Match 1 - SLU 7, Alcorn 0
Match 2 - SLU 4, Alcorn 0

HAMMOND – The Southeastern Louisiana tennis team opened the spring in impressive fashion on Friday, winning a pair of matches over non-conference foe Alcorn State at the Southeastern Tennis Complex.
 
Southeastern (2-0) opened the day with a 7-0 victory over the visiting Lady Braves. In the nightcap, the two teams agreed to end the match when it was decided with Southeastern earning a 4-0 victory.
 
Sophomores Dany Raygadas, Ceci Mercier and Lucia Bustamante each were 2-0 in singles and doubles play to lead the Lions. Southeastern was 6-0 in doubles and 9-0 in singles play on Friday.
 
SLU will continue its four-match home stand to open the spring on Saturday, Feb. 6, hosting Louisiana-Lafayette at 12 p.m. at the Southeastern Tennis Complex.
 
Match 1 – Southeastern Louisiana 7, Alcorn State 0
In the opener, SLU rolled through doubles play. Junior Margaux Kaltenbacher and Raygadas started the Lions off with a 6-1 victory over ASU's Aakansksha Punj and Marlene Maier on the No. 3 court.
 
The Lions clinched the match at No. 2, where Bustamante and Mercier were too much for the Lady Brave pair of Aida Kelic and Siobhan Ryan-Bovey. Southeastern completed the sweep on No. 1, as senior Renee Villarreal and sophomore Dalina Dahlmans defeated Ivana Boberic and Ekaterina Potapova, 6-4.
 
Villarreal made it 2-0 with a win on the No. 1 singles court, as Kelic retired down, 6-4, 3-0. Mercier pushed the advantage to 3-0, defeating Potapova, 6-1, 6-1, on the No. 4 court.
 
Bustamante clinched the victory for Southeastern at No. 5, besting Maier, 6-0, 7-5. On the No. 2 court, Dahlmans was too much for Ryan-Bovey in a 6-4, 6-4 victory.
 
Kaltenbacher grinded out a 6-3, 6-2 victory at No. 6 over Klavdija Bukovec. Raygadas rallied for a 3-6, 6-3, 10-4 win over Boberic at No. 3 to complete the shutout victory for SLU.
 
Southeastern Louisiana 7, Alcorn State 0
Singles:
No. 1 Renee Villarreal (SLU) def. Aida Kelic (ASU) 6-4, 3-0, ret.
No. 2 Dalina Dahlmans (SLU) def. Siobhan Ryan-Bovey (ASU) 6-4, 6-4
No. 3 Dany Raygadas (SLU) def. Ivana Boberic (ASU) 3-6, 6-3, 10-4
No. 4 Ceci Mercier (SLU) def. Ekaterina Potapova (ASU) 6-1, 6-1
No. 5 Lucia Bustamante (SLU) def. Marlene Maier (ASU) 6-0, 7-5
No. 6 Margaux Kaltenbacher (SLU) def. Klavdija Bukovec (ASU) 6-3, 6-2
 
Doubles:
No. 1 Dahlmans/Villarreal (SLU) def. Boberic/Potapova (ASU) 6-4
No. 2 Bustamante/Mercier (SLU) def. Kelic/Ryan-Bovey (ASU) 6-2
No. 3 Kaltenbacher/Raygadas (SLU) def. Aakansksha Punj/Maier (ASU) 6-1
 
Match 2 – Southeastern Louisiana 4, Alcorn State 0
In doubles play, Alcorn State switched its top two double teams from the opener, but the results were no different. At No. 1, Dahlmans and Villarreal finished first, completing a 6-2 win over Kelic and Ryan-Bovey. Raygadas and Kaltenbacher clinched the doubles point with a 6-4 victory over Punj and Bukovec on the No. 3 court.
 
Bustamante and Mercier were tested on the No. 2 court, but ultimately outlasted the ASU duo of Potapova and Boberic to complete the doubles sweep.
 
The match was decided in singles play quickly. Bustamante gave Southeastern a 2-0 lead with a 6-0, 6-0 victory over Bukovec at No. 5. On court 3, Raygadas put the Lions on brink of victory, defeating Potapova, 6-0, 6-0. Seconds later, Mercier clinched the win with a 6-1, 6-3 triumph over Punj at No. 4.
 
Southeastern 4, Alcorn State 0
Singles:
No. 1 Renee Villarreal (SLU) vs. Siobhan Ryan-Bovey (ASU), unfinished
No. 2 Dalina Dahlmans (SLU) vs. Ivana Boberic (ASU), unfinished
No. 3 Dany Raygadas (SLU) def. Ekaterina Potapova (ASU), 6-3, 6-0
No. 4 Ceci Mercier (SLU) def. Aakansksha Punj (ASU) 6-1, 6-3
No. 5 Lucia Bustamante (SLU) def. Klavdija Bukovec (ASU) 6-0, 6-0
No. 6 Margaux Kaltenbacher (SLU) vs. Marlene Maier (ASU) unfinished
 
Doubles:
No. 1 Dahlmans/Villarreal (SLU) def. Aida Kelic/Ryan-Bovey (ASU) 6-2
No. 2 Bustamante/Mercier (SLU) def. Boberic/Potapova (ASU) 7-6 (7-4)
No. 3 Kaltenbacher/Raygadas (SLU) def. Bukovec/Punj (ASU) 6-4