Nicholls State University - La Pirogue Yearbook (Thibodaux, LA)

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? v Y 1 xr H xx 'x 'J With the fence outlining the courts, Kuldip Singh and Jens Holland walk off, victors in the number three doubles of the Gulf South Conference Tour- nament, Bringing Each that rifle Kedah, Malaysia. The average age of the Colonel tennis team vvas 19.3 years. During regular season play, they finished 8-8, The team reg- istered victories over Southeastern Louisiana, McNeese State Ctvvicey, Troy State, Eastern Michigan, Grambling, and Sam Houston State Ctvvicej. The team lost to Northwestern Louisiana Ctvvicej, Tulane, Wichita State, the University of Minnesota, Northeast Louisiana, Mississippi State and the University of Southvvestern Louisiana. The only GSC opponent played during the regular season was Troy State of Alabama, vvith the Colonels getting a 9-O vvin. In tournament play, the squad finished a surprise second in the University of Southern Mississippi Big Gold Tournament in Hattieburg, Miss. Ulf Eriksson, Kuldip Singh and Jens Holland reached the sin- gles finals, Carlos Echavarria vvon the consolation singles, while Ricardo Toro and Ulf Eriksson vvon the consolation doubles. The Gulf South Conference Tournament vvas held at Nicholls, with the Colonel team dominating like they had years before, taking five out of six singles and tvvo out of three doubles for the GSC title. Kai Hilding vvon the number one singles, Ulf Eriksson the number tvvo singles and Carlos Echavarria the number three singles. Kuldip Singh lost in the finals of the number four singles to Joel Selzer of Southeastern Louisiana, Jens Holland and Humberto Duque vvon the fifth and sixth place singles respectively. ln doubles competition, Hilding-Echavarria took the number one position vvhile the Southeastern team of Mike Cousin-Fred- die Acosta defeated Eriksson-Toro for the second spot. ln the closest matches of the tournament, the Lion pair vvon 7-6, 7-6. Eriksson-Toro had made it to the finals, after a come from behind vvin 4-6, 7-6, 6-3 in the opening round. The third doubles match vvent to Singh-Holland and the GSC Coach of the Year Avvard to Randy Raymond for his second year turn-around job. The All-GSC tennis team vvas composed of the winners of the singles and doubles matches, so vvith the exception of Ricardo Toro Cvvho competed only in doubles playb the entire Nicholls squad made the team. Kuldip Singh's vvin in the doubles made up for his singles loss. Less than a month later, NCAA national tournament invita- tions vvere issued, vvith Nicholls' Carlos Echavarria, Kai Hilding and Jens Holland going to the campus of Northvvest Missouri State. Dominance of the GSC didn't extend to the NCAA tourna- ment as all three vvere eliminated in first round singles, and Echavarria-Holland vvere also eliminated in the doubles, With only team captain Carlos Echavarria graduating, the team looks to be even better vvith a year's experience behind them. Echavarria finished his career at Nicholls having been named All-GSC four years in a rovv, a feat never done before at Nic- holls. The GSC trophy vvas back in the hands vvhich had kept it tour of the past five years. Dominance had returned, and it felt pretty good. Bringing Back That Title 2