The Dillard Women’s Tennis Team Downed By No. 13 Loyola University New Orleans, 7-0, on Thursday

New Orleans – The Dillard University women's tennis team (1-7) battled hard in falling to No. 13 Loyola University New Orleans by a 7-0 score on Thursday, March 3, at the XULA Tennis Center.

The Bleu Devils fell in the opening doubles match 6-2 with the team of Prerana Koirala – Kaavya Palani falling to the team of Lucy Carpenter – Fatima Vasquez from Loyola.

The second doubles pairing of  Kayla Henningan – Hafsa Sanhaji lost 6-4 to Loyola's Kelly Briggs – Maddie Chavez.

Loyola won the third doubles match by default as Dillard only had four players.

In singles play, Palani lost in the number one spot 4-6, 6-3, 10-7 to L. Carpenter

In the second-seed Vasquez defeated Koirala 7-5, 3-5, 10-8

The third-seed saw Loyola's Elly Carpenter defeat Sanhaji 6-4 and 6-1.

In the fourth singles spot Loyola's Mathilde Camus defeated Dillard's Hennigan 6-0, 6-0

Next, the DU women's team travels to take on Blue Mountain College on March 12 at 11 a.m.

Results

No. 13 Loyola – 7, Dillard – 0

Doubles

1. Lucy Carpenter - Fatima Vasquez (Loyola) def. Prerana Koirala - Kaavya Palani (DU) 6-2

2. Kelly Briggs – Maddie Chavez (Loyola) def. Kayla Hennigan – Hafsa Sanhaji (DU) 6-4

Order of finish: 1, 2

Singles

1. Lucy Carpenter (Loyola) def. Kaavya Palani (DU) 4-6, 6-3, 10-7

2. Fatima Vasquez (Loyola) def. Prerana Koirala (DU) 7-5, 3-6, 10-8

3. Elly Carpenter (Loyola) def. Hafsa Sanhaji (DU) 6-4, 6-1

4. Mathilde Camus (Loyola) def. Kayla Hennigan (DU) 6-0, 6-0

Order of finish: 3, 1, 2, 4