PINEVILLE, La. – The Louisiana Christian University women's tennis program fought tooth and nail but could not avoid its first conference loss of the season, going the distance before falling on the final swing, 4-3 versus (RV) LSU Shreveport.
 
The Basics:
 

• Score
  • (RV) LSU Shreveport – 4
  • (RV) Louisiana Christian – 3

 
 

• Records
  • (RV) Louisiana Christian (6-7, 2-1 Red River)
  • (RV) LSU Shreveport (7-2, 3-2 Red River)

 

• Location
  • Pineville, Louisiana – Richard L. Crowell Tennis Center

  

• Series History (Since 2007-08)
  • Pilots Lead 16-1 (5.9%)

 

• Winning Streak
  • Pilots (W1) | Wildcats' Last Win: February 22, 2025 (4-3)

 
Wildcats Top Performers:
 

• Elizaveta Mikhailova and Alexandra Cedeno won their matchups on the third and sixth flights by mirrored scores, taking down Lidia Gomez (6-3, 7-5) and Ana Mandrot (7-5, 6-3), respectively.

 

• The third and final point came off the racket of #2 Ana Sofia Ferrer Martinez, beating Maike Tiemersan by a score of 6-3, 1-6, 6-2 tally on court number two.

 

• While it did not result in scoring, the duo of Mikhailova / Adjowa-Sika Geli did their job out of the three-hole in doubles play, needing a tiebreaker yet still completing the win over Mandrot / Tiemersan, 7⁷-6⁴.

 
Next:
  

• Friday's match against Texas Wesleyan was bumped up four hours from a 1 p.m. start to a 9 a.m. first serve.

 

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