LAKE CHARLES—McNeese women's tennis team picked up a 5-2 Southland Conference win over Northwestern State Tuesday in its home finale and on senior day.  Seniors Natalia Ballo, Aina-Domingo Bernabeu, and Emma-Lou Pommiers were honored prior to the match. 
 
With the win, McNeese improves to 17-1 overall and 4-0 in conference play.  The win also extends its winning streak to 15 matches.  The win also gave McNeese an 8-0 undefeated home record, only the second undefeated home record in program history.  The 2019 team posted a 6-0 home record.
 
McNeese took a 1-0 lead against the Lady Demons (8-6, 1-2 SLC) who played shorthanded by winning the doubles point.  McNeese picked up the No. 3 doubles win by default but despite winning that match by default, the Cowgirls won the No. 2 doubles match with a 6-4 win by Maria Wang Martinez and Ballo.
 
Heading into singles play, the Cowgirls picked up another point by default to lead 2-0.  Four of the five singles matches that were played went three sets and included three tiebreakers.  Arina Gamretkaia, Aina Domingo-Bernabeu, Anastasija Adeikyte all dropped their first sets in their match but fought back to win their next two sets to pick up wins at No. 1, 2, and 3 singles.
 
The Cowgirls will be on the road for its final three regular season SLC matches beginning with an 11 a.m. match at Lamar this Saturday.  McNeese will travel to Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on April 6 before closing out the regular season at Incarnate Word on April 8.
 
McNeese 5, Southeastern 2
SINGLES
1. Arina Gamretkaia (MCN) def. Tjasa Klevisar (NSU) 3-6, 6-4, 6-1
2. Aina Domingo-Bernabeu (MCN) def. Sara Erenda (NSU) 6-7 (3), 6-2, 6-0
3. Anastasija Adeikyte (MCN) def. Maria Farina (NSU) 6-7 (4), 6-4, 6-3
4. Sofi Garcia (NSU) def. Emma-Lou Pommiers (MCN) 6-3, 4-6, 6-4
5. Honoka Umeda (NSU) def. Maria Wang Martinez (MCN) 7-6 (3), 6-1
6. Ariane Monlleo-Sanchis (MCN) def. No player (NSU), by default
 
DOUBLES
1. Honoka Umeda/Tjasa Klevisar (NSU) def. Arina Gamretkaia/Anastasija Adeikyte (MCN) 6-4 
2. Maria Wang Martinez/Natalia Ballo (MCN) def. Maria Farina/Sofi Garcia (NSU) 6-4
3. Tiana Fox/Aina Domingo-Bernabeu (MCN) def. Sara Erenda/No player (NSU), by default