Whopping Defeat: Ranked Tigers run the table on Jaguars in season openers

In a devastating show of force, the LSU Lady Tigers dealt the SU Lady Jags a major defeat in their opening matches of the 2017 season.
Held Saturday afternoon across town at the LSU Tennis Complex, the Lady Jags competed in six singles’ matches and three doubles competitions losing all nine against the 19 nationally ranked tigers.
First to compete was freshman Stephanie Mbaya, who took zero sets in her 6-0, 6-0 loss to LSU’s Jade Lewis.
Following Mbaya were losses by senior, Darnesha Moore 6-0, 6-1; sophomore D’Jeri Raymond 7-5, 6 -2; freshman Tanaka Chakanyuka 6-1, 6-2; sophomore Mila Kent, 6-0, 6-3 and junior Nicki Neal, 6-0, 6-1.
“I wish I could’ve came down on my forced errors,” said Neal.
“Even though we fell short everyone competed well and hard,” she added.
The doubles matches were equally disappointing with the Lady Jags only scoring a total of sets for the entire doubles competition.
First up were Chakanyuka and Mabaya who lost to LSU’s Jade Lewis and Becca Weissman, 6-1.
Losses by SU duos Raymond and Neal, 6-2; and Chirewa and Moore rounded out the Jags’ losing streak.
“We need to work on a lot of things,” said sophomore D’Jeri Raymond while reflecting back on the team’s Saturday loses.
“We started a little bit slow but we managed to get into the groove of it, we have to work on our errors that we made and especially on volleys and serves,” said Raymond.
“I’d just like to add that we will be better and that this is only the beginning,” Raymond finished.
Next week the Lady Jags will head to New Orleans to play against the undefeated Tulane Lady Green Wave (3,0).