HAMMOND, La. – The Southeastern Louisiana women's tennis team snapped a six-match losing streak with a 4-0 victory over Southern in nonconference action Monday afternoon at the Southeastern Tennis Complex.
SLU (4-11) won a pair of doubles matches and three straight-set singles victories to earn the win. Southern fell to 3-8 overall with the loss.
The Lions were dominant in doubles play to take the early lead. On No. 1, SLU's
Putri Insani and
Ximena Yanez (4-3) defeated Kourtni Stewart and Tanaka Chakanyuka, 6-0. Moments later, the Southeastern pair of
Katya Cornejo and
Ariadna Perez (3-2) gave the Lions a 1-0 advantage with a 6-0 victory over Nandi Munyulwa and Sasha Taruberekera.
Southeastern added to its lead quickly in singles play. Yanez (1-5) earned her first singles win of the spring, 6-0, 6-2 over Takalani Molaoa, on No. 5 to put SLU up, 3-0.
On No. 1, Insani (9-3) extended her singles win streak to six matches with a 6-1, 6-4 victory over Chakanyuka to put the Lions ahead, 3-0. Shortly thereafter,
Flory Bierma (4-11) secured the win, outlasting Tarurberekera, 6-1, 6-2.
Polina Sleptsova (No. 2), Teordora Mitrovic (No. 4) and Perez (No. 6) all were up a set on their respective singles courts when the match was decided.
Up Next
Southeastern welcomes Southland Conference foe Nicholls to the Southeastern Tennis Complex for a 1 p.m. match on Friday.
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