NATCHITOCHES, La. - The Nicholls State University women's tennis team was unable to earn its first Southland win of the season, falling 6-1 at Northwestern State Friday afternoon at the Jack Fisher Tennis Complex.
Northwestern State (9-4, 2-1 SLC) jumped out to a 1-0 lead with the doubles point, then clinched the victory with wins at No. 6, 1, 2 and 4.
Morgan Forshag and
Lingfeng Gu posted strong showings in the loss for Nicholls (1-9, 0-3 SLC), with Forshag picking up a three-set win at No. 5, 6-3, 2-6, 10-3. Gu also went to a third at No. 3 but fell to Patrycja Polanska, 6-2, 4-6, 10-7.
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Nicholls continues conference this weekend with a matchup against Central Arkansas (March 8). FIrst serve is scheduled for 11 a.m.
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