The Book: 2002-03 Tennis (M/W)

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Posted on September 30, 2002
Two UL doubles teams claimed titles in college tennis tournaments in Texas on Sunday.

The Cajun men's pairing of Marc Castellana and Ivan Kovalev won the B Doubles title at the Baylor Intercollegiate Tournament in Waco, winning three matches Sunday and beating Lamar's Alatorre-Murisic pairing 8-6 in the finals.

The women's pair of Fernanda Kompatsher and Susan Linden lost their first match in the A Doubles at the Lamar Lady Cardinal Invitational in Beaumont, but came back to win twice to take the consolation title. The Cajun pair beat teams from Lee College and Stephen F. Austin to take that honor.
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JAKUB ILOWSKI DEFEATS NATION’S TOP PLAYER
UL falls to No. 3 Baylor 5-1

WACO, Texas – Louisiana’s Jakub Ilowski defeated the No. 1 player in the country, Baylor’s Benedikt Dorsch, 3-6, 6-3, 7-5. The Ragin’ Cajuns lost 5-1 to No. 3 Baylor Monday afternoon here at the Baylor Tennis Center.

Ilowski’s victory was the lone bright spot for the Cajuns.

“I am very proud of Jakub,” said UL Lafayette head coach Justin McGrath. “Our goal was to come out and not to be intimidated, but we were intimidated.”
With the victory, Ilowski automatically qualified for the NCAA Regionals.

Louisiana newcomer Amanjot Singh lost in his Cajuns debut to Benjamin Becker 6-3, 6-1. Evghenii Corduneanu, another addition to the UL Lafayette team, lost a 6-2, 6-1 match to Ivor Lovrak. Michael Tarkowski, Marc Castellana and Ivan Kovalev also lost their matches.

“The guys competed hard, but we have to get mentally tougher,” said McGrath.

In doubles, Baylor swept the Cajuns 3-0. Zoltan Papp and Benjamin Becker defeated UL’s combo of Jakub Ilowski and Ivan Kovalev 9-7. Singh/Corduneanu lost to Benedikt Dorsch/Reiner Neurohr 8-3. Baylor’s Ivor Lovrak/Jason Gould defeated the Ragin’ Cajuns duo of Marc Castellana/Michael Tarkowski 9-8.

Louisiana’s men’s tennis team returns to action Friday at 1:30 p.m. when they host Centenary College at Cajun Courts.

BAYLOR UNIVERSITY def. LOUISIANA (5-1)
Waco, Texas (Baylor Tennis Center)

SINGLES
Jakub Ilowski (UL) def. #1 Benedikt Dorsch (BU) 3-6, 6-3, 7-5
Amanjot Singh (UL) l. Benjamin Becker (BU) 3-6, 1-6
Evghenii Corduneanu (UL) l. Ivor Lovrak (BU) 2-6, 1-6
Michael Tarkowski (UL) l. Reiner Neurohr (BU) 2-6, 4-6
Marc Castellana (UL) l. Barry McLaren (BU) 4-6, 6-4, 4-6
Ivan Kovalev (UL) l. Mike Garcia (BU) 1-6, 7-6, 6-4

DOUBLES
Ilowski/Kovalev (UL) l. Zoltan Papp/Benjamin Becker (BU) 9-7
Corduneanu/Singh (UL) l. Dorsch/Neurohr (BU) 8-3
Castellana/Tarkowski (UL) l. Jason Gould/Ivor Lovrak 9-8
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LAFAYETTE – Louisiana's Lady Cajuns tennis team open their schedule Saturday at 1 p.m. against McNeese State Cowgirls here at Cajun Courts.

Saturday’s matinee also marks the spring head coaching debut for Louisiana's Justin McGrath.

This year’s Cajuns squad will be led by seniors Vinca Rampen and Baton Rouge native Robin Singh. Rampen finished last spring with an 11-6 singles record, while Singh notched nine wins in 11 tries. Sophomores Fernanda Kompatsher and Susan Linden also return for the Cajuns.

There are two faces on this year’s squad in Lucia Lasso of Colombia and Brazil’s Thais Bortoletto.

Louisiana-Lafayette’s Ragin’ Cajuns women’s tennis team will continue their home stand on Saturday, Feb. 15 against North Texas in an 8:30 a.m. contest at Cajun Courts.

Saturday will be the first home match of a six-match home stand
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UL’s Vinca Rampen still bothered by a shoulder injury

LAFAYETTE – Louisiana’s Lady Cajuns women’s tennis team was unable to overcome the cold weather conditions and the McNeese State Cowgirls in a 4-2 loss Saturday here at Cajun Courts.

UL drops to 0-1, while McNeese State (1-0) notches their first victory of the season.

Senior and Baton Rouge native Robin Singh defeated McNeese State’s Noelia Furno 7-5, 7-6. UL newcomer Lucia Lasso netted the only other Cajuns victory 6-0, 6-3 over McNeese State’s Carolanne Lumsden.

The Cajuns played without the services of senior Vinca Rampen, who had to retire her match due to injury. She is still bothered by a shoulder injury that kept her sidelined during the fall season.

“We were in it to win today,” said UL Lafayette head coach Justin McGrath. “We had our chances.”

Weather conditions caused the doubles matches to be cancelled between the schools.

Louisiana’s women’s tennis team continues their home stand against North Texas on Saturday, Feb. 15 at 8:30 a.m.

