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  1. UL Tennis Ragin’ Cajuns Men’s Tennis Team Open Home Slate Wednesday

    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.

    ULSI


  2. UL Tennis Justin Mcgrath Nets First Career Win As Ragin’ Cajuns Coach

    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.



    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


    ULSI

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    Congrats to Coach Mcgrath and the team


  4. UL Tennis RAGIN’ CAJUNS MEN’S TENNIS TEAM VISITS #38 ranked SOUTHERN METHODIST

    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.

    ULSI

  5. UL Tennis Cajun netters lose a close one at #38 SMU

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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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  6. UL Tennis Ragin Cajun Tennis Team Returns Home To Face Southern

    Wednesday's meeting will be the first since 1978

    LOUISIANA Là - Louisiana's Ragin' Cajuns men's tennis team returns home to Cajun Courts Wednesday to face Southern University for the first time since 1978. The match is set to start at 1:30 p.m.

    Univeristy of Louisiana leads the all-time series 5-0.

    The Cajuns are coming off a heartbreaking loss to No. 38 Southern Methodist on Saturday in Dallas, Texas. SMU defeated the Cajuns 4-3. Louisiana won the doubles point before entering singles play, where SMU won 4-2.

    Louisiana's Jakub Ilowski continued his dominant play against ranked opponents with a 7-6, 7-6 victory over No. 61 Johan Brunstrom. Ilowski improved to 3-1 on the season.

    The Cajuns will not be home for long. On Saturday, Louisiana travels to Hattiesburg, Miss., to face Southern Miss at 1:30 p.m.

    ULSI

  7. UL Tennis Ragin' Cajuns Men's Tennis Eases Past Southern University 7-0

    Louisiana's Jakub Ilowski notches his fourth consecutive victory

    LAFAYETTE - Louisiana's Ragin' Cajuns men's tennis team shut out their second consecutive opponent at home Wednesday here at Cajun Courts with a 7-0 victory over Southern University.

    Wednesday's match was the first meeting between the two schools since 1978. The Cajuns (2-2) now lead the all-time series 6-0.

    Louisiana's Jakub Ilowski improved to 4-1 on the season with his fourth consecutive victory. Ilowski defeated Southern's Alex Hidalgo 6-1, 6-0. Ivan Kovalev and Amanjot Singh both went to third-set tiebreakers with their opponents before pulling out victories. Kovalev defeated Michael Date 3-6, 7-6, 10-8 and Amanjot Singh downed Tommie Pernell 6-3, 4-6, 10-4.

    "Today, we didn't play our best even though the score says 7-0," said Louisiana head coach Justin McGrath. "We didn't play well in some places, but we found a way to win."

    "In order to beat a ranked opponent, you have to find a way to win. We learned a lot today."

    Freshman and Shreveport, La., native Russ Patrick made his first appearance of the spring season. Patrick downed Christopher Williams 6-1, 6-2.

    In doubles, UL's duo of Kovalev/Ilowski def. Pernell/Hidalgo 8-0. Michael Tarkowski and Michael Castellana teamed up to beat Michael Date and Christopher Williams 8-3.

    Louisiana's Ragin' Cajuns men's tennis team returns to action on Saturday when they travel to Hattiesburg, Miss., to face Southern Miss at 1:30 p.m.



    SINGLES
    #1 Jakub Ilowski (UL) def. Alex Hidalgo (SU) 6-1, 6-0
    #2 Amanjot Singh (UL) def. Tommie Pernell (SU) 6-3, 4-6, 10-4
    #3 Michael Tarkowski (UL) def. David Ensignia (SU) 6-2, 7-5
    #4 Ivan Kovalev (UL) def. Michael Date (SU) 3-6, 7-6, 10-8
    #5 Evghenii Corduneanu (UL) def. Gregory Pipkins (SU) 6-2, 6-2
    #6 Russ Patrick (UL) def. Christopher Williams (SU) 6-1, 6-2

    DOUBLES
    #1 Ilowski/Kovalev (UL) def. Pernell/Hidalgo (SU) 8-0
    #2 Tarkowski/Castellana (UL) def. Date/Williams (SU) 8-3
    #3 Singh/Corduneanu (UL) def. Ensignia/Galindo (SU) 8-3
    ULSI

  8. UL Tennis Ragin' Cajuns top USM 7-0 on the road

    HATTIESBURG, Miss. — Louisiana's Ragin’ Cajun tennis team swept Conference USA member Southern Mississippi 7-0 Sunday here at the Hattiesburg Country Club.

