LAFAYETTE, La. – Despite winning the doubles' point, the University of the Incarnate Word women's tennis team dropped a non-conference match, 4-1, to the University of Louisiana Lafayette on Friday at the Cajun Courts. 

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Cardinals (4-15) lost the first doubles' match at #3 6-3, but Victoria Kareh and Sarah Savedra paired up to even up the score with a 6-4 win at #2. With each team winning one match, it all came down to the #1 court where Matea Zemunik and Rachel Sadiq were playing were playing the Ragin' Cajuns (7-8). The match got to 6-6, and in the tiebreaker, Zemuni and Sadiq came up with a big 7-5 win to take the match 7-6 and give UIW the first point.
Louisiana wouldn't go away though. They won the first four singles' matches in straight sets to take the 4-1 win.  

UP NEXT

The Cardinals will turn right back and play Southeastern Louisiana in a conference match tomorrow, Saturday, at 12 p.m.

STAY TUNED

UIW will then go to New Orleans for another conference matchup on Monday at 11 a.m.

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FULL RESULTS

Incarnate Word vs Louisiana
Mar 31, 2017 at Lafayette, La.
(Cajun Courts)

Louisiana 4, Incarnate Word 1

Singles competition
1. Alexandra Way (LA) def. Matea Zemunik (UIW) 6-3, 6-3
2. Kelly Drew (LA) def. Rachel Sadiq (UIW) 6-1, 6-2
3. Lucile Delabarre (LA) def. Victoria Kareh (UIW) 6-4, 6-4
4. Abby Johnson (LA) vs. Sarah Savedra (UIW) 6-3, 5-4, unfinished
5. India Shiaelis (LA) def. Alejandra Tamayo (UIW) 6-2, 6-1
6. Carla Ortega (LA) vs. Maria Batchinsky (UIW) 7-5, 5-1, unfinished

Doubles competition
1. Rachel Sadiq/Matea Zemunik (UIW) def. Lucile Delabarre/Abby Johnson (LA) 7-6 (7-5)
2. Victoria Kareh/Sarah Savedra (UIW) def. Kelly Drew/Carla Ortega (LA) 6-4
3. India Shiaelis/Alexandra Way (LA) def. Maria Batchinsky/Alejandra Tamayo (UIW) 6-3
Match Notes: Incarnate Word 4-15 Louisiana 7-8 Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (2,5,1,3)