Thibodaux, La. – The Fordham women's tennis team wrapped up its spring break trip with a 4-0 blanking of Nicholls State University on Saturday at the Thibodaux Regional Sports Complex to finish its excursion south with a perfect 4-0 mark and increase its winning streak to six matches.
The match opened with the Rams winning the doubles point, taking both completed doubles matches.
Xiaowei Hu and
Eleni Fasoula downed Nicholls State's Lea Grinberg and Aada Inna, 6-4, at second doubles just before
Julianne Nguyen and
Franny Shea defeated Dareen Hassan and Noemie Piquet at the third spot by the same score.
Fordham then won the match by winning the first three completed singles matches, all in straight sets. Fasoula picked up the first singles win for the Rams, defeating Grinberg, 6-1, 6-2, at third singles and
Sofie Siem followed with a 6-2, 6-2, win at the sixth position over Piquet. Nguyen then clinched the match for the Rams with a 7-5, 6-1 victory over Constanza Cruz at fifth singles.
Fordham 4, Nicholls State 0
Thibodaux, La. | Thibodaux Regional Sports Complex
Saturday, March 30, 2024
Singles Competition
1. Carla Bouygues (NICH) vs.
Raffaela Alhach (FOWWT) 5-7, 2-4, unfinished
2. Liu QianYu (NICH) vs.
Xiaowei Hu (FOWWT) 4-6, 6-1, 1-4, unfinished
3.
Eleni Fasoula (FOWWT) def. Lea Grinberg (NICH) 6-1, 6-2
4. Aada Inna (NICH) vs.
Xintong Zhou (FOWWT) 5-7, 0-5, unfinished
5.
Julianne Nguyen (FOWWT) def. Constanza Cruz (NICH) 7-5, 6-1
6.
Sofie Siem (FOWWT) def. Noemie Piquet (NICH) 6-2, 6-2
Doubles competition
1. Carla Bouygues/Constanza Cruz (NICH) vs.
Raffaela Alhach/
Anlin Xie (FOWWT) 5-4, unfinished
2.
Xiaowei Hu/
Eleni Fasoula (FOWWT) def. Lea Grinberg/Aada Inna (NICH) 6-4
3.
Julianne Nguyen/
Franny Shea (FOWWT) def. Dareen Hassan/Noemie Piquet (NICH) 6-4
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3); Singles (3,6,5)
What's Next?
The Rams return to the Bronx to face the University of Richmond Spiders on the Hawthorn/Rooney Courts on Friday, April 5, at 1:00 p.m.