Box Score LAKE CHARLES, La. -- The ULM
tennis team won its 11th straight match with a 5-2 victory at
McNeese State on Sunday. The Warhawks swept all three doubles matches and won
four of the six singles matches.
Clark Clark and Monica Winkel
were the first to finish in doubles as they turned in an 8-4 victory on court
two to improve to 12-1 on the season as a pair. Vivian Polak and Ana Burjaili
wrapped up the doubles point for the Warhawks (12-1) with an 8-2 victory on
court three, while Medy Blankvoort and Letha Gaigher completed the sweep with
an 8-5 win on court one.
Winkel increased the ULM lead
out to 2-1 with a 6-1, 6-3 victory on court two, while Polak pulled the
Warhawks within one point of winning the match with a 6-3, 6-0 win on court
six. The Cowgirls (3-8) picked up their first point of the match as Kwynn Biggs
won on court five.
Burjaili clinched the match
for the Warhawks with a 7-6, 6-0 win on court four. Tea Tvrtkovic won on court
three for McNeese State's other point of the match. Clark closed out the match
with a 6-2, 6-7, 10-7 win on court one.
The Warhawks return to the
courts on Saturday when they host Nicholls State at Heard Stadium beginning at
11 a.m.
ULM 5, McNeese State 2
Singles:
1. Claire Clark (ULM) def. Ilona
Serchenko (MCN) 6-2, 6-7, 10-7
2. Monica Winkel (ULM) def.
Ralitsa Pirdopska (MCN) 6-1, 6-3
3. Tea Tvrtkovic (MCN) def.
Medy Blankvoort (ULM) 6-4, 6-3
4. Ana Burjaili (ULM) def.
Anastasio Surkova (MCN) 7-6, 6-0
5. Kwynn Biggs (MCN) def.
Letha Gaigher (ULM) 6-1, 6-4
6. Vivian Polak (ULM) def.
Marcella Castaldi (MCN) 6-3, 6-0
Doubles:
1. Medy Blankvoort/Letha
Gaigher (ULM) def. Ilona Serchenko/Ralitsa Pirdopska (MCN) 8-5
2. Monica Winkel/Claire Clark
(ULM) def. Maria Frausto/Kwynn Biggs (MCN) 8-4
3. Vivian Polak/Ana Burjaili
(ULM) def. Tea Tvrtkovic/Anastasio Surkova (MCN) 8-2
