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Saturday, January 24
Los Angeles, Calif.
4:00 p.m.

Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns

1
vs
4

UNC Wilmington

UNC Wilmington Tops Cajuns  Image

UNC Wilmington Tops Cajuns

1/24/2015 9:45:00 PM | Men's Tennis

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – The No. 73 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's tennis team dropped its second straight dual match to a ranked opponent on Saturday afternoon when it fell 4-1 to No. 50 UNC Wilmington in the consolation round of the ITA Kick-Off Weekend at Marks Stadium.
 
The Cajuns fell to 2-4 on the season, and had the early advantage after seizing the doubles point, but were not able to score on the singles side. The Seahwaks upped their mark to 3-1 on the year, splitting the weekend's matches after falling to Santa Clara on Friday.
 
Jarred Wynan and Coleman Wahlberg combined to defeat Christiaan Van der Burgh and Santtu Leskinen (6-3) at No. 1 doubles, and the duo of Edgar Lopez and Damian Farinola rolled by Zach Hublitz and Javier Restrepo (6-1) in the No. 2 spot to easily claim the doubles point and the early lead.
 
But singles play was not kind to the Cajuns, dropping four of six matches with only Farinola and Jarred Wynan claiming sets in singles competition. Wynan was in the early stages of a third set at No. 3 singles before play was called due to Andres Torres closing out Will Huyton (7-5, 6-4) at No. 6 singles to clinch the match.
 
Farinola, meanwhile, was just a set away from claiming the No. 4 singles point as he led Restrepo (7-5, 4-5) late in the second set before play was called. Leskinen was the first to clinch a singles point for the Seahawks with a (6-3, 6-3) win over Jake Wynan, and Van der Burgh got by Edgar Lopez (6-2, 6-1) at the No. 1 singles position.
 
Louisiana next will take on No. 6 Baylor on Jan. 29 in Waco.
 
#GeauxCajuns
 
#50 UNC Wilmington 4, #73 Louisiana 1
Singles competition
1. Van der Burgh, Chris (UNCW) def. Lopez, Edgar (UL) 6-2, 6-1
2. Leskinen, Santtu (UNCW) def. Wynan, Jake (UL) 6-3, 6-0
3. Wynan, Jarred (UL) vs. Hublitz, Zach (UNCW) 7-5, 6-3, 0-1, unfinished
4. Veys, Xander (UNCW) def. Kramarov, Vlad (UL) 6-3, 7-5
5. Farinola, Damian (UL) vs. Restrepo, Javier (UNCW) 7-5, 5-4, unfinished
6. Torres, Andres (UNCW) def. Huyton, Will (UL) 7-5, 6-4
 
Doubles competition
1. Wynan, Jarred/Wahlberg, Coleman (UL) def. Van der Burgh, Chris/Leskinen, Santtu (UNCW) 6-3
2. Lopez, Edgar/Farinola, Damian (UL) def. Restrepo, Javier/Hublitz, Zach (UNCW) 6-1
3. Wynan, Jake/Huyton, Will (UL) vs. Veys, Xander/Cramer, Taylor (UNCW) 3-4, unfinished
 
Match Notes:
UNC Wilmington 3-1; National ranking #50
Louisiana 2-4; National ranking #73
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1); Singles (2,1,4,6)