Box Score THE RUNDOWN
Teams: ULM (1-0, 1-0 SBC)
Georgia State (0-1, 0-1 SBC)
Location: Yarbrough Tennis Center/ Auburn, AL
Auburn, Ala. – The ULM tennis team opened the season on Saturday afternoon, taking down the defending Sun Belt Conference champions Georgia State as the Warhawks defeated the Panthers 4-2 in Auburn.
NOTABLES
-The Warhawks were able to dominate in singles action on Saturday, winning four of five finished matches in straight sets. The Warhawks dropped two of three doubles matches to lose the doubles point this afternoon.
-In No. 2 singles action, Tiffany Mylonas won 6-2, 6-4. She would team with Luana Stanciu in doubles action, coming up short and falling 6-2.
-In No. 3 singles, Patricia Villar had a strong opener, winning her match 6-1, 6-3. In the No. 4 spot, Petra Horakova won her match in just as dominating fashion 6-2, 6-0. Horakova paired with Stefana Andrei in doubles action and the pair won the only doubles match on Saturday for the Warhawks.
-In No. 4 singles, Madalina Grigoriu fell on Saturday 7-5, 6-2. Grigoriu teamed with Karolina Snita in doubles action as they fell 6-2. In singles action, Snita won 7-6, 6-3.
-The Warhawks won their first-ever meeting against Georgia State today, as they had lost their previous three meetings to the Panthers.
UP NEXT
-The Warhawks continue in Auburn on Sunday against the host Tigers beginning at 10:00 a.m.
