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Women’s Tennis Travels to UAB for Non-Conference Matchup
Feb 2, 2018 | Women's Tennis
NEW ORLEANSÂ - The Tulane women's tennis team will its third straight match away from its home courts and make its second trip to Alabama in just one week's time when it travels to Birmingham to face UAB. First serve is scheduled for noon.
LAST TIME OUT
Tulane dropped a pair of 4-0 decisions at ITA Kickoff Weekend in Auburn, Ala., last weekend, falling to Auburn in the first round before being outlasted by UC Santa Barbara in the consolation match.
SCOUTING UAB
The Blazers (2-2) enter Saturday's match coming off a 4-0 setback at Alabama last Sunday in Tuscaloosa, but owns a pair of home wins over Belmont and Kennesaw State this spring. Last season, UAB posted a 5-15 overall record which included a 4-1 home loss to the Green Wave.Â
ALVARO'S DUAL WIN STREAK
Ivone Alvaro has won 13-straight decisions in dual singles matches dating back to last season. She tied for second on the team in dual wins (18) with Sisti last season, just one behind Muller.
BUILDING ON 20
Tulane posted its first 20-win season in the post-Katrina era by going 22-7 in 2016-17. The year was highlighted by the program's first top-30 win in the post-Katrina era with a 4-3 victory over then No. 28 LSU. The Wave also went 4-0 against American opponents, defeating the likes of UConn, UCF, USF and Houston.
VETERAN MAKEUP
Tulane not only returns a strong cast comprising five letterwinners from last year's team, but each of them finished the 2017 spring campaign at the No. 2-6 spots in the singles lineup, including senior Sade Atkinson, juniors Elena Muller and Sofia Kurtz, and sophomores Christina Sisti and Ivone Alvaro.
NEW FACES
The Green Wave welcomes three newcomers, including sophomore Laura Fabrizi who played her debut season at FAU in 2016-17, as well as freshmen Daniela La Fuente and Alex Alegre.