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McNEESE STATE def. LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE (4-2)
McNeese State (1-0)/Louisiana-Lafayette (0-1)
Louisiana-La. (Cajun Courts)

SINGLES
#1 Robin Singh (UL) def. Noelia Furno (MSU) 7-5, 7-6

#2 Thais Bortoletto (UL) l. to Magali Risoleo (MSU) 6-2, 6-4

#3 Vinca Rampen (UL) l. to Allison Lui (MSU) ret. Injury

#4 Susan Linden (UL) l. to Marina Gando (MSU) 6-4, 6-3

#5 Fernanda Kompatsher (UL) l. to Debora Montero (MSU) 6-3, 6-1

#6 Lucia Lasso (UL) def. Carolanne Lumsden (MSU) 6-0, 6-3

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Louisiana has not played a match in nearly a month

LAFAYETTE – Louisiana’s Ragin’ Cajuns men’s tennis team will open their home schedule Wednesday at 2:00 p.m. against Centenary College here at Cajun Courts.

The match, originally scheduled for Friday, January 24, at Cajun Courts, was postponed due to inclement weather.

Louisiana has not played a match since January 20, when Cajuns senior Jakub Ilowski defeated the No. 1 player in the country, Baylor’s Benedikt Dorsch, 3-6, 6-3, 7-5. The Cajuns lost the match to No. 3 Baylor 6-1.

Louisiana’s men’s tennis team will return to action on February 15 when they travel to Dallas, Texas, to face Southern Methodist at 12:00 p.m.

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Louisiana hands Centenary College shutout

LAFAYETTE – Justin McGrath netted his first career win as the head coach of Louisiana’s Ragin’ Cajuns with a 7-0 victory over Centenary College here Wednesday at Cajun Courts.

The Cajuns (1-1) posted their first 7-0 shutout since defeating Lamar on January 30, 2001, at Cajun Courts. Louisiana also defeated Centenary (0-6) 7-0 that same season.

“I felt we came out and did what we had to do,” said McGrath. “We are looking forward to Saturday’s match with Southern Methodist.”

Jakub Ilowski defeated Centenary’s Nathan Bridges 6-1, 6-0. The match was Ilowski’s first since a 3-6, 6-3, 7-5 victory over the nation’s No.1 player, Benedikt Dorsch of Baylor on Jan. 20.

Louisiana's Evghenii Corduneanu won his first career dual match as a collegiate with a 6-1, 6-0 win over Josh Pinto.

With the loss, the Gents drop to 0-36 in singles dual matches this season, while falling to 0-15 overall in doubles.

Louisiana men’s tennis team will travel to Dallas, Texas, on Saturday to face Southern Methodist in a 12:00 p.m. match.

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LOUISIANA (1-1) def. CENTENARY COLLEGE (0-6)
Lafayette, La. (Cajun Courts)

SINGLES
#1 Jakub Ilowski (UL) def. Nathan Bridges (CC) 6-1, 6-0
#2 Amanjot Singh (UL) def. Caleb Ashley (CC) 6-2, 6-0
#3 Michael Tarkowski (UL) def. Brian Roberts (CC) 6-0, 6-0
#4 Marc Castellana (UL) def. Charlie Matter (CC) 6-0, 6-0
#5 Evghenii Corduneanu (UL) def. Josh Pinto (CC) 6-1, 6-0
#6 Ivan Kovalev (UL) def. Arthur Okura (CC) 6-1, 6-1

DOUBLES
#1 Ilowski/Kovalev (UL) def. Bridges/Roberts (CC) 8-1
#2 Tarkowski/Castellana (UL) def. Pinto/Matter (CC) 8-2
#3 Singh/Corduneanu (UL) def. Ashley/Khoury (CC) 8-0

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Congrats to Coach Mcgrath and the team

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UL women’s tennis team continues homestand

LAFAYETTE – Louisiana’s Lady Cajuns women’s team will continue their homestand in a weekend affair against North Texas at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday and Northwestern State at 11:00 a.m. on Sunday here at Cajun Courts.

On Saturday, Louisiana's men’s tennis team will travel to Dallas to face No. 38 Southern Methodist in a 12:00 p.m. match.

The women’s tennis team lost their season opener on Saturday, Feb. 8 against McNeese State 4-2. UL Lafayette senior Robin Singh defeated McNeese State’s Noelia Furno 7-5, 7-6. Freshman Lucia Lasso netted her first career win as a collegiate with a 6-0, 6-3 win over Carolanne Lumsden.

Weather conditions forced the doubles matches to be cancelled between the two schools.

Louisiana’s men’s tennis team is coming off a huge 7-0 victory over Centenary College on Wednesday at Cajun Courts. The win was the first career victory for first-year head coach Justin McGrath.

Louisiana’s Lady Cajuns women’s tennis team will continue their homestand next Saturday, Feb. 22 against Arkansas State in an 11:00 a.m. contest at Cajun Courts. UL Lafayette’s men’s tennis team will host Southern University at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 19, at Cajun Courts.

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DALLAS – Louisiana's Ragin’ Cajuns men’s tennis team’s attempt at defeating a nationally-ranked opponent fell short in a 4-3 loss to No. 38 Southern Methodist Saturday.

UL's Jakub Ilowski improved to 3-1 on the season with his second win over a nationally-ranked opponent. Ilowski defeated No. 61 Johan Brunstrom 7-6, 7-6. Cajuns junior Michael Tarkowski also improved to 3-1 on the season with a 1-6, 6-3, 7-5 victory over Henrik Soderberg.

“We played hard today, but it was a heartbreaker,” said coach Justin McGrath. “I am proud of Jakub and Michael for winning their matches. “We are still a young team, but we are improving everyday.”

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