From ULM Sports Information
BEAUMONT, Texas – The short-handed ULM women’s tennis team fell in the spring opener at Lamar, 6-1, Sunday afternoon at the Thompson Family Tennis Center.
The Warhawks took the courts without sophomore Maria Alfaro, a first-team All-Sun Belt selection in 2019, who was sidelined with a wrist injury. With Alfaro’s absence, ULM didn’t fill the No. 3 doubles and No. 6 singles positions in the lineup.
Sophomore Jimena Paula Garbino, who moved into the No. 1 single positions, produced ULM’s only point of the afternoon with a 6-4, 2-6, 10-8 triumph over Lamar’s Jasmin Buchta.
Lamar’s tandem of Jayci Wong and Laura Sola Grau was awarded a walkover win at No. 3 doubles to open the match. Buchta and Sanja Jolic followed with a 6-3 victory over ULM’s tandem of Garbino and Emma Billon as the Cardinals claimed the doubles point.
ULM’s Giovanna Pereira and Madalina Grigoriu earned a 6-3 triumph over Bianca Vitale and Natalia Molina at No. 3 doubles.
Without a sixth player, the Cards’ Ana Jolic was awarded a walkover win at No. 6 singles. Lamar built a 3-0 lead in the match as Sola Grau posted a 6-0, 6-1 victory over Jelena Lopicic at No. 5 singles.
The decisive point for Lamar (3-2) came from the fourth-seeded Molina, who recorded a 6-3, 6-3 win over Pereira. The Cards extended their lead to 5-0 as Vitale claimed a 6-4, 6-1 victory over Grigoriu in a battle of No. 2 seeds.
ULM (0-1) got on the scoreboard with Garbino’s three-set victory over Buchta at the No. 1 position before Lamar closed out the match with Sanja Jolic’s 7-6 (8-6), 5-7, 10-3 victory over Billon at No. 3 singles.
The Warhawks return to action on Saturday, Feb. 8 for the home opener against Grambling State at 2 p.m. at Heard Stadium.
Final: Lamar 6, ULM 1
Singles competition
1. Jimena Garbino (ULM) def. Jasmin Buchta (LU-W) 6-4, 2-6, 10-8
2. Bianca Vitale (LU-W) def. Madalina Grigoriu (ULM) 6-4, 6-1
3. Sanja Jolic (LU-W) def. Emma Billon (ULM) 7-6 (8-6), 5-7, 10-3
4. Natalia Molina (LU-W) def. Giovanna Pereira (ULM) 6-3, 6-3
5. Laura Sola Grau (LU-W) def. Jelena Lopicic (ULM) 6-0, 6-1
6. Ana Jolic (LU-W) def. No player (ULM) by forfeit
Doubles competition
1. Jasmin Buchta/Sanja Jolic (LU-W) def. Jimena Garbino/ Emma Billon (ULM) 6-3
2. Giovanna Pereira/ Madalina Grigoriu (ULM) def. Bianca Vitale/Natalia Molina (LU-W) 6-3
3. Jayci Wong/Laura Sola Grau (LU-W) def. Jelena Lopicic/No player (ULM) by forfeit
Match order of finish: Doubles (1,2); Singles (5,4,2,1,3)
BEAUMONT, Texas – The short-handed ULM women’s tennis team fell in the spring opener at Lamar, 6-1, Sunday afternoon at the Thompson Family Tennis Center.
The Warhawks took the courts without sophomore Maria Alfaro, a first-team All-Sun Belt selection in 2019, who was sidelined with a wrist injury. With Alfaro’s absence, ULM didn’t fill the No. 3 doubles and No. 6 singles positions in the lineup.
Sophomore Jimena Paula Garbino, who moved into the No. 1 single positions, produced ULM’s only point of the afternoon with a 6-4, 2-6, 10-8 triumph over Lamar’s Jasmin Buchta.
Lamar’s tandem of Jayci Wong and Laura Sola Grau was awarded a walkover win at No. 3 doubles to open the match. Buchta and Sanja Jolic followed with a 6-3 victory over ULM’s tandem of Garbino and Emma Billon as the Cardinals claimed the doubles point.
ULM’s Giovanna Pereira and Madalina Grigoriu earned a 6-3 triumph over Bianca Vitale and Natalia Molina at No. 3 doubles.
Without a sixth player, the Cards’ Ana Jolic was awarded a walkover win at No. 6 singles. Lamar built a 3-0 lead in the match as Sola Grau posted a 6-0, 6-1 victory over Jelena Lopicic at No. 5 singles.
The decisive point for Lamar (3-2) came from the fourth-seeded Molina, who recorded a 6-3, 6-3 win over Pereira. The Cards extended their lead to 5-0 as Vitale claimed a 6-4, 6-1 victory over Grigoriu in a battle of No. 2 seeds.
ULM (0-1) got on the scoreboard with Garbino’s three-set victory over Buchta at the No. 1 position before Lamar closed out the match with Sanja Jolic’s 7-6 (8-6), 5-7, 10-3 victory over Billon at No. 3 singles.
The Warhawks return to action on Saturday, Feb. 8 for the home opener against Grambling State at 2 p.m. at Heard Stadium.
Final: Lamar 6, ULM 1
Singles competition
1. Jimena Garbino (ULM) def. Jasmin Buchta (LU-W) 6-4, 2-6, 10-8
2. Bianca Vitale (LU-W) def. Madalina Grigoriu (ULM) 6-4, 6-1
3. Sanja Jolic (LU-W) def. Emma Billon (ULM) 7-6 (8-6), 5-7, 10-3
4. Natalia Molina (LU-W) def. Giovanna Pereira (ULM) 6-3, 6-3
5. Laura Sola Grau (LU-W) def. Jelena Lopicic (ULM) 6-0, 6-1
6. Ana Jolic (LU-W) def. No player (ULM) by forfeit
Doubles competition
1. Jasmin Buchta/Sanja Jolic (LU-W) def. Jimena Garbino/ Emma Billon (ULM) 6-3
2. Giovanna Pereira/ Madalina Grigoriu (ULM) def. Bianca Vitale/Natalia Molina (LU-W) 6-3
3. Jayci Wong/Laura Sola Grau (LU-W) def. Jelena Lopicic/No player (ULM) by forfeit
Match order of finish: Doubles (1,2); Singles (5,4,2,1,3)