    The Cajuns have now won two consecutive matches, including sweeping three of their last four opponents. UL improves to 3-2, while the Golden Eagles drop to 2-4.

    In doubles, Marc Lux and Nicolas Carteret of Southern Miss downed UL's Ivan Kovalev and Jakub Ilowski 8-6. The Cajuns won the remaining two doubles matches to earn the doubles point.

    In singles, Ilowski extended his winning streak to five matches with a 6-7, 6-2, 6-3 victory over David Canudas. Ilowski is now 5-1 on the season.

    Junior and Berlin, Germany, native Michael Tarkowski also improved to 5-1 on the season with a 6-4, 2-6, 6-0 victory over Uwe Gneiting.

    “Today, as a team, we learned how to finish,” said Louisiana coach Justin McGrath. “I have never been more proud of a group of guys than I have today.”

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  9. UL Tennis Ragin' Cajun Tennis Player Jakub Ilowski Ranked No. 71

    Louisiana's Ilowski defeated the Nation's No. 1 player in January

    LAFAYETTE - Louisiana senior tennis player Jakub Ilowski is ranked No. 71 in the nation in the latest rankings released by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association.

    Ilowski, a native of Bielsko-Biala, Poland, is 5-1 on the season with wins over No. 1 Benedikt Dorsch of Baylor and No. 61 Johan Brunstrom of Southern Methodist.

    "I am very proud of Jakub," said Louisiana head coach Justin McGrath. "He still has a lot to achieve."

    "His two wins over ranked opponents this season have propelled him to the next level. He is a different player this season than he has been for the last three seasons."

    Louisiana's Ragin' Cajuns tennis team returns to action on Friday when they host Texas-Arlington in a 1:30 p.m. match at Cajun Courts.

    ULSI

  10. UL Tennis Lady Cajuns Tennis Team Loses To Lions 6-1

    Louisiana's Robin Singh improves to 3-2 in singles


    HAMMOND – Louisiana’s Lady Cajuns tennis team dropped their fifth straight match Thursday against Southeastern Louisiana 6-1 here at the Southeastern Tennis Complex.

    The Cajuns drop to 0-5 on the season, while the Lions improve to 4-0.

    Senior Robin Singh broke her two-match losing streak with a 3-6, 6-2, 6-1 victory over Yessica Rizelia. Singh improves to 3-2 on the season.

    UL’s doubles team of Fernanda Kompatsher and Thais Bortoletto defeated Southeastern Louisiana’s Inge Legrange and Melanie Sanjuan 8-6.

    Louisiana’s Ragin’ Cajuns women’s tennis team continues their six-match road trip Saturday when they face Texas-Arlington at 10 a.m.



    MATCH RESULTS
    Southeastern Louisiana 6, Louisiana 1

    SINGLES
    #1 Thais Bortoletto (UL) l. to Zdenka Puflerova (SLU) 4-6, 6-4, 10-6
    #2 Robin Singh (UL) def. Yessica Rizelia (SLU) 3-6, 6-2, 6-1
    #3 Susan Linden (UL) l. to Inge Legrange (SLU) 6-3, 6-2
    #4 Fernanda Kompatsher (UL) l. to Melanie Sanjuan (SLU) 6-4, 6-1
    #5 Lucia Lasso (UL) l. to Justine Vosloo (SLU) 6-4, 6-3

    DOUBLES
    #1 Singh/Linden (UL) l. to Puflerova/Rizelia (SLU) 8-2
    #2 Kompatsher/Bortoletto (UL) def. Legrange/Sanjuan (SLU) 8-6
    ULSI

  11. UL Tennis Ragin’ Cajuns Tennis Looking For Three In A Row

    Louisiana's Jakub Ilowski (5-1) is riding a five-match winning streak

    LAFAYETTE – Louisiana’s Ragin’ Cajuns tennis team looks to extend their homecourt winning streak to three matches Friday afternoon when they host Texas-Arlington at 1:30 p.m. at Cajun Courts.

