HUNTSVILLE, Texas- After picking up a huge Southland Conference win at Lamar Saturday, McNeese women's tennis capped off its weekend with a commanding 6-1 road win at Sam Houston State Sunday to improve to 11-10 overall and 6-4 in the SLC.
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The Cowgirls picked up from where they left off at Lamar Saturday by getting off to another 1-0 start at Sam Houston State by winning the doubles points.
Giovanna Fioretti and
Stella Carra won their no. 3 doubles by default then
Sarah Jurakova and
Hannah Brett paired up at the no. 1 doubles to defeat Mila Milanovic and Carrie Casey 6-4 to give the Cowgirls the early lead.
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McNeese took and easy 2-0 overall lead with Carra picking up default win at the no.6 singles. Fioretti then gave the Cowgirls a 3-0 win after Ema Barkovic retired in the first set with Fioretti leading 3-2. A straight set win 6-0, 6-0 by
Phonexay Chitdara over Caitlyn Mitchell at the no. 5 spot extended the Cowgirl lead to 4-0.
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Sam Houston State (8-11, 5-4 SLC) picked up their only win of the day with a 6-1, 6-3 Milanovic victory over
Charoline Erlandsson.
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Brett and Jurakova won the Cowgirls final two points of the match with Brett's 7-5, 7-6 win over Casey at no. 2 and Jurakova's tie-breaker (4-6, 6-4, 10-6) win over Khee Yen Wee at the top singles slot.
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The Cowgirls are currently tied for fourth place in the league standings and will conclude its regular season next Saturday at Nicholls. The eight-team Southland Conference Tournament is scheduled for April 28-30 at the Beaumont Municipal Tennis Center. Â
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| Singles competition |
| 1. Giovanna Fioretti (MCN) def. Barkovic, Ema (SHSU) 3-2, retired |
| 2. Sarah Jurakova (MCN) def. Wee, Khee Yen (SHSU) 4-6, 6-4, 10-6 |
| 3. Hannah Brett (MCN) def. Casey, Carrie (SHSU) 7-5, 7-6 |
| 4. Milanovic, Mila (SHSU) def. Charoline Erlandsson (MCN) 6-1, 6-4 |
| 5. Phonexay Chitdara (MCN) def. Mitchell, Caitlyn (SHSU) 6-0, 6-0 |
| 6. Stella Carra (MCN) def. No player (SHSU), by default |
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