Freshmen Help Vault Privateers to Win Against Loyola

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NEW ORLEANS – The New Orleans Privateers women's tennis team (1-0) took advantage of a short-handed Loyola Wolfpack squad (0-1) and freshmen, Trang Dao, Brittany Johnson, and Paula Garriga Ullate played a pivotal role on the way to a 7-0 victory on Friday afternoon at the University Tennis Center.
 
Loyola only had five players available so there were only two doubles matches to be played. Both remaining pairs swept at 6-0 as Anja Luethi and Dao won 6-0 at #1 doubles. Johnson and Garriga made their doubles debut as Privateers and also coasted to a 6-0 victory at #2 doubles.
 
"They went out there and got the job done. I wanted our new players to get experience. It was a good match for us and we started off on the right note. We continued the momentum from the doubles point to the singles," said Coach Burzis Kanga.
 
In singles, the Privateers nearly had a perfect outing. Four of five singles matches finished at 6-0, 6-0. Johnson, Segarra, Luethi, Garriga, and Yasmine Rashad all notched victories in singles on the afternoon to cap off the season opener in short order.
 
"I wanted the freshmen to play this match to get their feet wet and to build confidence. These kind of matches really can propel you especially when you start off. I couldn't be prouder of them and they were methodical," said Kanga.
 
Friday marked the fourth win for the Privateers against Loyola since 2010. New Orleans has won all but one match in that span.
 
The women will next take on Southern at 1 p.m. on Saturday.
 
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