Box Score DALLAS -- The ULM tennis team
opened its spring season with a resounding 6-1 victory over Texas-San Antonio
Saturday morning at the Turpin Tennis Center on the campus of SMU. The Warhawks
(1-0) breezed through doubles play and won five-of-six singles matches to claim the
victory.
"This was a great way to open
up our spring season," ULM head coach Terrence De Jongh said. "UTSA is a very
good team that came within one match of the NCAA Tournament two years ago. I am
proud of the way we played ,and we now have to refocus as we have a tough match
this afternoon against SMU."
Claire Clark and Monica Winkel, who have both earned national singles rankings this season, teamed up at
number two doubles and easy dispatched of Micaela Silva and Carolina Dedering
8-1. Vivian Polak and Ana Burjaili defeated Kevya Menon and Mariel Maffezzolli
8-1 at number three doubles to give the Warhawks the doubles point.
Polak and Clark cruised to
straight set victories at number three and number two singles to give the
Warhawks a 3-0 lead. Polak dispatched of Silva 6-3, 6-1 and Clark disposed of
Isabelle Jonsson 6-1, 6-1.
Burjaili dropped just three
games at number six singles as she defeated Katie Ottenbreit 6-2, 6-1 to clinch
the match for the Warhawks. Menon earned the Roadrunners (0-1) lone point of the match as she won at number
five singles 6-0, 6-3 over Warhawk freshman Letha Gaigher.
The Warhawks closed out the match
strong as Medy Blankvoort defeated Dedering 6-4, 6-2 on court four and Winkel,
who is ranked 113th in the NCAA, defeated Peana 4-6, 6-4, 10-3 on
court one.
ULM will return to the courts
at the Turpin Tennis Center at 3:30 p.m. Saturday to take on No. 27 SMU. The
Warhawks conclude their opening weekend of play on Sunday against Texas-Pan
American at 10 a.m.
Singles
1. Monica Winkel (ULM) def. Stefanie Peana
(UTSA) 4-6, 6-4, 10-3
2. Claire Clark (ULM) def. Isabelle Jonsson
(UTSA) 6-1, 6-1
3. Vivian Polak (ULM) def. Micaela Silva
(UTSA) 6-3, 6-1
4. Medy Blankvoort (ULM) def. Carolina
Dedering (UTSA) 6-4, 6-2
5. Kavya Menon (UTSA) def. Letha Gaigher
(ULM) 6-0, 6-3
6. Ana Burjaili (ULM) def. Katie Ottenbreit
(UTSA) 6-2, 6-1
Doubles
1. Blankvoort/Gaigher (ULM) vs. Peana/Jonsson
(UTSA) 4-3, unfinished
2. Clark/Winkel (ULM) def. Silva/Dedering
(UTSA) 8-1
3. Polak/Burjaili (ULM) def. Menon/Maffezzolli
(UTSA) 8-1
