Feb. 29, 2008

McNeese State's women's tennis team will begin Southland Conference play this weekend when the Cowgirls travel to Texas to face Stephen F. Austin in a 2 p.m. match today and a 10 a.m. match at Sam Houston State Sunday. The Cowgirls head into the weekend with a 3-3 overall record after defeating Alcorn State last Saturday. The Cowgirls have won three of its last four matches.

Meri Gol Alamo, the Cowgirls' no. 1 singles player leads the team with a 5-1 record with her only blemish coming on a 6-4, 6-2 loss in the Louisiana-Lafayette match. Alamo is on a four match winning streak.

The no. 1 doubles team made up of Alamo and Victoria Martinez are 3-3 as is the no. 2 doubles team of Maria Frausto and Petra Gudelj. Both teams have won three of their last four doubles matches.