Women’s Tennis: Cajuns Top Braves in Dual Match, 5-2

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Louisiana’s Ragin’ Cajuns women’s tennis team picked up its third win of the season on Tuesday afternoon defeating Alcorn State 5-2 in a dual Match at Cajun Courts.
 
“Our team has played some pretty tough competition to this point in the season, and it was good to see them give a complete team effort today,” head coach Greg Harkins said. “Hopefully we can use the moment from this win to continue to grow as a team and get better.”
 
In doubles play, the Cajuns won at No.1 and No.2 to take a 1-0 edge. Milou Israel and Briggitt Marcovich registered an 8-2 win at No.1 doubles. Erin Wilbert and Sophie van den Aarssen captured the point at No.2 doubles defeating Chan Rutherford and Dari Rudd 8-5.
 
UL went on to win four of the six singles matches led by Isreal who picked up her fourth straight win at No.1 with her 6-1, 6-2 victory over Kersten Vanem.
 
The Cajuns also recorded wins at No.2 singles by van den Aarssen 6-4, 6-3, No. 3 singles by Erin Wilbert 6-1, 6-4 and at No.6 singles by Hannah Appleyard 6-3, 6-1.
 
Louisiana continues a three-game homestand on Sunday, March 4 at 3 p.m. when the Cajuns host Stephen F. Austin.
 
Louisiana 5, Alcorn State 2
 
 Singles competition
1. Israel, Milou (UL) def. Vanem, Kersten (ALCN) 6-1, 6-2
2. van den Aarssen, Sop (UL) def. Mebuke, Quta (ALCN) 6-4, 6-3
3. Wilbert, Erin (UL) def. Tipp, Merilin (ALCN) 6-1, 6-4
4. Kozachuk, Viktoria (ALCN) def. Vasovic, Tara (UL) 6-4, 6-4
5. Buchmann, Arielle (ALCN) def. Ahlqvist, Sandra (UL) 3-6, 7-6 (4-0), 1-0 (7-0)
6. Appleyard, Hannah (UL) def. Rudd, Dari (ALCN) 6-3, 6-1
 
 Doubles competition
1. Israel, Milou/Marcovich, Briggitt (UL) def. Vanem, Kersten/Kozachuk, Viktoria (ALCN) 8-2
2. Wilbert, Erin/van den Aarssen, Sop (UL) def. Rutherford, Chan/Rudd, Dari (ALCN) 8-5
3. Buchmann, Arielle/Mebuke, Quta (ALCN) def. Vasovic, Tara/Ahlqvist, Sandra (UL) 8-7 (3-0)
 
Match Notes:
Alcorn State 5-4
Louisiana 3-6
 
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