UNO-SOUTHERN BOX
UNO-XAVIER BOX NEW ORLEANS, La. – The New Orleans Privateers women's tennis team (5-4, 0-1) swept a doubleheader on Saturday, edging the Southern Jaguars 4-3 to start the day and ending with a 6-1 victory over the Xavier Gold Nuggets at the University Tennis Center.
New Orleans got out to a quick start, easily taking the doubles point over the Jaguars.
Hafsa Laraibi and
Yasmine Rashad won their match 6-1 at the 3 spot and
Soledad Calderon Arroyo and
Marta Sans wrapped up the first doubles match at 6-3.
In singles, the Jaguars dropped the first match to finish as Laraibi coasted by Kendall Bunch 6-1, 6-2. However, Southern took three of the next five singles matches, but New Orleans got the clinching victories from
Anna Segarra Rius and Calderon.
All six matches were finished in straight sets. The Privateers broke a three-match losing skid to start the day and set the tone going into the afternoon match against NAIA opponent Xavier. New Orleans would cap off the final match of the day in much easier to finish to lock up a 2-0 day.
Against Xavier, in similar fashion the Privateers ran the proceedings in doubles. Sans and Calderon earned a 6-1 win and Rashad and Laraibi won 6-4 at the 3 spot to set the tone for singles play where the Privateers took all but one singles match.
The Privateers will finish off a busy weekend at home against Louisiana-Lafayette. The match is slated for an 11 a.m. start at the University Tennis Center.
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