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ROME, Ga. – Louisiana and Southern Miss won on Wednesday in the first round for the 2024 Sun Belt Conference Women’s Tennis Championship at the Rome Tennis Center.
The 13th seeded Golden Eagles edged out No. 12 seed Arkansas State 4-3 in the first match of the day. Southern Miss advances to face No. 5 seed Coastal Carolina at 10:00 a.m. ET. The 11th seeded Ragin Cajuns started the tournament with a thrilling match as they defeated No. 14 seeded ULM 4-1. Louisiana will face No. 6 seed Georgia Southern at 2 p.m. ET. The matches will be broadcast live on ESPN+.
Match 1: (13) Southern Miss 4, (12) Arkansas State 3
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In the opening match of the tournament, Southern Miss won an electric battle with Arkansas State that was played out on every court.
Southern Miss (5-15) earned the early doubles point as Suhana Das and Zenn Lim won on court two and Alyssa Richter with Hannah Chambers won on court one.
Arkansas State (8-15) quickly responded on singles court two as Ysmine Humbert tied the match with a straight set 6-0, 6-3 win. Richter answered for the Golden Eagles on court one with a 6-2, 6-2 win.
Arkansas State won the next two singles courts to lead 3-2. Rebecca Brody won 6-1, 7-5 on court five as Sarah Millard won 7-6, 6-3 on court three.
Facing match point, Southern Miss tied the match on court six as Malannia Vashkevich won 6-3, 6-4. Tied 3-3, the match came down to number four singles. Lim provided the heroics for the Golden Eagles with the 6-4, 6-1 victory to advance Southern Miss to the Second Round.
Match 2: (11) Louisiana 4, (14) ULM 1
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Despite ULM winning the doubles point, Louisiana won four singles courts to advance past the Warhawks.
ULM (1-20) earned the doubles point as Giovanna Pereira and Angela Del Campo Sua won on court two 6-2. The pairing of Alice Klinteby and Tamara Bachmann secured the point on court one, 6-3.
Louisiana (7-11) quickly took a 2-1 lead with a pair of wins. Carla Urchoeguia won 6-1, 6-1 on court one. Karolina Skowronska won 6-2, 6-0 on court six. Nina Krecklenberg won via retirement on court five to give the Ragin Cajuns a 3-1 advantage. Angelique Berrat sealed the match on court three with a 6-4, 6-3 finish.
2024 Sun Belt Women’s Tennis Championship (Rome, Ga.)
First Round – Wednesday, April 24
Match 1 – (13) Southern Miss 4, (12) Arkansas State 3
Match 2 – (11) Louisiana 4, (14) ULM 0
Second Round – Thursday, April 25
Match 3 – (5) Coastal Carolina vs (13) Southern Miss – 10:00 a.m. ET
Match 4 – (8) Texas State vs (9) Georgia State – 10:00 a.m. ET
Match 5 – (6) Georgia Southern vs (11) Louisiana – 2:00 p.m. ET
Match 6 – (7) App State vs (10) James Madison – 2:00 p.m. ET
Quarterfinals - Friday, April 26
Match 7 – (4) South Alabama vs. Winner Match 3 – 10:00 a.m. ET
Match 8 – (1) Old Dominion vs. Winner Match 4 – 10:00 a.m. ET
Match 9 – (3) Troy vs. Winner Match 5 – 2:00 p.m. ET
Match 10 – (2) Marshall vs. Winner Match 6 – 2:00 p.m. ET
Semifinals - Saturday, April 27
Match 11 – Winner Match 7 vs. Winner Match 8 – 1:00 p.m. ET
Match 12 – Winner Match 9 vs. Winner Match 10 – 1:00 p.m. ET
Championship - Sunday, April 28
Match 13 – Winner Match 11 vs. Winner Match 12 – 1:00 p.m. ET