Saturday, February 29
New Orleans
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Tulane University
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UCF
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Women's Tennis Hosts No. 25 UCF, No. 29 Old Dominion
Feb 28, 2020 | Women's Tennis
NEW ORLEANS - The Tulane women's tennis team returns home to host a pair of highly-ranked opponents this weekend, beginning with American Athletic Conference foe and No. 25 UCF on Saturday, February 29 at noon at the City Park Tennis Center.
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The Green Wave (6-5) turn around to host No. 29 Old Dominion on Sunday, March 1 at noon.
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IN THE RANKINGS
Freshman Mackenzie Clark climbed two spots in the ITA's national singles rankings, coming in at No. 101 in the newest rankings released on February 19.
SCOUTING UCF
The Knights (6-3) face Old Dominion on Friday but begin the weekend after having a four-match winning streak snapped against No. 28 Ole Miss at home in a 4-3 decision last Friday. UCF possesses three ranked singles players, including No. 41 Rebeka Stolmar, No. 64 Valeriya Zeleva and No. 70 Marie Mattel. In doubles, Stolmar and Mattel comprise the nation's No. 7 ranked tandem, while Zeleva and Ksenia Kuznetsova are listed at No. 29.
SCOUTING OLD DOMINION
The Monarchs (8-1) come into the weekend well rested after having a pair of matches against Iowa and Colorado cancelled last weekend. Old Dominion owns a four-match winning streak, while their only loss this spring came at No. 2 North Carolina on Jan. 25 as part of ITA Kickoff Weekend. The Monarchs possess two ranked singles players in No. 36 Holly Hutchinson and No. 105 Yulia Starodubsteva, while Starodubsteva and Alesya Yakubovich combine at the nation's No. 10 doubles team.
DOUBLES POINT DICTATION
Tulane owns a (6-0) record when winning the doubles point this season but has not recorded a victory without at least two doubles wins.
LAST TIME OUT
The Green Wave are coming off a 4-2 setback against UT-Arlington last Sunday in a neutral-site match in Wichita, Kansas. Freshmen Mackenzie Clark and Lahari Yelamanchili scored straight-set singles wins on courts one and three, respectively, to score Tulane's team points.
RANKED SINGLES WINS
Tulane junior Lauren Gish and freshmen Mackenzie Clark and Lahari Yelamanchili have all secured singles wins over ranked opponents in their first season with the Green Wave. Most recently, Clark upset 42nd-ranked Taylor Bridges at LSU on Jan. 31, after Gish defeated No. 116 Cameron Corse from Notre Dame and Yelamanchili outlasted No. 18 Eden Richardson of LSU during the fall season.
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The Green Wave (6-5) turn around to host No. 29 Old Dominion on Sunday, March 1 at noon.
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IN THE RANKINGS
Freshman Mackenzie Clark climbed two spots in the ITA's national singles rankings, coming in at No. 101 in the newest rankings released on February 19.
SCOUTING UCF
The Knights (6-3) face Old Dominion on Friday but begin the weekend after having a four-match winning streak snapped against No. 28 Ole Miss at home in a 4-3 decision last Friday. UCF possesses three ranked singles players, including No. 41 Rebeka Stolmar, No. 64 Valeriya Zeleva and No. 70 Marie Mattel. In doubles, Stolmar and Mattel comprise the nation's No. 7 ranked tandem, while Zeleva and Ksenia Kuznetsova are listed at No. 29.
SCOUTING OLD DOMINION
The Monarchs (8-1) come into the weekend well rested after having a pair of matches against Iowa and Colorado cancelled last weekend. Old Dominion owns a four-match winning streak, while their only loss this spring came at No. 2 North Carolina on Jan. 25 as part of ITA Kickoff Weekend. The Monarchs possess two ranked singles players in No. 36 Holly Hutchinson and No. 105 Yulia Starodubsteva, while Starodubsteva and Alesya Yakubovich combine at the nation's No. 10 doubles team.
DOUBLES POINT DICTATION
Tulane owns a (6-0) record when winning the doubles point this season but has not recorded a victory without at least two doubles wins.
LAST TIME OUT
The Green Wave are coming off a 4-2 setback against UT-Arlington last Sunday in a neutral-site match in Wichita, Kansas. Freshmen Mackenzie Clark and Lahari Yelamanchili scored straight-set singles wins on courts one and three, respectively, to score Tulane's team points.
RANKED SINGLES WINS
Tulane junior Lauren Gish and freshmen Mackenzie Clark and Lahari Yelamanchili have all secured singles wins over ranked opponents in their first season with the Green Wave. Most recently, Clark upset 42nd-ranked Taylor Bridges at LSU on Jan. 31, after Gish defeated No. 116 Cameron Corse from Notre Dame and Yelamanchili outlasted No. 18 Eden Richardson of LSU during the fall season.
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Tulane University is located in the city of New Orleans. It is a city built on tradition and resiliency. The lessons Green Wave student-athletes have learned through their connection with this university and city have BUILT doctors, lawyers, business leaders, conference champions, all-conference players, All-Americans, professional athletes and NCAA tournament teams. The city of New Orleans has shaped us into who we are today. We are One City. We are Tulane. We are NOLA BUILT. Check out our story at NolaBuilt.com.
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