Box Score HATTIESBURG, Miss. – Lamar University started its current four-match win streak in perfect form. The Cardinals defeated Southern Mississippi, 4-0, Sunday afternoon to improve to 6-3 (.667) overall and 2-0 to start the road trip.
 
The match started quick with an emotional doubles competition on all three courts. After Southern Miss grabbed the first match of the day, the team of Saloni Tamang and Natalia Turczuk battled back to even things up with a victory on court No. 2. The Lamar duo ousted Southern Miss' Hannah Chambers and Sydney Smyczynski, 7-5.
 
The victory placed all the focus on freshman Marika Mueller and senior Jayci Wong at line 3. Court three was a back-and-forth affair that went to a tiebreak before being decided. In the end Mueller and Wong defeated USM's Angelina Blinova and Malannia Vashkevich, 7-6 (7-2).
 
Big Red turned the momentum from doubles into early leads in singles and never looked back. The Cardinals took first-set leads on all six courts and were aided by an injury to Zenn Lim giving sophomore Megan Do an early victory – as Lamar took a 2-0 lead.
 
The Cardinals didn't have to wait long to close out the match as Big Red got straight-set wins from Turczuk and Tamang at Nos. 5 and 6 singles, respectively, for the deciding points. Once Lamar scored the fourth point, the remaining matches were halted.
 
The Cardinals continue their road trip Saturday when they travel to Thibodaux, La. to open Southland Conference play against Nicholls. The match against the Colonels will begin at 1 p.m.