HATTIESBURG, Miss. - The Nicholls State University tennis teams battled Southern Miss on Sunday in Hattiesburg but fell short as the women were defeated, 4-3, and the men dropped their match, 5-2.
The women fell behind 1-0 after USM took courts 1 and 2 in doubles. But
Paulina Villegas evened it up quickly with a 6-0, 7-6 (0) win at No. 2 singles.
Southern Miss inched towards match point with wins at 6 and 1.
Amalie Grube Andersen fell in straight sets before
Sophia Sara Safarova split her first two sets before retiring.
On the top line,
Aada Inna secured a 7-5, 6-2 victory to keep the Colonels alive. Then
Julia Bordiginon fought back from a first-set loss to win 2-6, 6-3, 6-0 to even the match.
For the final court,
Noemie Piquet forced a third set at No. 4 but would come up short against Sakura Sudo, 3-6, 6-2, 3-6.
On the men's side, Southern Miss breezed through doubles play with 6-0 wins at 1 and 3.
In singles,
Kotaro Matsumura kept his undefeated singles record intact with a 5-7, 6-3, 10-5 victory at No. 2.
Colin Tavares also picked up a win with a 5-7, 6-3, 10-2 triumph at No. 3.
USM took three of the other four matches in straight sets, including
Maxwell Lindstedt suffering his first loss of the season.
UP NEXT
Both teams return to action on Friday with home matches against Alcorn State.