    The Cajuns (3-2) have won their last two matches and three of their last four. UL defeated Southern University 7-0 at Cajun Courts on Feb. 19 and eased past Southern Miss 7-0 in Hattiesburg, Miss., on Sunday.

    Senior Jakub Ilowski (5-1), ranked No. 71 by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association earlier this week, enters Friday’s match with a five-match winning streak, dating back to Jan. 20 when he defeated No. 1 Benedikt Dorsch of Baylor. Junior and Berlin, Germany, native Michael Tarkowski is also 5-1 and has a four-match winning streak.

    UL's doubles tandem of Amanjot Singh and Evghenii Corduneanu is 5-1 on the season, with a four-match winning streak. Marc Castellana and Tarkowski are 4-2 and also have a four-match winning streak entering Friday’s dual match.

    Texas-Arlington (3-3) is 0-3 against nationally-ranked opponents this season. On Sunday, the Mavericks defeated Lamar 6-1. On Saturday, UTA dropped a 6-1 decision at home to No. 36 Rice.

    Louisiana’s Ragin’ Cajuns men’s tennis team will close out their weekend at home on Sunday when they host Lamar University at 1:00 p.m. at Cajun Courts.

    ULSI

  12. UL Tennis Ragin’ Cajuns Shut Out Texas-Arlington 4-0

    Louisiana's Michael Tarkowski improves to 6-1 on the season



    LAFAYETTE – Louisiana’s Ragin’ Cajuns men’s tennis team extended their winning streak to three matches with a 4-0 victory over Texas-Arlington Friday here at Cajun Courts.

    The Cajuns improve to 4-2 on the season, while the Mavericks drop to 3-4.

    Junior Michael Tarkowski (6-1) defeated Texas-Arlington’s David Corrie 6-2, 6-4. With the win, Tarkowski extended his winning streak to five matches.

    Louisiana’s Jakub Ilowski, ranked No. 71 in the nation, did not finish his match against Texas-Arlington’s Nathan McGregor. Ilowski dropped the first set 4-6, before winning the second set 6-4.

    In doubles, the Cajuns duo of Amanjot Singh and Evghenii Corduneanu improved to 6-1 on the season with an 8-6 victory over UTA’s Javier Carrillo and Alon Goldshuv. They also extended their winning streak to five matches.

    “I think today we showed that we continue to grow and improve everyday,” said Louisiana head coach Justin McGrath. “We played with a lot of heart and I am proud of our guys.”

    “We are looking forward to Sunday’s match with Lamar.”

    Louisiana’s Ragin’ Cajuns men’s tennis team returns to action Sunday when they host Lamar University in a 1:30 p.m. dual match at Cajun Courts.



    MATCH RESULTS
    Louisiana 4, Texas-Arlington 0

    SINGLES
    #1 Jakub Ilowski (UL) vs. Nathan McGregor (UTA) 4-6, 6-4 (Did Not Finish)
    #2 Michael Tarkowski (UL) def. David Corrie (UTA) 6-2, 6-4
    #3 Amanjot Singh (UL) vs. Javier Carrillo (UTA) 4-6, 6-4 (Did Not Finish)
    #4 Ivan Kovalev (UL) def. Niels Buksik (UTA) 6-2, 6-4
    #5 Evghenii Corduneanu (UL) vs. Sandy Farguharson (UTA) 5-7, 3-1 (Did Not
    Finish)
    #6 Marc Castellana (UL) def. Ian Vazquez (UTA) 6-0, 6-1

    DOUBLES
    #1 Ilowski/Kovalev (UL) def. McGregor/Farguharson (UTA) 8-2
    #2 Tarkowski/Castellana (UL) l. to Corrie/Buksik (UTA) 8-6
    #3 Singh/Corduneanu (UL) def. Carrillo/Goldshuv (UTA) 8-6

    ULSI

  13. Default LADY CAJUNS TENNIS TEAM LOOKS TO BREAK LOSING STREAK

    Louisiana is 0-5 on the season


    ARLINGTON, Texas - Louisiana's Lady Cajuns tennis team looks to break their five-match losing streak Saturday against Texas-Arlington.

