Tulane Awarded the No. 2 Seed in American Championships
Apr 13, 2015 | Women's Tennis
2015 Women's Tennis Bracket | Tournament Central
NEW ORLEANS -- What a difference a year can make for the Tulane women's tennis program. A year after being the No. 15 seed in the 2014 Conference USA Tournament, the 16-8 and 47th--ranked Green Wave will enter the American Conference Championships as the No. 2 seed, earning a first round bye. The first round of the tournament will get underway this Wednesday at the Michael D. Case Tennis Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
"Last year was challenging for a number of reasons and we were not use to having that type of year," Tulane head coach Terri Sisk explained. "We were a No. 15 seed last year and that was out of character for Tulane. We all sat down together over the summer and revamped, and I knew the schedule that I had crafted for this year would be difficult for such a young team, but I also believed in this team. Being a No. 2 seed in the American Conference is huge for this program and only reiterates what I've always known- that we're very talented and fighters and we'll get the job done."
The Green Wave will officially kick things off on Thursday at 3 p.m. CT, awaiting the winner of No. 7 Temple and No. 10 Cincinnati. Thursday's winner will advance to the semis on Friday where they'll most likely face No. 3 seed Tulsa on its home courts at Noon. Furthermore, the title match is scheduled for Saturday at 1 p.m.
The Olive and Blue went 3-1 against conference opponents in 2015, defeating the likes of Cincinnati, USF and SMU. The Wave's lone loss came at the hands of No. 1 seed Houston back on March 17.
"Obviously, we're excited," Sisk said. "I feel like I say that so much this year, but the girls have done such an amazing job. We felt like this was a nice reward for the hard work we've put in and the challenging schedule that we've played. We have our hands full but we're excited about it."
For the first time, all matches of the 2015 American Tennis Championships will feature live video coverage, with all but the final being streamed on streamingtennis.com/american. The title match will feature a comprehensive video production, via The American Digital Network. In addition, all matches will have live scoring, linked on both Tulane's and the American's website.
Thus, fans can visit tulanegreenwave.com and the American's championship central page at TheAmerican.org/tennis for all details and links pertaining to this week's tournament.
