Lady Cajuns fall in SBC Tennis Championship opener

<blockquote><p align=justify>North Texas 5, UL 1 (women)

Seventh-seeded North Texas quickly captured the doubles point and continued the momentum in a 5-1 victory over Louisiana Lady Cajuns Friday in women’s first-round action of the Sun Belt Conference Tennis Championships.

With the win, North Texas (13-9) advances to the 3 p.m. quarterfinal match against second-seeded Denver this afternoon, while 10th-seeded UL Lafayette (7-13) faces the loser of the Arkansas State-New Mexico State match in the ninth-place match at 2 p.m. today.

In doubles, reigning Sun Belt Conference Player of the Week Krysta Lee teamed up with Katherine Harris to down UL Lafayette’s freshman tandem of Kimmie Lyles and Cecilia Varela 8-2. In the other doubles match, Megan Schmulbach and Holly Lee defeated Susan Linden and Thais Bortoletto 8-5.

In singles, the Mean Green took four of the five singles matches to seal the victory. The lone point for the Cajuns came from Lyles, who extended her season-high winning streak to four matches in disposing of Harris 6-2, 6-2.

No. 7 North Texas 5, No. 10 UL Lafayette 1

SINGLES — No. 1 Krysta Lee (NT) vs. Celine VanWeydeveld (UL) default; No. 2 Kelli Royer (NT) d. Susan Linden (UL) 6-1, 6-1; No. 3 Ashley Sammis (NT) d. Thais Bortoletto (UL) 6-4, 6-2; No. 4 Megan Schmulbach (NT) d. Cecilia Varela (UL) 6-4, 6-1; No. 5 Kimmie Lyles (UL) d. Katherine Harris (NT) 6-2, 6-2; No. 6 Ingrid Stockinger (NT) d. Sophie Cerbon (UL) 6-2, 6-2

DOUBLES — No. 1 Lee/Harris (NT) d. Lyles/Varela (UL) 8-2; No. 2 Royer/Sammis (NT) vs. VanWeydeveld/Fernanda Kompatscher (UL) DNF; No. 3 Schmulbach/Holly Lee (NT) d. Linden/Bortoletto (UL) 8-5.

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