Box Score HATTIESBURG, Miss. -- The ULM
tennis team ran its win streak out to seven matches with a 5-2 victory over
Southern Miss Friday afternoon at the USM Tennis Courts. The Warhawks, who
improved to 8-1 on the season, will put their win streak on the line Sunday at
No. 73 Mississippi State.
For the eighth time in nine
matches this season, the Warhawks won the doubles point. Claire Clark and
Monica Winkel made quick work on court two winning 8-1. ULM's freshmen duo of
Medy Blankvoort and Letha Gaigher clinched the doubles point with an 8-2
victory on court one.
Gaigher won her seventh
straight singles match on court six to give the Warhawks a 2-0 lead. The
reigning back-to-back Sun Belt Conference Player of the Week Claire Clark ran
her singles record to 46-2 over the past three springs with a 6-0, 6-3 win on
court one to pull the Warhawks within one point of the win.
Ana Burjaili put the match in
the books for the Warhawks with a 6-1, 6-1 victory on court four. Stephanie
Dellocono gave the Golden Eagles (3-5) their first point with a win on court
two, before Vivian Polak won on court five to give the Warhawks a 5-1 lead.
Elja van Berlo closed out the match with a three-set win on court two for
Southern Miss.
ULM 5, Southern Miss 2
Singles:
1. Claire Clark (ULM) def. Asa
Bengtson (USM) 6-0, 6-3
2. Stephanie Dellocono (USM)
def. Monica Winkel (ULM) 6-4, 6-3
3. Elja van Berlo (USM) def.
Medy Blankvoort (ULM) 6-0, 2-6, 7-6
4. Ana Burjaili (ULM) def.
Moorea Williams (USM) 6-1, 6-1
5. Vivian Polak (ULM) def. Zoe
Lee (USM) 6-1, 6-3
6. Letha Gaigher (ULM) def.
Shannon Rogers (USM) 6-4, 6-1
Doubles:
1. Medy Blankvoort/Letha
Gaigher (ULM) def. Stephanie Dellocono/Moorea Williams (USM) 8-2
2. Claire Clark/Monica Winkel
(ULM) def. Asa Bengtson/Elja van Berlo (USM) 8-1
3. Zoe Lee/Shannon Rogers (USM)
def. Ana Burjaili/Vivian Polak (ULM) 8-7
