Box Score MONROE,
La. - The ULM tennis team battled to its 13th straight victory with
a 6-1 decision against conference foe Troy Sunday afternoon at Heard Stadium.
The match was close throughout as five of the six singles matches went to a
third set.
"Since
joining the conference, we have always had close matches with Troy," ULM coach
Terrence De Jongh said. "Even though we won 6-1, the singles matches were very
competitive. Even with tough singles matches, the girls showed big hearts by
winning the third sets."
ULM won
the doubles point for the 13th consecutive time to build a 1-0 lead
heading into the singles matches. The Warhawks have now won the doubles point
in 14 of their 15 matches this season.
After
Medy Blankvoort and Letha Gaigher dropped an 8-5 decision to Karoline Grymel
and Leonie Guijt at No. 1 doubles, the Warhawks finished off the doubles point
with a pair of 8-1 victories.
Claire
Clark and Monica Winkel moved their record to 14-1 this season with a decision
over Lyubov Dorofeeva and Gabriella Veiga at No. 2 doubles, while Ana Burjaili
and Vivian Polak moved to 13-2 on the season with a victory against Olfa Dhaoui
and Rosaura Ramirez-Vega at the No. 3 position.
Gaigher
made quick work of Olivia Battye with a 6-2, 6-0 decision at No. 6 singles to
give the Warhawks a 2-0 advantage. Gaigher upped her record to 11-3 this season
with the victory.
Clark
moved to 14-0 this season with a 5-7, 6-1, 6-0 come-from-behind victory against
Grymel at the No. 1 position to get ULM within one point of winning the match.
Winkel
clinched the match for ULM with a 6-4, 2-6, 6-1 victory over Dhaoui at the No.
2 position. Winkel is now 12-3 this season.
Troy
picked up its only point of the match as Guijt defeated Burjaili 6-2, 5-7, 6-2
at the No. 3 position. The loss was just the third of the season for Burjaili.
Polak defeated
Troy's Ramirez-Vega at the No. 5 position to give the Warhawks a 5-1 advantage.
Polak took the first set 6-4 before falling 3-6 in the second. Polak pushed out
to a 4-1 lead in the third set before Ramirez-Vega retired early.
Blankvoort
finished off the match with a 5-7, 6-1, 6-4 victory at the No. 4 position
against Dorofeeva.
The
Warhawks continue a five-match homestand against UALR April 6 at 2:30 p.m.
ULM 6, Troy 1
Singles:
1.
Claire Clark (ULM) def. Karoline Grymel (TROY) 5-7, 6-1, 6-0
2.
Monica Winkel (ULM) def. Olfa Dhaoui (TROY) 6-4, 2-6, 6-1
3.
Leonie Guijt (TROY) def. Ana Burjaili (ULM) 6-2, 5-7, 6-2
4. Medy
Blankvoort (ULM) def. Lyubov Dorofeeva (TROY) 5-7, 6-1, 6-4
5.
Vivian Polak (ULM) def. Rosaura Ramirez-Vega (TROY) 6-4, 3-6, retired
6.
Letha Gaigher (ULM) def. Olivia Battye (TROY) 6-2, 6-0
Doubles:
1. Karoline Grymel/Leonie Guijt (TROY)
def. Letha Gaigher/Medy Blankvoort (ULM) 8-5
2.
Claire Clark/Monica Winkel (ULM) def. Olfa Dhaoui/Rosaura Ramirez-Vega (TROY)
8-1
3.
Vivian Polak/Ana Burjaili (ULM) def. Lyubov Dorofeeva/Olivia Battye (TROY) 8-1
