UL - Louisiana’s Ragin’ Cajuns tennis team easily swept Alcorn State 7-0 on Wednesday at Cajun Courts. The victory moves the men to 4-6 on the season.

The Ragin' Cajuns picked up all six singles matches. Freshman Stefan Hawkins quickly defeated Gordon Reaux 6-0, 6-0 at No. 5. Junior Arlen Domoney and sophomore Jorge Delgado both defeated their opponents 6-1, 6-2. At No. 1, sophomore Piotrek Banas bested Abdurazzakov 6-3, 6-1 at No. 1. Freshman Alexander Rupertsson topped German Castillo 7-6, 6-0 at No. 6. Freshman Murilo Martins captured a hard fought match against Yanick Hawkins in three sets. Martins won 6-2, 5-7, 10-2 at No. 4.

In doubles play, senior Ryan Hess and sophomore Janusz Conradi bested Abdurazzakov and Mike Okada 8-4 at No. 1, and freshman Piotr Olechowski and Banas topped P. Raypurotti and Hawkins 8-3 at No. 2. Delgado and Domoney defeated Reaux and Castillo 8-0 at No. 3.

Coach Mark Jeffrey said he was extremely impressed with the way his team is playing right now.

“We are definitely playing our best tennis of the season,” he said.

In doubles action, van der Horst and Marcovich defeated Devaraj and Peters 8-5 at No. 1, while Molenveld and junior Angela Dangond topped Guzman and Hopelman 8-3 at No. 2. At No. 3, Mazinova and Gordon bested Chien and Holder 8-2.

The Ragin' Cajuns will be back in action on Sunday, March 9 when they face Texas-San Antonio at Cajun Courts. The match is set to begin at 10:00 a.m.

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Heather L Warren