LAKE CHARLES – Sophomore Hannah Brett notched her eighth consecutive singles victory Sunday afternoon as she helped lead the McNeese women's tennis to a 5-2 win over Lamar at the Nancy Hank Tennis Center to remain undefeated in Southland Conference action.
 
The Cowgirls (11-4, 4-0 SLC) now sit atop of the league standings with four victories thanks to a dominant run of six matches without a loss. McNeese has placed itself among the elite in the conference with a 65-24 overall singles mark for a league best .730 winning percentage.
 
Brett, a sophomore netter, leads the squad with 12 singles victories on the year and is 9-1 in her last ten matches. She has become the main component for the middle of the lineup with consistent results. She has done her best work from the No. 5 and 6 spots where she is a combined 11-2.
 
With the Cowgirls clinching the doubles point to gain the early advantage, Brett began singles competition with a dominating 6-3, 6-1 victory in the No. 4 spot over Lamar's Talissa Merchiers.
 
The Cardinals cut into the lead with a win the sixth spit but sophomore Sarah Jurakova stretched the lead with a 6-2, 6-1 win on Court 3. Freshman Giovanna Fioretti, once again, wrapped up the clinching point in the top spot as she took care of Katya Lapayeva in a 6-1, 7-5 decision.
 
Fioretti and Jurakova join Brett and junior Julia Kral as the only Cowgirls to enter double-digit singles wins this season.
 
Charoline Erlandsson picked up the last point for the Cowgirls on Court 5 with a three-set win over Stephanie Marchena 6-4, 4-6, 10-5.
 
Kral fell in three sets in the No. 3 spot to end the match.
 
McNeese will be home again two weekends from now as it host a pair of key Southland Conference matchups. The Cowgirls will face off against A&M-Corpus Christi Saturday at 11 a.m. and will wrap up the homestand with Incarnate Word on Sunday beginning at the same time.
 
McNeese State 5, Lamar University 2
Mar 06,2016 at Lake Charles, La. (Nancy Hank Tennis Center)
 
Singles competition
1. Giovanna Fioretti (MCN) def. Katya Lapayeva (LU) 6-1, 7-6
2. Andrea Ivanovic (LU) def. Julia Kral (MCN) 1-6, 7-6, 10-6
3. Sarah Jurakova (MCN) def. Anna Spengler (LU) 6-2, 6-1
4. Hannah Brett (MCN) def. Talissa Merchiers (LU) 6-3, 6-1
5. Charoline Erlandsson (MCN) def. Stephanie Marchena (LU) 6-4, 4-6, 10-5
6. Luciana Di Laura (LU) def. Vivien Borbely (MCN) 6-1, 6-2
 
Doubles competition
1. Sarah Jurakova/Giovanna Fioretti (MCN) def. Anna Spengler/Andrea Ivanovic (LU) 6-3
2. Julia Kral/Charoline Erlandsson (MCN) vs. Katya Lapayeva/Luciana Di Laura (LU) 5-6, unfinished
3. Vivien Borbely/Hannah Brett (MCN) def. Talissa Merchiers/Stephanie Marchena (LU) 6-4
 
Match Notes
Lamar University 3-5, 1-3 SLC
McNeese State 11-4, 4-0 SLC
Order of Finish: Doubles (1,3); Singles (4,6,3,1,5,2)