BATON ROUGE, La.  – The Nicholls State University women's tennis team saw its five-match winning streak snapped as the Colonels fell 7-0 against No. 54 LSU on Saturday afternoon at W.T. Robinson Stadium.

LSU (6-3) pitched a shutout in the completed doubles matches to take a 1-0 lead. Natalia Cardiff/Eva Castiglioni fell at No. 2 against Ebie Wilson/Keri Frankenberger before Emma Pitre/Rachel Howie was ousted in the top flight against Mary Jeremiah/Ariel Morton. Marie Aubert/Isla Brock trailed 6-4 in the No. 3 match before it was called.

In singles, the Lady Tigers quickly clinched the match by winning the first three matches, which saw LSU win four of the six sets 6-0. For the final three flights, Brock lost 6-2, 6-4 at No. 5, Cardiff fell in the top spot 7-5, 6-1 and Aubert lost the No. 2 match.

Nicholls returns to the courts on Sunday at Louisiana Tech, with first serve scheduled for 1 p.m.

#54 LSU 7, Nicholls 0
Singles competition
1. Kaitlin Burns (LSU) def. Natalia Cardiff (NICH) 7-5, 6-1
2. Mary Jeremiah (LSU) def. Marie Aubert (NICH) 6-2, 7-5
3. Ella Taylor (LSU) def. Rachel Howie (NICH) 6-0, 6-0
4. Ariel Morton (LSU) def. Emma Pitre (NICH) 6-1, 6-0
5. Caroline Hudson (LSU) def. Isla Brock (NICH) 6-2, 6-4
6. Ebie Wilson (LSU) def. Eva Castiglioni (NICH) 6-0, 6-1

Doubles competition
1. Mary Jeremiah/Ariel Morton (LSU) def. Emma Pitre/Rachel Howie (NICH) 8-0
2. Ebie Wilson/Keri Frankenberger (LSU) def. Natalia Cardiff/Eva Castiglioni (NICH) 8-0
3. Kaitlin Burns/Ella Taylor (LSU) vs. Marie Aubert/Isla Brock (NICH) 6-4, unfinished

Match Notes:
Nicholls 5-3
LSU 6-3; National ranking #54
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1); Singles (3,4,6,5,1,2)