Box Score MONROE, La. -- The ULM tennis team saved its first shutout for a good occasion, securing its second 5-0 start in the last four years as it defeated Stephen F. Austin 4-0 on an overcast Sunday afternoon.
The Warhawks clinched the match when Patricia Villar defeated Lauren Hidalgo-Smith 6-2, 7-5 on the far No. 4 court. It was the freshman's second time in a row clinching the match.
"I don't wanna know," she said in regards to any pressure in such situations. "I cheer for my teammates when they play, but I focus on my match."
Tiffany Mylonas and Luana Stanciu both stayed perfect on the year in singles. They have also been the team's top doubles pairing, improving to 4-1 there as well. Ioana Popescu and Pauline Van Herck shared the doubles court for the first time.
The Lady Jacks fell to 6-2.
ULM's next match is a Thursday tilt at Jackson State, set for 1:30 p.m.
Singles Competition
1. Pauline Van Herck (ULM) vs. Dhanielly Quevado (SFA) unfinished
2. Martina Husarova (ULM) vs. Denise Maxl (SFA) unfinished
3. Tiffany Mylonas (ULM) def. Valeria Terentyeva (SFA) 6-1, 6-4
4. Patricia Villar (ULM) def. Lauren Hidalgo-Smith (SFA) 6-2, 7-5
5. Ioana Popescu (ULM) vs. Vanesa Calvo Pardo (SFA) unfinished
6. Luana Stanciu (ULM) def. Liza Aginskaya (SFA) 6-1, 6-2
Doubles competition
1. Ioana Popescu/Pauline Van Herck (ULM) vs. Dhanielly Quevado/Valeria Terentyeva (SFA) unfinished
2. Luana Stanciu/Tiffany Mylonas (ULM) def. Denise Maxl/Vanesa Calvo Pardo (SFA) 6-1
3. Patricia Villar/Martina Husarova (ULM) def. Lauren Hidalgo-Smith/Liza Aginskaya (SFA) 6-3
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3); Singles (6,3,4)
