LAFAYETTE – Southeastern Louisiana freshmen Reginka Nychytailova and Sarah Kriem teamed to win the main draw of the top doubles flight, while the Lions' other doubles tandems both won the consolation draw at the Ragin' Cajun Classic which concluded Saturday on the Louisiana-Lafayette campus.
 
Southeastern's No. 2 team of freshman Renee Villarreal and sophomore Adriana Castillo won the consolation draw, as did the No. 3 tandem of freshman Nastya Tokareva and sophomore Morgane Charpenne.
 
In singles play, Nychytailova, Kriem and Villarreal each picked up singles wins on Saturday. Five of the six Southeastern players posted combined winning records in singles and doubles play in the tournament, while Charpenne finished a solid 3-3. Southeastern head coach Jason Hayes was proud of his team's efforts in the first competition of the fall.
 
“This was a very good start for us,” Hayes commented. “We saw some things we'll have to continue to improve on, but overall I'm very happy with what I saw in our first tournament.”
 
Nychytailova and Kriem opened Saturday with a 9-8 win over Sophie Van den Aarsen and Nicole Breaux of Louisiana-Lafayette. The pairing closed out the tournament title with an 8-4 win over Louisiana-Monroe's Sophie Rufyikiri and Medy Blankvoort.
 
Villarreal and Castillo bounced back from a loss to open the tournament to win the consolation draw. The Lion duo handled Arkansas State's Jess Heeps-Eriksen and Janelle Fung, 8-1, to open the day. Later, they got past Kate Lanier and Lauren May of Southern Miss to close the tournament with an 8-6 win.
 
Charpenne and Tokareva lost their opening match on Saturday, but rallied in their final match of the tournament. The Lion tandem was too much for USM's Mackenzie Oskin and Eleanor Grossman in an 8-5 victory.
 
Kriem picked up the consolation draw win in the No. 4 bracket after losing her opening match on Friday. On Saturday, she rolled past Melissa Burchartt of Louisiana-Lafayette, 6-2, 6-2.
 
Villarreal picked up the win on Saturday to earn third place in the No. 3 singles draw. The Monterrey, Mexico native cruised past Ioana Teu, 6-4, 6-1, to close her first weekend of collegiate action.
 
Nychytailova rallied after a pair of hard-fought losses on the opening day of competition. The Maripol, Ukraine native made short work of USM's Kate Lanier, 6-4, 6-2, to close the tourney on a high note.
 
Southeastern will be back in action on Oct. 19-21, when it travels to Pensacola, Fla. to compete in the UWF Invitational hosted by West Florida.  
 
Southeastern Results – Ragin' Cajun Classic
 
Singles
No. 1 (Etouffee Flight)
Sophia Rufyikiri (ULM) def. Reginka Nychytailova (SLU) 6-0, 4-6, 10-3
Andrea Nedorostova (NWLA) def. Reginka Nychytailova (SLU) 6-3, 6-2
Reginka Nychytailova (SLU) def. Kate Lanier (USM) 6-4, 6-2
 
No. 2 (Jambalaya Flight)
Nastya Tokareva (SLU) def. Sandra Ahlqvist (ULL) 4-6, 6-3, 10-5
Nastya Tokareva (SLU) def. Helene Czudek (LU) 6-4, 6-4
Medy Blankvoort (ULM) def. Nastya Tokareva (SLU) 6-1, 6-3
 
No. 3 (Gumbo Flight)
Renee Villarreal (SLU) def. Mackenzie Oskin (USM) 6-2, 6-3
Justyna Kroi (ULM) def. Renee Villarreal (SLU) 6-3, 6-2
Renee Villarreal (SLU) def. Ioana Teu (ASU) 6-4, 6-1
 
No. 4 (Boudin Flight)
Dariya Dashultina (LU) def. Sarah Kriem (SLU) 6-4, 6-0
Sarah Kriem (SLU) def. Andrea Nenu (MCN) 6-3, 6-2
Sarah Kriem (SLU) def. Melissa Burchartt (ULL) 6-2, 6-2
 
No. 5 (Po-Boy Flight)
Adriana Castillo (SLU) def. Lara Bogdan (LU) 7-6, 6-3
Adriana Castillo (SLU) def. Janelle Fung (ASU) 6-2, 6-0
Alessandra Pennesi (LU) def. Adriana Castillo (SLU) 6-0, 6-4
Juliette Clement (ULL) def. Morgane Charpenne (SLU) 6-4, 6-2
Morgane Charpenne (SLU) def. Chiara Stefanov (ASU) 6-3, 6-1
Lara Bogdan (LU) def. Morgane Charpenne (SLU) 3-6, 6-4, 10-4
 
Doubles
No. 1 (Bread Pudding Flight)
Sarah Kriem/Reginka Nychytailova (SLU) def. Alicia Porte/Lara Bogdan (LU) 8-3
Sarah Kriem/Reginka Nychytailova (SLU) def. Sophie Van den Aarssen/Nicole Breaux (ULL) 9-8
Sarah Kriem/Reginka Nychytailova (SLU) def. Sophie Rufyikiri/Medy Blankvoort (ULM) 8-4
 
No. 2 (Bananas Foster Flight)
Carolina Salas/Natalia Mayagoita (LU) def. Renee Villarreal/Adriana Castillo (SLU) 9-7
Renee Villarreal/Adriana Castillo (SLU) def. Jess Heeps-Eriksen/Janelle Fung (ASU) 8-1
Renee Villarreal/Adriana Castillo (SLU) def. Kate Lanier/Lauren May (USM) 8-6
 
No. 3 (Snowball Flight)
Morgane Charpenne/Nastya Tokareva (SLU) def. Eleanor Bradshaw (ULL)/Sofia Krsmanovic (ASU) 8-2
Justyna Kroi/Iris Van Leeuwen (ULM) def. Morgane Charpenne/Nastya Tokareva (SLU) 8-1
Morgane Charpenne/Nastya Tokareva (SLU) def. Mackenzie Oskin/Eleanor Grossman (USM) 8-5