HAMMOND, La. – The Southeastern Louisiana women's tennis team will return to action this week, hosting a pair of Southland Conference foes at the Southeastern Tennis Complex.
 
The Lions (4-11, 1-5 Southland) opens the conference twin bill with a 1 p.m. match versus Nicholls (4-10, 1-3 Southland) on Friday. New Orleans (6-2, 5-1 Southland) visits Hammond on Sunday with first serve set for 11 a.m.
 
Southeastern snapped a six-match losing streak with a 4-0 victory over Southern. Putri Insani, Flory Bierma and Ximena Yanez earned straight-set singles victories to propel the Lions to victory.
 
Insani (9-3) carries a six-match singles winning streak at the top of the draw into this week's action. In doubles play, Insani and Yanez (4-3), Bierma and Annemart Kleijn (5-7), as well as Katya Cornejo and Ariadna Perez (3-2) have been the top pairs for the Lions.
 
Nicholls is led in singles by Morgan Forshag (7-5) and Nuria Martin Lopez (7-6). Martin Lopez and Nikita Pinto boast a team-best 4-0 doubles mark.
 
Ank Vullings leads the Privateers with a 7-1 singles mark. She also has teamed with Lea Alguacil for a team-best 5-1 doubles record.
 
Up Next
Following this week's action, SLU will travel to face Jackson State on Wednesday at 5 p.m. in Jackson, Mississippi.
 
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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