HAMMOND, La. – The Southeastern Louisiana tennis team will travel to the East Coast for a pair of non-conference matches this week.
Southeastern (3-2) will be in West Point, New York for both matches. On Thursday, the Lions will face Army (7-4) at 2 p.m. Fordham (6-1) will head to the Army campus on Friday to take on SLU in a 5 p.m. match. Both times listed are Central.
Southeastern opened Southland Conference play with a 6-1 loss to McNeese last Saturday in Lake Charles. Junior
Dalina Dahlmans picked up a singles win to account for the Lions' point versus the Cowgirls.
Dahlmans and junior
Fleur Holtkamp share the team lead with matching 3-2 singles records this springs. Juniors
Madina Vorotnikova (2-2),
Natalie Duran (2-3) and
Dany Raygadas (2-3) all have multiple singles victories in dual match play.
In doubles play, Southeastern has a combined 6-8 dual-match record. Dahlmans and Holtkamp have been the most effective combo for the Lions, entering the trip with a 4-1 record on the No. 1 doubles court.
Army has seen 13 different players compete in singles action this spring. Bridget Geunard has seen the most action and carries a 5-2 singles record this spring. Of the 12 doubles combinations used by Army, Kirby Elrick and Gloria Son have a team-best 5-4 record in dual match play.
Fordham is led by Maia Balce (7-0), who has played the majority of her matches on the No. 3 court. Mayu Saito and Alexis Zobeideh have a team-best 4-1 doubles record this spring.
Following the trip, SLU will travel to Nicholls next Wednesday for a 2 p.m. Southland Conference match versus the Colonels.