Box Score
NATCHITOCHES,
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Marion Lehmann and sophomore Claire Clark picked up singles victories, but they
weren't enough as the ULM tennis team fell to in-state rival Northwestern State
5-2 in Natchitoches, La., on Wednesday afternoon.
Clark, playing up a spot in the Warhawks
line-up, picked up her 13th straight-set victory of the year. The
Bossier City, La., native defeated Olga Bazhanova 6-4, 6-2 at the number two
singles position.
Clark began the season at number six singles,
but has progressed her way up the line-up. Ranked 118th in the
nation, her lone blemish on the season came in a third-set tiebreaker against
Louisiana-Lafayette last time out. She is 13-1 on the season.
Lehmann continued to keep pace with Clark for
the team lead in victories, picking up her 13th win with a 6-3, 6-0
win over Dragana Colic in the sixth position. After dropping her first match of
the season, the Besancon, France, native has rattled off a team-high
13-straight wins.
ULM (6-8) fell behind early after
Northwestern State (10-5) swept through doubles competition. Clark and Lehmann
teamed at the third position to give the Warhawks their closest finish, 8-5.
The Lady Demons won the tiebreaker in the first
set at number one singles and went on to claim the victory. NSU also picked up
a close straight-set victory at number three singles and a third-set win at
number four singles to pull out the close match.
ULM returns to action Thursday when it hosts league
foe New Orleans at Raymond Heard Stadium at 3 p.m. The Warhawks look to snap a
season-high three-match skid when they host the Privateers, their first of
back-to-back league foes in as many days at home.
Singles
1. Adna Curukovic (NSU) def. Vivian Polak
(ULM) 7-6(5), 6-1
2. No. 118 Claire Clark (ULM) def. Olga Bazhanova
(NSU) 6-4, 6-2
3. Kathrin Lange (NSU) def. Lena Satge (ULM)
6-3, 6-4
4. Bianca Schulz (NSU) def. Monica Winkel
(ULM) 6-3, 4-6, 6-3
5. Daniela Posada (NSU) def. Sharon Makhanya
(ULM) 6-2, 6-4
6. Marion Lehmann (ULM) def. Dragana Colic
(NSU) 6-3, 6-0
Doubles
1. Bazhanova/Colic (NSU) def. Makhanya/Winkel
(ULM) 8-2
2. Lange/Schulz (NSU) def. Ana Burjaili/Satge
(ULM) 8-2
3. Curukovic/Posada (NSU) def. Clark/Lehmann
(ULM) 8-5
