No. 48 Women’s Tennis Wraps Regular Season Sunday with Senior Day

NEW ORLEANS – The No. 48 Tulane women's tennis team (21-5) will wrap regular season play on Sunday, April 9, with a doubleheader at home, starting with Troy at 10 a.m., followed by Xavier (La.) at 3 p.m. Sunday also marks Senior Day for the Green Wave's lone senior Kyla Klier, who will be honored at the start of the first contest.

WAVE WEEKLY
Tulane has won five straight and 10 of its last 11 matches to improve to 21-5 on the year. This season, the Wave also went 4-0 against American Athletic Conference opposition, defeating the likes of Houston, South Florida, UCF and UConn. The Olive and Blue have also been dominant at home, boasting a 12-1 record, with their lone loss coming at the hands of ULM on March 18.

Freshman Ivone Alvaro will look for her 10^th win in a row on Sunday, currently sitting at 16-5 this season. Sophomore Elena Muller also boasts 16 wins with a 16-3 mark. However, freshman Christina Sisti leads the way with a 17-5 dual record.

RECORD WATCH
At 21-5, Tulane has achieved its first 20-win season in the post-Katrina era. In 2005, the Green Wave went 25-6, which capped a run of three straight 20-win seasons. In addition, the 2004 squad set a school record after going 27-2.

DOUBLE TIME
Tulane has won the doubles point in 21 of its 26 matches. Furthermore, the Wave's record is 18-3 when claiming the doubles point.

Ivone Alvaro and Sade Atkinson have been red-hot in doubles after winning seven straight to improve to 11-1. The duo are 3-0 in the No. 1 position. Kyla Klier and Christina Sisti still hold the top spot for most wins, sitting at 14-6 this spring.

SCOUTING THE OPPONENTS
Troy enters with a 5-12 record and is winless on the road at 0-9. The Trojans are coming off of a 4-2 win over Coastal Carolina. Tulane is the second American team Troy will face this season, previously falling 6-1 to USF.

Meanwhile, Xavier comes in with a 6-8 record. Last weekend, the Gold Rush lost to LSU-Alexandria before taking down Grambling, 5-3. This past Wednesday, Xavier lost 6-1 to Southern.

No. 48 Women’s Tennis Wraps Regular Season Sunday with Senior Day

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Players Mentioned

Ivone Alvaro

Sade Atkinson

Kyla Klier

Elena Muller

Christina Sisti

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