THIBODAUX – The red-hot Northwestern State Lady Demons tennis team, quickly on top in the league standings, tries to complete a road sweep Monday in a noon Southland Conference visit to Nicholls.

A rainy forecast for Sunday resulted in the match being pushed back to Monday.
 
NSU (7-5 overall, 3-0 in the Southland) has first place in the conference thanks to a pair of 4-3 wins, at home in the Southland opener over Sam Houston and Friday at McNeese. The Lady Demons have won six of their last seven matches overall.
 
Nicholls is 8-3 overall and 1-1 in the conference after winning a home match Saturday afternoon 4-3 Stephen F. Austin.
 
Friday, comebacks powered NSU over McNeese. In the decisive No. 1 match to settle the opening doubles point, Polina Mutel and Polina Ivanova fell behind 4-0 but fought back for a 7-5 victory. The decisive point clinching the overall match victory came from Judit Castillo in the fifth singles slot as she rebounded for a 1-6, 6-2, 6-3 triumph to put the Lady Demons ahead 4-2.
 
Mutel, a 6-4, 6-3 winner at No. 1 Friday, has the team's best overall singles mark at 8-3 while Castillo is 6-2.
 
Mutel and Ivanova are 8-2 to set the pace in doubles for NSU.
 
After the visit to Nicholls, the Lady Demons are home next weekend, Saturday against Southeastern Louisiana and Sunday facing New Orleans in a pair of 11 a.m. matches at the Jack Fisher Tennis Complex.