McNeese
Kats fall in final regular-season dual match
4/15/2019 2:41:00 PM | Women's Tennis
LAKE CHARLES, La. – After clinching a spot in the Southland Conference Tournament Friday, the Sam Houston State women's tennis team dropped its final regular-season dual match to McNeese 5-2 Sunday at the Nancy Hank Tennis Center.
In No. 1 singles action, sophomore Sahaja Yamalapalli defeated Giovanna Fioretti 6-0, 6-1, and junior Lusine Chobanyan took down Sofia San Jose Moreno 6-3, 6-4 in the No. 4 match.
Sophomore Karla De La Luz Montalvo and freshman Petra Kaszas teamed up to defeat San Jose Moreno and Dalia Ahmed in No. 3 doubles.
Yamalapalli (10-1 in SLC) now stands as only the second
Sahaja (23-8) and Chobanyan (24-11) join Sotnikova as the only Bearkats to post 20 or more singles wins (fall tournaments and dual matches) overall twice during their careers. Yamalapalli was 22-4 last year while Chobanyan was 25-4. Sotnikova went 27-1 as a senior in 2009 and 23-5 in 2006.
Chobanyan (49-15) now ranks 12th in career singles wins and Yamalapalli (45-12) ranks 15th. The pair are the only two in the top 15 career standings who have only played two seasons.
The Bearkats 13-7 record this year and 14-6 record
Sam Houston State will compete at the Southland Conference Tournament April 26-28 in Corpus Christi.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,3,2
#1 Singles Match
#2 Singles Match
#3 Singles Match
#4 Singles Match
#5 Singles Match
#6 Singles Match
Order of Finish:
1,3,2,4,5,6
Players Mentioned
