After suffering a couple of tough losses in California, the LSU women’s tennis team responded with a resounding 6-1 victory Saturday against McNeese State University.
Seniors Ebie Wilson and Keri Frankenberger got the Lady Tigers rolling, winning their doubles match 8-2. That win was soon followed by the duo of senior Kaitlin Burns and freshman Ella Taylor clinching the doubles point with a 8-6 victory.
The Lady Tigers kept rolling in singles play as they won the first set in five of the six matches. Wilson quickly extended the LSU lead to 2-0, winning her match 6-0, 6-0.
After junior Ariel Morton beat her opponent 6-1, 6-0, Burns clinched the match with her 6-2, 6-0 victory.
Freshman Caroline Hudson also brought home a point with a 6-3, 6-2 win. Taylor finished off the scoring for LSU with a 6-1, 6-1 victory.
With five comfortable wins under their belts, the Lady Tigers turned their focus to court 1, where sophomore Mary Jeremiah was locked in a tough match with Klaudia Gawlik.
After dropping the first set 3-6, Jeremiah battled back to even the score, winning the second 6-4. Despite clawing back into the match, she fell in the third set super tie break 6-10, bringing the match to a final 6-1 score.
“Our singles today was the best job we have done all year as far as our focus and intensity,” coach Julia Sell said in a news release. “We worked on our accountability all week in practice, and it really showed today. I’m excited by today’s effort and look forward to building on our progress.”
The Lady Tigers’ next action will be when they travel to Rice at 1 p.m. on Feb. 20.
After suffering a couple of tough loses in California, the LSU women’s tennis team responded with a resounding 6-1 victory Saturday against McNeese State University.
Seniors Ebie Wilson and Keri Frankenberger got the Lady Tigers rolling, winning their doubles match 8-2. That win was soon followed by the duo of senior Kaitlin Burns and freshman Ella Taylor clinching the doubles point with a 8-6 victory.
The Lady Tigers kept rolling in singles play as they won the first set in five of the six matches. Wilson quickly extended the LSU lead to 2-0, winning her match 6-0, 6-0.
After junior Ariel Morton beat her opponent 6-1, 6-0, Burns clinched the match with her 6-2, 6-0 victory.
Freshman Caroline Hudson also brought home a point with a 6-3, 6-2 win. Taylor finished off the scoring for LSU with a 6-1, 6-1 victory.
With five comfortable wins under their belt, the Lady Tigers turned their focus to court 1, where sophomore Mary Jeremiah was locked in a tough match with Klaudia Gawlik.
After dropping the first set 3-6, Jeremiah battled back to even the score, winning the second 6-4. Despite clawing back into the match, she fell in the third set super tie break 6-10, bringing the match to final 6-1 score.
“Our singles today was the best job we have done all year as far as our focus and intensity,” said coach Julia Sell in a news release. “We worked on our accountability all week in practice, and it really showed today. I’m excited by today’s effort and look forward to building on our progress.”
The Lady Tigers’ next action will be when they travel to Rice at 1 p.m. on Feb. 20.
