Both men's and women's tennis squads took down Texas Wesleyan 4-0 Saturday
ALEXANDRIA, La. – After getting the season's first win Friday, the Loyola University New Orleans men's and women's tennis teams each picked up a second-straight win, defeating Texas Wesleyan 4-0 Saturday at the LSU Alexandria Invitational.
The No. 15 Wolf Pack women's team started the match well, with Madelynn Chavez and Fatima Vasquez teaming up for a 6-1 win on court three in doubles. Manuela Alban and Arianna Pepper then sealed the doubles point for Loyola with a 6-4 win on court two.
In singles, Alban led off with a 6-2, 6-2 win on court four, with Chavez adding another point for Loyola at the No. 3 spot with a 6-3, 6-0 victory. Andrea Martinez clinched the match for the Pack, winning 6-2, 6-2 and No. 6.
In the men's match, the French duo of Samuel Marin and Aubin Duchier got things started with a 6-2 win on court two. Then Tiger Cheung and Ernesto Telles teamed up to win 6-4 on court one, claiming the doubles point for Loyola.
Theo Debackere began singles play with a 6-2, 6-0 win on court four. On court two, Marin won 6-1, 6-3, followed by Cheung, clinching the match for the Wolf Pack with a 6-4, 6-3 win on court three.
Both Loyola teams will return to action in Mobile, Ala. on March 12 as they begin the SSAC Round Up tournament with matches against Bethel.
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Women's Results
No. 15 Loyola – 4
Texas Wesleyan – 0
Doubles
1. Navati/Antonio (TWU) def. Camus/Terranova (LOYNO) 7-5
2. Alban/Pepper (LOYNO) def. Souvannavong/Rey (TWU) 6-4
3. Chavez/Vasquez (LOYNO) def. Salazar/Nguyen (TWU) 6-1
Order of finish: 3, 2, 1
Singles
1. Arianna Pepper (LOYNO) vs. Aurora Navati (TWU) 4-6, 6-1, unfinished
2. Fatima Vasquez (LOYNO) vs. Caitlin Souvannavong (TWU) 6-4, 1-1, unfinished
3. Madelynn Chavez (LOYNO) def. Kara Antonio (TWU) 6-3, 6-0
4. Manuela Alban (LOYNO) def. Hannah Rey (TWU) 6-2, 6-2
5. Mathilde Camus (LOYNO) vs. Cecilia Salazar (TWU) 6-1, 5-2, unfinished
6. Andrea Martinez (LOYNO) def. Karlee Nguyen (TWU) 6-2, 6-2
Order of finish: 4, 3, 6*
Men's Results
Loyola – 4
Texas Wesleyan - 0
Doubles
1. Cheung/Telles (LOYNO) def. Alfonsi/Richter (TWU) 6-4
2. Duchier/Marin (LOYNO) vs. Gonzalez/Parra (TWU) 6-2
3. Sweetland/White (TWU) def. Debackere/Saenz (LOYNO) 6-3
Order of finish: 2, 1, 3
Singles
1. Aubin Duchier (LOYNO) vs. Francois Alfonsi (TWU) 6-2, 3-6, unfinished
2. Samuel Marin (LOYNO) def. Andres Gonzalez (TWU) 6-1, 6-3
3. Tiger Cheung (LOYNO) def. Felipe Parra (TWU) 6-4, 6-3
4. Theo Debackere (LOYNO) def. Linus Richter (TWU) 6-2, 6-0
5. Emilio Saenz (LOYNO) vs. Jarod Sweetland (TWU) 6-3, 4-6, unfinished
6. Ernesto Telles (LOYNO) vs. Adam White (TWU) 4-6, 6-3, unfinished
Order of finish: 4, 2, 3*
