Northwestern State continued its perfect defense of last season’s Southland Conference women’s tennis tri-championship as a homecourt weekend sweep was closed out in dominant fashion Sunday afternoon, 6-1 over Nicholls at the Jack Fisher Tennis Complex.
The Lady Demons (8–4 overall, 4–0 in the SLC) secured the doubles point and won five of six singles matches in straight sets. It was less dramatic than their first three league wins, all by 4-3 margins, the latest a Friday decision over visiting UNO.
The Lady Demons secured the doubles point and claimed three singles matches to hold off the Privateers (6-3, 0-1).
“It was another hard-fought win,” head coach Marcos Morelli said. “It shows how competitive this conference is. Every team is tough, and anyone can beat anyone on any given day.”
Sofi Garcia once again delivered the clinching point for NSU, winning 6-2, 3-6, 6-2 at No. 5 singles to give the Lady Demons an insurmountable 4-2 overall advantage.
Morelli emphasized that while Garcia delivered the final point, the win was a collective effort.
“Sofi finished the match, but it was a team effort,” Morelli said. “Martina (Acebedo Bonocore) has been doing an amazing job, Athina (Grigoriadou) got her first conference win, which was great to see, and Maria Farina fought hard until the end. Everyone contributed.”
Morelli said despite the strong start to conference play, the team remains focused on improvement.
“We’re off to a good start, but there are still a lot of things to work on,” Morelli said. “This is a very tough conference, and every match is a battle.”
Northwestern goes on the road next weekend at McNeese and Southeastern, and is home again March 28 against the other of 2025’s SLC tri-champions, Stephen F. Austin.
