PENSACOLA, Fla. – The Southeastern Louisiana tennis team went undefeated in team play at this weekend's Porfino Tennis Invitational.
 
The tournament was played using a Fed Cup format of four singles matches and one doubles match with each match worth one point. The Lions earned 4-1 victories over Lamar and West Florida, while also defeating Southern Miss, 3-2.
 
The win over Lamar was perhaps the most impressive, as SLU came from a set down in three of their victories with all four wins versus the league rival Cardinals coming in super tie-breakers.
 
SLU was a combined 15-5 in singles and doubles play on the successful weekend. Southeastern head coach Jason Hayes was pleased with the team's performance against tough competition.
 
"Overall this was a great weekend for us versus stiff competition," Hayes said. "We showed a lot of heart coming from behind in several of our wins. We were concerned of how we'd react to being on the road for the second straight week, but I was thrilled with our response."
 
A pair of freshmen carried the weekend for the Lions. Teodora Mitrovic extended her singles win streak to six matches with another 3-0 week, while fellow first-year Lion Polina Sleptsova also had a 3-0 showing in Pensacola. Juniors Katya Cornejo and Kyra Akinnibi were both 2-0 in singles matches.
 
"We've continued to play better each time out this fall," Hayes commented. "We've had a busy last two weeks, so we're going to have a light week coming up. We'll then focus on finishing the fall strong at the end of the month."
 
Up Next
Southeastern will close out its fall schedule on Oct. 25-27, hosting the George E. Fourmaux Fed Cup Invitational in Hammond.   
 
40 LOVE CLUB / S CLUB
Fans interested in becoming active supporters of the tennis program are encouraged to join the 40 Love Club. Lion tennis alums are encouraged to join the exclusive S Club, which is restricted to Southeastern athletic letter winners.
 
All membership fees and donations to both the 40 Love Club and S Club (tennis) are available for the exclusive use of the Southeastern tennis program. Membership information is available by contacting the Lion Athletics Association at laa@southeastern.edu or (985) 549-5091 or visiting www.LionUp.com.
 
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