SAN ANTONIO, Texas – The sixth-seeded Northwestern State tennis team started quickly in Saturday morning's Southland Conferece Tournament semifinal match against McNeese. 

The Lady Demons were unable, however, to maintain that momentum, falling 4-2 to the No. 2 seed Cowgirls in a match that started an hour early because of expected inclement weather. 

The early start didn't affect NSU (11-8), which came away with the doubles point. 

After Sara Erenda and Paige Wise fell 6-2 at No. 3, the lady Demons were able to come away with victories on No. 1 and 2.  

Maria Farina and Sofi Garcia allowed on two games on No. 2 to top Natalia Ballo and Maria Wang Martinez to tie 1-1 for the doubles point. 

On court one, McNeese went up 3-2 on Tjasa Klevisar and Honoka Umeda before falling behind 5-3. 

Umeda and Klevisar dropped one game before topping McNeese to claim the doubles point. 

In singles play, Ai Domingo-Berabeu put McNeese on the board with a 6-2, 6-0 win on No. 2 before Anatasija Adeikyte's 6-4, 6-3 win against Erenda at No. 3 gave McNeese a 3-1 lead in the match. 

On No. 4, Garcia cruised to a 6-2 victory in the first set against Emma-Lou Pommiers and kept NSU's championship hopes alive with a 7-5 win in the second set. 

McNeese clinched the match with a straight set victory in the No. 1 slot against Klevisar, 6-4, 7-5. 

McNeese vs. Northwestern State 

April 20, 2024, 9 a.m. 

SLC Tournament 

McNeese 4, NSU 2 

Singles results: 

1.Arina Gamrekaia (MSU) def. Tjasa Klevisar (NSU) 6-4, 7-5 

2.Ai Domingo-Bernabeu (MSU) def. Maria Farina (NSU) 6-2, 6-0 

3.Anastasija Adeikyte (MSU) def. Sara Erenda (NSU) 6-4, 6-3 

4.Sofi Garcia (NSU) def. Emma-Lou Pommiers (MSU) 6-2, 7-5 

5.Maria Wang Martinez (MSU) v. Honoka Umeda (NSU) 6-7 (2-7), 6-1, 1-0 UNFINISHED 

6.Ari Monlleo Sanchis (MSU) def. Paige Wise (NSU) Win by Forfeit 

Order of finish: 2, 3, 4, 1 

Doubles results: 

1.Tjasa Klevisar/Honoka Umeda (NSU) def. Anastasija Adeikyte/Arina Gamrekaia (MSU) 6-4 

2.Sofi Garcia/Maria Farina (NSU) def. Natalia Ballo/Maria Wang Martinez (MSU) 6-3 

3.Ai Domingo-Bernabeu/Tiana Fox (MSU) def. Paige Wise/Sara Erenda (NSU) 6-2 

Order of finish: 3, 2, 1