Final Stats

RUSTON - Louisiana Tech swept a pair of Monday afternoon matches, defeating Alcorn State 5-0 and Grambling State 7-0 at the LA Tech Tennis Complex.

Head coach Chad Camper's squad has now won three straight matches after defeating the No. 1 ranked NJCAA team in the country last week at home.

"We had an efficient day on the courts," Camper said. "We were pressured at times, but we came through and found a way to win. We look forward to continuing to play well."

In the first match on Monday, the Lady Techsters came out strong winning the doubles point against an Alcorn State team that defeated UL-Lafayette last week. Tarranum Handa and Marta Sramkova won (6-2) and Jazmin Britos and Taylor Capannolo won (6-0) while Taly Merker and Alexandra Starkova fell 7-6.

In singles matches, Tech had little trouble against the Lady Braves winning the four matches that finished in straight sets. Starkova won 7-5, 6-4 at the No. 1 position while Britos won 6-3, 6-2 at the No. 2 spot. Sramkova prevailed 6-0, 6-0 at the third spot and Handa won 7-6, 6-1 at the four position ending the match.

In the 7-0 win over Grambling State, Louisiana Tech combined to lose only three games. Sramkova/Handa, Merker/Starkova and Capannola/Britos all won 6-0 to capture the doubles point.

In singles action, Handa, Capannola and Merker all won 6-0, 6-0 at the 4, 5 and 6 positions. Starkova and Sramkova both won their singles matches 6-1, 6-0 at the 1 and 3 spots while Britos capture her match 6-0, 6-1 at the No. 2 spot.

LA Tech returns to action on Wednesday at Jackson State and then will return home to host undefeated South Alabama Thursday.

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