Saturday, March 10
Norfolk, Va.
1 PM
Tulane University
vs
#45 Virginia Tech
Photo by: Parker Waters
Women's Tennis Faces Virginia Tech, Old Dominion This Weekend
Mar 9, 2018 | Women's Tennis
NEW ORLEANSÂ -Â After having a pair of matches in Storrs, Conn., cancelled due to a snowstorm in the northeast last weekend, the Tulane women's tennis team travels to Norfolk, Va., to take on No. 45 Virginia Tech in a neutral site match on Saturday, March 10 at 1 p.m., before taking on No. 39 Old Dominion on Sunday at 10 a.m.
LAST TIME OUT
Tulane (7-5) played a pair of matched in Murfreesboro, Tenn., including a 5-2 win over Chattanooga on Feb. 24, before suffering a 4-0 defeat at Middle Tennessee the following day.
SCOUTING VIRGINIA TECH
The Hokies (9-2) enter Saturday's match with a No. 45 national ranking in the ITA poll and own an 8-0 record in non-conference matches this spring. They've lost two of their last three matches, but defeated Old Dominion, 4-3, in their most recent contest on Friday.
Natalie Novotna leads Virginia Tech with a No. 53 national singles ranking and holds a team-leading 14-3 overall record and an 8-3 mark playing at the No. 1 position in the lineup in dual matches. Caroline Dexhelet owns a combined 11-3 ledger and an 8-3 standing this spring at the No. 2 spot, while Katherine Butler is 13-2 overall and a team-best 9-2 in dual matches.
SCOUTING OLD DOMINION
The Monarchs (11-4) enter Sunday's match holding a No. 39 team ranking in the ITA poll and hold a 6-2 record at home this season while winning three of their last four matches, despite the loss to Virginia Tech on Friday.
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.
LAST TIME OUT
Tulane (7-5) played a pair of matched in Murfreesboro, Tenn., including a 5-2 win over Chattanooga on Feb. 24, before suffering a 4-0 defeat at Middle Tennessee the following day.
SCOUTING VIRGINIA TECH
The Hokies (9-2) enter Saturday's match with a No. 45 national ranking in the ITA poll and own an 8-0 record in non-conference matches this spring. They've lost two of their last three matches, but defeated Old Dominion, 4-3, in their most recent contest on Friday.
Natalie Novotna leads Virginia Tech with a No. 53 national singles ranking and holds a team-leading 14-3 overall record and an 8-3 mark playing at the No. 1 position in the lineup in dual matches. Caroline Dexhelet owns a combined 11-3 ledger and an 8-3 standing this spring at the No. 2 spot, while Katherine Butler is 13-2 overall and a team-best 9-2 in dual matches.
SCOUTING OLD DOMINION
The Monarchs (11-4) enter Sunday's match holding a No. 39 team ranking in the ITA poll and hold a 6-2 record at home this season while winning three of their last four matches, despite the loss to Virginia Tech on Friday.
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.
Players Mentioned
/ Women's Tennis
Tulane Tuesday: WR Shazz Preston - 9/16/25
Tuesday, September 16
Tulane Tuesday: Spear TJ Smith - 9/16/25
Tuesday, September 16
Tulane Tuesday: HC Jon Sumrall - 9/16/25
Tuesday, September 16
Postgame: LB Dickson Agu - 9/14/25
Sunday, September 14
