THIBODAUX, La. – Multiple freshmen stepped up as the ULM tennis team came back from a 3-0 deficit in its spring opener to defeat Nicholls State 4-3 on Monday morning.
The Colonels were the defending Southland Conference regular-season champion.
ULM, playing with an all-freshman lineup, found itself in a hole after losing the doubles point and the first two singles matches, but it was far from over.
Ioana Popescu got her squad on the right track with a convincing 6-2, 6-0 win on court six. Luana Stanciu, playing her first collegiate match, followed with a 6-4, 6-3 victory.