Friday, April 13
New Orleans
2:30 PM
Tulane University
vs
Louisiana-Lafayette
Women's Tennis Closes Regular Season Against Louisiana-Lafayette
Apr 12, 2018 | Women's Tennis
NEW ORLEANS - Following a 12-day hiatus between matches, the Tulane women's tennis team returns to action and puts its three-match winning streak on the line by closing out the regular season on Friday, April 13 against Louisiana-Lafayette. The match will be played at the University of New Orleans with first serve scheduled for 2:30 p.m.
HOW TO GET THERE
The UNO Tennis Center is located at 6801 Franklin Ave, New Orleans, LA 70122. Free parking is available on location.
LAST TIME OUT
Tulane (11-10) swept three straight matches in two days during Senior Weekend, defeating UL Monroe, Southern Miss and Southern between March 30-31. The Green Wave collected a 4-0 win over the Warhawks on Friday, before taking down the Golden Eagles, 4-1, and the Jaguars, 4-0, in a Senior Day doubleheader Saturday afternoon.
SCOUTING LOUISIANA-LAFAYATTE
The Ragin' Cajuns (14-9) enter Friday's contest coming off back-to-back losses in San Marcos, Texas, including a 4-3 setback against Arkansas State before dropping a 4-1 decision to UT-Arlington last Saturday. Louisiana-Lafayette is just 3-6 this season when playing away from its home courts and has a handful of common opponents with Tulane, including South Alabama, Southern, Southern Miss and UL Monroe. The Green Wave are 4-0 against those teams this season, while ULL is just 1-3 against those programs.
Louisiana is led by Marina Garcia's 12-6 overall singles record, which includes wins in seven of her last eight matches. Garcia owns a 6-1 mark when playing at the No. 6 spot in the lineup.
SISTIÂ ON A STREAK
Sophomore Christina Sisti has won six straight singles matches, a streak that began in the 4-3 win over East Carolina on March 17 in Memphis. Sisti owns a team-leading 16-7 overall record, including an 11-5 mark this spring.
THE LONG ROAD HOME
Tulane played seven straight matches on the road, which began on Feb. 20 at LSU and ended with a March 18 road matchup at Memphis. The Green Wave played four matches on two separate trips to Tennessee (Feb. 24-25 and March 17-18) and a pair in Norfolk, Va. (March 10-11), despite two matches in Storrs, Conn., (March 3-4) being cancelled.
AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS
Tulane will compete in the 2018 American Athletic Conference Championships which will take place April 17-21 in Dallas, Texas at SMU.
HOW TO GET THERE
The UNO Tennis Center is located at 6801 Franklin Ave, New Orleans, LA 70122. Free parking is available on location.
LAST TIME OUT
Tulane (11-10) swept three straight matches in two days during Senior Weekend, defeating UL Monroe, Southern Miss and Southern between March 30-31. The Green Wave collected a 4-0 win over the Warhawks on Friday, before taking down the Golden Eagles, 4-1, and the Jaguars, 4-0, in a Senior Day doubleheader Saturday afternoon.
SCOUTING LOUISIANA-LAFAYATTE
The Ragin' Cajuns (14-9) enter Friday's contest coming off back-to-back losses in San Marcos, Texas, including a 4-3 setback against Arkansas State before dropping a 4-1 decision to UT-Arlington last Saturday. Louisiana-Lafayette is just 3-6 this season when playing away from its home courts and has a handful of common opponents with Tulane, including South Alabama, Southern, Southern Miss and UL Monroe. The Green Wave are 4-0 against those teams this season, while ULL is just 1-3 against those programs.
Louisiana is led by Marina Garcia's 12-6 overall singles record, which includes wins in seven of her last eight matches. Garcia owns a 6-1 mark when playing at the No. 6 spot in the lineup.
SISTIÂ ON A STREAK
Sophomore Christina Sisti has won six straight singles matches, a streak that began in the 4-3 win over East Carolina on March 17 in Memphis. Sisti owns a team-leading 16-7 overall record, including an 11-5 mark this spring.
THE LONG ROAD HOME
Tulane played seven straight matches on the road, which began on Feb. 20 at LSU and ended with a March 18 road matchup at Memphis. The Green Wave played four matches on two separate trips to Tennessee (Feb. 24-25 and March 17-18) and a pair in Norfolk, Va. (March 10-11), despite two matches in Storrs, Conn., (March 3-4) being cancelled.
AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS
Tulane will compete in the 2018 American Athletic Conference Championships which will take place April 17-21 in Dallas, Texas at SMU.
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
