Tulane University
Chattanooga
Women’s Tennis Meets Chattanooga, Middle Tennessee
Feb 23, 2018 | Women's Tennis
NEW ORLEANSÂ - After having its three-match winning streak snapped on Tuesday, the Tulane women's tennis team looks to bounce back with a pair of matches in Murfreesboro, Tenn., this weekend. The Green Wave will face Chattanooga on Saturday, February 24 at 10 a.m. (CT), before taking on Middle Tennessee on Sunday at 1:30 p.m.
LAST TIME OUT
Despite nabbing the doubles point and grabbing an early 2-0 lead, Tulane (6-4) dropped a tough 4-2 decision at LSU on Tuesday evening. The Green Wave won the No. 2 and No. 3 doubles matches, 6-4, respectively, while Daniela La Fuente cruised to a 6-0, 6-0 singles win on court six to improve to 7-4 overall and 3-2 this spring.
SCOUTING CHATTANOOGA
Led by second-year head coach Chad Camper, the Mocs own a 4-2 record this spring and will play Middle Tennessee on Friday. Most recently, they suffered a 6-1 road loss at Clemson on February 18. Freshman Emma Van Hee leads Chattanooga with a 4-0 singles mark in the spring, owning 2-0 record at both No. 5 and No. 6.
SCOUTING MIDDLE TENNESSEE
Led third-year head coach Charlie Ramsey, Middle Tennessee is off to a 7-4 start this spring despite dropping three of its last five matches. Most recently, the Blue Raiders suffered a 5-2 loss at Florida Gulf Coast on February 17. Junior Kim Kermet owns a 9-1 dual singles record, including a 5-1 mark at the No. 3 spot in the lineup.Â
THE LONG ROAD HOME
Tulane begins a string of nine-straight matches without playing at home on Feb. 20 at LSU and will not play another dual match in New Orleans until March 24 against Tulsa. The Green Wave will play four matches on two separate trips to Tennessee (Feb. 24-25 and March 17-18), two matches in Storrs, Conn., (March 3-4) and a pair in Norfolk, Va. (March 10-11).
ALVARO'S DUAL WIN STREAK SNAPPED
Ivone Alvaro won 16-straight decisions in dual singles matches dating back to last year, but had that streak snapped with a straight-set defeat against LSU's 105th-ranked Eden Richardson on February 20. Alvaro owns a 5-1 mark in dual singles matches this season playing at the No. 3 position in the lineup.
ALEGRE'S FIRST WIN A CLINCHER
Freshman Alex Alegre joined the Green Wave from Spain in January, and earned her first collegiate singles victory from the No. 6 spot in the lineup on February 11 in a 5-1 win over South Dakota State. Not only was it her first triumph, but it marked Tulane's fourth team point in the match to clinch the victory.
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.
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