    Match time is set for 10:00 a.m.

    The Cajuns (0-5) lost on Thursday to Southeastern Louisiana 6-1 in Hammond. Robin Singh broke her two-match losing streak with a 3-6, 6-2, 6-1 victory of Yessica Rizelia.

    Louisiana-Lafayette's Ragin' Cajuns women's tennis team returns to action on Friday when they travel to Troy, Ala., to face Troy State University at 2:00 p.m.


    ULSI

  14. UL Tennis Ragin' Cajun Tennis Team Continues Hot Streak

    Louisiana has won their last four matches

    LAFAYETTE - Louisiana's Ragin' Cajun tennis team extended their winning streak to four matches Sunday with a 6-1 victory over Lamar University here at Cajun Courts.

    The Cajuns improve to 5-2 on the season and have won four consecutive matches and five of their last six.

    Senior and No. 71-ranked Jakub Ilowski (6-1) defeated Lamar's Jakob Paulsen 7-6, 6-1. Ilowski extended his winning streak to six matches.

    Freshman Ivan Kovalev extended his winning streak for four matches with a 6-2, 6-0 win over Lamar's Nebojsa Murisic. Kovalev improves to 6-2.

    Freshman and Shreveport, La., native Russ Patrick made his second appearance of the spring. Patrick lost 7-5, 7-5 to Christian Oliver of Lamar.

    In doubles, Freshmen Amanjot Singh and Evghenii Corduneanu improved 6-2 with a 8-2 victory over Lamar's Juan Alatorre and Nebojsa Murisic. Russ Patrick and Marc Castellana also won their doubles match, a 8-3 victory over Thatcher Cribbs and Naeem Kath of Lamar.

    "We had a great weekend," said UL head Justin McGrath. "I think we are getting better and better every week."

    "We are getting very excited about competing against nationally-ranked opponents next week in Corpus Christi."

    Louisiana's Ragin' Cajuns men's tennis team travels to Corpus Christi, Texas, on Saturday to compete in the HEB Classic.




    MATCH RESULTS
    Louisiana-Lafayette 6, Lamar University 1

    SINGLES
    #1 No. 71 Jakub Ilowski (UL) def. Jakob Paulsen (Lamar) 7-6, 6-1
    #2 Amanjot Singh (UL) def. Naeem Kath (Lamar) 6-3, 7-5
    #3 Ivan Kovalev (UL) def. Nebojsa Murisic (Lamar) 6-2, 6-0
    #4 Marc Castellana (UL) def. Juan Alatorre (Lamar) 6-2, 6-1
    #5 Evghenii Corduneanu (UL) def. John Guerrero (Lamar) 6-0, 6-2
    #6 Russ Patrick (UL) l. to Christian Oliver (Lamar) 7-5, 7-5

    DOUBLES
    #1 Ilowski/Kovalev (UL) l. to Paulsen/Guerrero (Lamar) 8-6
    #2 Singh/Corduneanu (UL) def. Alatorre/Murisic (Lamar) 8-2
    #3 Patrick/Castellana (UL) def. Cribbs/Kath (Lamar) 8-3
    ULSI

  15. Default Louisiana's Jakub Ilowski Ranked #62

    Louisiana travels to Boulder, Colo., to face #71 Colorado on March 17

    LAFAYETTE – Louisiana's Ragin' Cajuns tennis star Jakub Ilowski is now ranked No. 62 in the country in the new ITA Rankings, which were released on Wednesday.

    Ilowski, a senior from Bielsko-Biala, Poland, broke into the Top 100 on Feb. 24 when he was ranked No. 71 in the country.

    Ilowski is currently 7-1 this season and is on a seven-match winning streak.

    Louisiana's Ragin' Cajuns men's tennis team travels to Boulder, Colo., on Monday, March 17, to face No. 71 Colorado in a 1 p.m. dual match.

    LOUISIANA SI

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