Saints Women's Tennis Dropped by Dillard and XULA
ALEXANDRIA, LA. (Feb. 25, 2023) - The Our Lady of the Lake University (OLLU) women's tennis team lost to Dillard University (DU) and Xavier University of Louisiana (XULA) 4-0 on Friday. The Saints are now 4-11 on the season. Full results are listed below.
| OLLU | DU | Score | Result |
| Lucia Popluharova/Saskia Vogelzang | Palani/Hribljan | 3-5 (unf.) | unf. |
| Valerie Navarro-Cavazos/Ana Ossio | Tran/B. Gomez | 4-6 | Loss |
| Melanie Guzman Gonzalez/Katica Ivic | Schoma/V. Gomez | 1-6 | Loss |
| Lucia Popluharova | Palani | 3-6/2-3 (unf.) | unf. |
| Saskia Vogelzang | Hribljan | 2-6/0-1 (unf.) | unf. |
| Valerie Navarro-Cavazos | Tran | 2-6/2-5 (unf.) | unf. |
| Ana Ossio | B. Gomez | 0-6/0-6 | Loss |
| Melanie Guzman Gonzalez | V. Gomez | 1-6/1-6 | Loss |
| Katica Ivic | Schoma | 2-6/2-6 | Loss |
Assistant Coach Warren Fulgenzi said, "Our match against Dillard was a wake up call. It showed us how important it is to have a good start in doubles and singles. We dug ourselves into a hole and it became too hard to climb out of."
| OLLU | XULA | Score | Result |
| Lucia Popluharova/Saskia Vogelzang | M. Langa/V. Largacha | 2-6 | Loss |
| Valerie Navarro-Cavazos/Ana Ossio | V. Clarke/Y. Pao | 3-4 (unf.) | unf. |
| Melanie Guzman Gonzalez/Katica Ivic | T. Dixon/M. Wheatley | 0-6 | Loss |
| Lucia Popluharova | M. Langa | 2-6/2-6 | Loss |
| Saskia Vogelzang | J. Finch | 3-6/0-1 (unf.) | unf. |
| Valerie Navarro-Cavazos | V. Clarke | 4-6/1-4 (unf.) | unf. |
| Ana Ossio | T. Dixon | 2-6/2-6 | Loss |
| Melanie Guzman Gonzalez | J. Balleste | 4-6/1-3 (unf.) | unf. |
| Katica Ivic | V. Largacha | 0-6/0-6 | Loss |
Fulgenzi commented, "The women had a great response against Xavier. We fought from the start and gave a great effort. Xavier is a tough team and that's why they are top in the country. The women were right in the mix by having great points in the singles and doubles. This was another match showing us what we need to improve on. The most important is our unforced errors. Good teams like Xavier limit their unforced errors. We need to do a better job on cutting down our unforced errors."
Up next
The Saints wrap up play in Alexandria, La., against LSU-Shreveport today at 10:30 a.m.