BEAUMONT, Texas – The New Orleans Privateers women's tennis team (3-4, 1-1 Southland) lost a narrow battle 4-3 to the Lamar Lady Cardinals (3-4, 1-0) on Saturday at the Thompson Family Tennis Center.
The day started with the Privateers notching a win in the second doubles match as
Soledad Calderon Arroyo and
Marta Sans combined to win 8-7. However, Lamar took the surrounding two matches at 8-2 on the first court and 8-4 on the third court to secure the doubles point.
In singles play,
Anna Segarra Rius continued her winning streak by taking a victory at the 3 position. Though Rius dropped a set for the first time in singles play, she was able to win the final set 7-5 and secure one of three singles victories for New Orleans.
Arroyo also took a three-set victory at the 2 position by winning a tiebreak 9-7 to take down the final set. Coming in, Arroyo had lost three straight singles matches while playing at both the 1 and 2 position. This weekend, Arroyo has taken both singles and doubles matches.
Yasmine Rashad provided the final Privateers point in singles play with a win a three-set win at the 6 position. Rashad took the final set 6-3. However, the match was decided in part when
Marta Sans was beaten in three sets at the 4 position after losing the deciding set 6-2.
New Orleans will return home to take on SIU-Edwardsville on Sunday for the third match in as many days. The match at the University Tennis Center will begin at 2 p.m.
Lamar-4 New Orleans-3
SINGLES
1. Daria Dashutina (Lamar) def.
Grace Nolan (UNO) 6-0, 6-1
2.
Soledad Calderon Arroyo (UNO) def. Carolina Maso (Lamar) 6-3, 6-7, 6-5 (9-7)
3.
Anna Segarra Rius (UNO) def. Alicia Porte (Lamar) 6-3, 1-6, 7-5
4. Hanna Elfving (Lamar) def.
Marta Sans (UNO) 6-7, 7-6, 6-2
5. Katya Lapayeva (Lamar) def.
Hafsa Laraibi (UNO) 6-3, 6-0
6. Yasmine Rashad (UNO) def. Anna Spengler (Lamar) 1-6, 7-5, 6-3
DOUBLES
1. Alicia Porte/Carolina Maso (Lamar) def.
Grace Nolan/Yasmine Rashad (UNO) 8-2
2.
Soledad Calderon Arroyo/
Marta Sans (UNO) def. Daria Dashutina/Hanna Elfving (Lamar) 8-7 (8-6)
3. Katya Lapayeva/Anna Spengler (Lamar) def.
Anna Segarra Rius/Hafsa Laraibit (UNO) 8-4
