Box Score
MONROE,
La. ?
After jumping out to a quick lead the Warhawk tennis team couldn't hold on late
in a 4-3 loss against Sun Belt Conference rival Troy at Raymond Heard Stadium
on the campus of ULM Friday afternoon.
ULM (6-9) jumped out to a 3-0 overall lead by
claiming the doubles point and winning a pair of fast singles bouts. Troy (8-5)
would come roaring back, picking up straight set victories in each of the
remaining matches to claim the team victory.
“We knew coming in that today was going to be
very evenly matched,” ULM head coach Terrence De Jongh said. “Troy was more
mentally tough in the end and was able to pull out the victory. Our girls
competed hard, but we just came up on the short end of it today.”
The Trojans went up early in doubles with an
8-2 victory in the second slot. Senior Marion Lehmann and sophomore Claire
Clark teamed in the third spot to pick up an 8-4 win and knot the doubles bout
at 1-1.
ULM would take the early team lead when
junior Lena Satge and sophomore Ana Burjaili outlasted the Troy duo of Rawia
Elsisi and Leonie Guijt at the top spot 8-6.
Moving to singles play, Lehmann mowed down
Caroline Joaunin at number six singles 6-0, 6-0 to improve to 14-1 on the
campaign. Shortly thereafter Clark improved to 14-1 with a 6-3, 6-0 straight
set win at number three singles.
From there the wheels fell off. Troy took the
opening set in each of the four remaining singles bouts and held on in close
second sets.
ULM is scheduled to return to action on April
10 when it hosts Southern in the regular season finale.
Singles
(6,3,1,5,4,2*)
1. Rawia Elsisi (Troy) def. Vivian Polak
(ULM) 6-1, 6-3
2. Mirte De Bakker (Troy) def. Lena Satge
(ULM) 6-4, 6-2
3. Claire Clark (ULM) def. Annabelle Barres
(Troy) 6-3, 6-0
4. Leonie Guijt (Troy) def. Sharon Makhanya
(ULM) 6-4, 6-3
5. Stephanie Vieira (Troy) def. Monica Winkel
(ULM) 6-1, 6-3
6. Marion Lehmann (ULM) def. Caroline Joaunin
(Troy) 6-0, 6-0
Doubles
(2,3,1*)
1. Ana Burjaili/Satge (ULM) def. Elsisi/Guijt
(Troy) 8-6
2. De Bakker/Vieira (Troy) def.
Makhanya/Winkel (ULM) 8-2
3. Clark/Lehmann (ULM) def. Bares/Viega
(Troy) 8-4
