LITTLE ROCK, Ark – The ULM women’s tennis team earned a 4-3 victory over UALR on Wednesday (March 10), defeating the Trojans 4-3. With the victory, the Warhawks improve to 7-1 on the season.
ULM took all three doubles matches to being the day against UALR. At first doubles, Claire Clark and Monica Winkel defeated the Trojans duo of Yana Kakovkina and Anne Weijenborg, 8-4. ULM continued its success at second doubles where Lena Satge and Jourdan Smith earned an 8-5 win over Nathalia Garay and Fanny Lopez. The Warhawks completed the doubles sweep with an 8-7 victory by Vivian Polak and Ana Burjaili over Veronique Luksich and Rebecca Van Den Houte.
In singles play, Winkel earned a 6-1, 6-2 victory for the Warhawks over Lopez at fourth singles. Polak took a 6-3, 6-0 victory from Garay in the fifth singles position.
UALR claimed victories at second singles, where Luksich defeated Satge, 6-0, 6-0, at third singles, as Kakovinka bettered Sidney Bruscato, 6-0, 6-4 and at sixth singles as Van den Houte beat Burjaili, 6-3, 6-0.
But at number one singles, Clark got the better of Weijenborg in a three-set match, 5-7, 6-2, 6-2, to give the Warhawks the victory.
The Warhawks will return home to host another school from “The Natural State” as Arkansas State comes to Monroe on Saturday, March 13. The match is slated to begin at 11 a.m. at Heard Stadium.
Singles
1. Clark (ULM) def. Weijenborg (UALR) 5-7, 6-2, 6-2
2. Luksich (UALR) def. Satge (ULM) 6-0, 6-0
3. Kakovkina (UALR) def. Bruscato (ULM) 6-0, 6-4
4. Winkel (ULM) def. Lopez (UALR) 6-1, 6-2
5. Polak (ULM) def. Garay (UALR) 6-3, 6-0
6. Van den Houte (UALR) def. Burjaili (ULM) 6-3, 6-0
Doubles
1. Clark/ Winkel (ULM) def. Kakovkina/ Weijenborg (UALR) 8-4
2) Satge/ Smith (ULM) def. Garay/ Lopez (UALR) 8-5
3) Polak/ Burjaili (ULM) def. Luksich/ Van den Houte (UALR) 8-7
Courtesy: ulmwarhawks.com
