Tulane Pushes #28 LSU but Falls 5-2

Friday, February 24

NEW ORLEANS

2:00 P.M.

Tulane University

#28 LSU

Kristen Borland

Feb 24, 2023 | Women's Tennis

NEW ORLEANS – Tulane's Kristen Borland and Brooke Theis both recorded three-set victories but #28 LSU proved to be a bit too strong in the latter stages of singles action as the 28th-ranked Tigers defeated the host Green Wave 5-2 Friday afternoon at City Park Tennis Center.

LSU moved to 6-1 on the season, while Tulane dropped to 3-5.

The Green Wave stared strong in singles as the scores were tight on virtually every court. However, LSU powered back and secured the win with triumphs at Nos. 1, 2, 4 and 5.

Borland won the first set tiebreaker 8-6, then dropped the second set, before finishing it off 6-3 in strong fashion. Theis, who is no stranger to three-set battles, won her first set 6-3, dropped the next one 4-6 and captured the third set tiebreaker in a 7-1 rout.

The Tigers swept the doubles action in all three matches.

The Green Wave is back home, a week from Friday, against Houston at 2 p.m. in another match that will be carried by ESPN+. Tulane's scheduled Sunday match against Louisiana has been postponed due to protocols within the Ragin' Cajuns program.

Singles
1. #11 Kylie Collins (LSU) def. Lahari Yelamanchili (TLN) 6-1, 6-2
2. #44 Anastasiya Komar (LSU) def. Adelaide Lavery (TLN) 6-4, 7-5
3. Kristen Borland (TLN) def. Safiya Carrington (LSU) 7-6 (8-6), 1-6, 6-3
4. Nina Geissler (LSU) def. Charlotte Russell (TLN) 7-5, 6-2
5. Nikita Vishwase (LSU) def. Jiayun Zhu (TLN) 3-6, 7-5, 1-0 (10-7)
6. Brooke Theis (TLN) def. Mia Rabinowitz (LSU) 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (7-1)

Doubles
1. #17 Nikita Vishwase/Anastasiya Komar (LSU) def. Lahari Yelamanchili/Charlotte Russell (TLN) 6-1
2. Kylie Collins/Nina Geissler (LSU) def. Adelaide Lavery/Jiayun Zhu (TLN) 6-3
3. Safiya Carrington/Mia Rabinowitz (LSU) def. Kristen Borland/Cora Barber (TLN) 6-3

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