ULM Warhawks

Box Score MONROE, La. – Lone senior Medy Blankvoort won a pair of matches to spark the ULM tennis program to a 4-1 victory over Southern Miss on Senior Day at Raymond Heard Stadium on Saturday.

Blankvoort, from Huizen, Netherlands, clinched both the doubles point and the overall match. It marked the third consecutive victory for ULM (7-8).

At the No. 1 doubles spot, Blankvoort and sophomore Petra Horakova came through with an 8-7 win over Carolin Drescher and Alex Kitchen from Southern Miss (7-12). It came after junior Sophie Rufyikiri and freshman Angela Tejedor thumped Karina Gurgenvan and Kathrin Waidner 8-1 at the No. 3 position.

In singles action, Blankvoort finished off Drescher 6-2, 6-4 after trailing 3-2 in the second set at the No. 1 spot. Blankvoort capped off the weekend 4-0 after also winning a pair of matches against UL-Lafayette on Friday in the team's 4-3 win. She moved to 10-3 on the year at No. 1 singles.

Horakova made quick work of Lisa Noderer, 6-1, 6-1 at No. 3 singles and improved her season singles record to 11-1. Rufyikiri also took care of business with a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Mahitha Dadireddy at the No. 2 slot.

ULM will look to stay hot when it travels to UAB on Friday, April 11 for a 2:00 p.m. start.

ULM 4, Southern Miss 1
Singles Competition
1. Blankvoort, Medy (ULM) def. Carolin Drescher (USM) 6-2, 6-4
2. Rufyikiri, Sophie (ULM) def. Mahitha Dadireddy (USM) 6-2, 6-2
3. Horakova, Petra (ULM) def. Lisa Noderer (USM) 6-1, 6-1
4. Lochu, Sandy (ULM) vs. Karina Gurgenyan (USM) 2-6, 2-2, unfinished
5. Alex Kitchen (USM) def. Rodriguez, Sthefani (ULM) 6-0, 6-0
6. Tejedor, Angela (ULM) vs. Kathrin Waidner (USM) 5-1, unfinished

Doubles Competition
1. Blankvoort, Medy/Horakova, Petra (ULM) def. Carolin Drescher/Alex Kitchen (USM) 8-7
2. Lochu, Sandy/Rodriguez, Sthefani (ULM) vs. Mahitha Dadireddy/Lisa Noderer (USM) 7-5, unfinished
3. Rufyikiri, Sophie/Tejedor, Angela (ULM) def. Karina Gurgenyan/Kathrin Waidner (USM) 8-1