Box Score NATCHITOCHES, La. -- The ULM
tennis team won its sixth straight match with a 4-3 decision over Houston
Saturday afternoon at the Jack Fisher Tennis Complex on the campus of
Northwestern State. Yesterday, the Warhawks snapped NSU's 20-match regular
season win streak.
"What a great weekend for our
team," ULM head coach Terrence De Jongh said. "We just beat two very good teams
and had players step up in some pressure situations in both matches. If we play
with this same intensity the rest of the season, I believe that this team is
bound for great things."
The Warhawks (7-1) won the
doubles point for seventh time this season. Claire Clark and Monica Winkel
opened with an 8-4 victory on court two to run their record to 7-1 on the
season. Vivian Polak and Ana Burjaili also improved to 7-1 on the season as
they put the doubles point on the board for the Warhawks with an 8-3 win on
court three.
With the score tied 3-3, it
came down to the match between Polak and Joanna Kacprzyk on court four. Polak
won the first set 6-4 and Kacprzyk rallied back to take the second set 7-5.
With the match on the line, Polak dominated the final set winning 6-0.
Clark finished first with a
6-1, 6-4 victory on court two to run her singles record to 45-2 over the past
three spring seasons. Celia Fraser picked up Houston's (6-3) first point of the
match with win on court one, but Letha Gaigher stretched the ULM lead out to
3-1 with a 6-3, 6-2 win on court six.
The Cougars battled back to
tie the match at 3-3 with victories on courts five and three to set up the
match-deciding game on court four.
The Warhawks will go for their
eighth straight win on Thursday when they travel to Lake Charles, La., for a
showdown with McNeese State.
ULM 4, Houston 3
Singles:
1. Celia Fraser (HOU) def.
Monica Winkel (ULM) 6-4, 6-2
2. Claire Clark (ULM) def.
Giorgia Pozzan (HOU) 6-1, 6-4
3. Bryony Hunter (HOU) def.
Medy Blankvoort (ULM) 2-6, 6-2, 7-6
4. Vivian Polak (ULM) def.
Joanna Kacprzyk (HOU) 6-4, 5-7, 6-0
5. Maja Kazimieruk (HOU) def.
Ana Burjaili (ULM) 6-0, 6-3
6. Letha Gaigher (ULM) def.
Elena Kazakova (HOU) 6-3, 6-2
Doubles:
1. Bryony Hunter/Giorgia
Pozzan (HOU) def. Medy Blankvoort/Letha Gaigher (ULM) 8-5
2. Claire Clark/Monica Winkel
(ULM) def. Maja Kazimieruk/Joanna Kacprzyk (HOU) 8-4
3. Vivian Polak/Ana Burjaili
(ULM) def. Jo Garvey/Celia Fraser (HOU) 8-3
