louisiana 4, James Madison 3
Singles competition
1. Kajin, Karlo (LA) def. Holden Koons (JMU) 6-2, 3-6, 6-2
2. Julian Lozano (JMU) def. Sanchez Gonzalez, Al (LA) 7-5, 2-1, retired
3. Youssef Sadek (JMU) def. Ferrer Chueca, Alejo (LA) 6-4, 6-3
4. Francisco Sinopoli (JMU) def. Dimitrov, Vasil (LA) 6-4, 7-6 (8-6)
5. Postea, Calin (LA) def. Edson Sanchez (JMU) 6-1, 6-2
6. Ribero, William (LA) def. Aathreya Mahesh (JMU) 6-3, 1-6, 6-1
Doubles competition
1. Dimitrov, Vasil/Kajin, Karlo (LA) vs. Holden Koons/Francisco Sinopoli (JMU) 6-6, unfinished
2. Ferrer Chueca, Alejo/Dworak, Kacper (LA) def. Julian Lozano/Edson Sanchez (JMU) 7-5
3. Ribero, William/Sanchez Gonzalez, Al (LA) def. Youssef Sadek/Aathreya Mahesh (JMU) 6-4
Match Notes: James Madison 9-8, 1-4 SBC Louisiana 11-6, 4-0 SBC
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2); Singles (5,2,3,6,1,4) T-2:53 A-132
UP NEXT FOR THE CAJUNS
In the final home match of the season, the Cajuns welcome Old Dominion to Lafayette. The team will honor their seniors with the match starting at 10 a.m. from Cajun Courts.
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,2
#1 Singles Match
#2 Singles Match
#3 Singles Match
#4 Singles Match
#5 Singles Match
#6 Singles Match
Order of Finish:
5,2,3,6,1,4
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