THIBODAUX, La. – The Nicholls State University women's tennis team came up just short in a pair of tightly contested Southland Conference matches, dropping consecutive 4-3 decisions to UIW and Lamar on Saturday and Monday at the Thibodaux Regional Sports Complex.
On Saturday against UIW, the Colonels surrendered the doubles point but
Jada Iverson and
Julia Bordiginon came away victorious with a 6-4 win on the No. 3 court.
For singles play, the Colonels jumped ahead 3-1 after taking the first three completed courts.
Aada Inna,
Blanca Losada and
Paulina Villegas all outlasted their opponents in three sets. But UIW rallied with wins on Courts 3, 5, and 6 to secure the team victory.
Nicholls carried that momentum into its matchup with Lamar on Monday, where the Colonels once again found themselves in another close battle. This time, Nicholls swept doubles play as Villegas/Inna and Bordiginon/Iverson won 6-2, and Losada/
Noemie Piquet took their match 6-3.
The Colonels dominated singles action early by winning all six first sets. However, Lamar rallied back on lines 1 and 4 to grab a 2-1 advantage. Bordiginon was able to tie it back up with a 6-4, 7-5 win at No. 5 for the lone match to be decided in straight sets.
Lamar continued its comeback with a three-set win at No. 2 before Eva Gumenyuk clinched the match at No. 6. For the Colonels, Piquet won the final court at No. 3, 5-7, 7-6 (4), 6-4.
UP NEXT
Nicholls will continue its home stand with two more matches, starting with a contest against first-place McNeese at 1 p.m. on Saturday, March 28
