NEW ORLEANS – This weekend, UTSA Women’s Tennis hits the road once again for a three-match weekend in Louisiana. The Roadrunners have their sights set on The Big Easy, with competition starting on Friday at Tulane. A day later, UTSA is set to play twice, starting with South Florida before wrapping up its trip with the Privateers of New Orleans.
THE WEEKEND SCHEDULE
- Friday, Feb. 20 (1 p.m.) – UTSA (4-3) at Tulane (3-5) [Goldring Tennis Center]
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- Saturday, Feb. 21 (Noon) – UTSA (4-3) vs. South Florida (2-4) [Goldring Tennis Center]
- Saturday, Feb. 21 (4 p.m.) – UTSA (4-3) at New Orleans (5-0) [Privateer Tennis Center]
LAST TIME OUT
UTSA visited Rice and Houston across back-to-back days on Thursday, Feb. 12, and Friday, Feb. 13. The ‘Runners fell 6-1 to the Owls before suffering a 7-0 defeat at the hands of the Cougars. Houston (9-0) remained perfect on the season, climbing to No. 48 in the ATP rankings earlier this week.
FOR THOSE IN ATTENDANCE
This weekend, Tulane will open Goldring Tennis Center for the first time. UTSA will be the first opponent to face the Green Wave at the new facility, of which construction was recently completed. The ‘Runners will also play South Florida at Goldring Tennis Center on Saturday at Noon. However, the final match of the weekend will take place on New Orleans’ campus at the Privateer Tennis Center.
Additionally, no matches this weekend will count towards American Conference standings. Regular-season matches played between two teams in the league do not impact qualification for the Conference Championship (April 16-19), which is the only factor for the league’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
ABOUT THE FIELD
Tulane is off to a 3-5 start this season, but four of its five defeats came at the hands of ranked opponents. In the last two weeks, the Green Wave blanked Louisiana (4-0) and defeated Tulsa 4-2.
USF is 2-4 on the campaign, but have won two contests in a row. The Bulls toppled North Florida two weeks ago before cruising by Georgia State 4-0 on Valentine’s Day.
New Orleans, meanwhile, is still perfect this spring. The Privateers are 5-0 and have only dropped four team points all year. UNO most recently played on Thursday, sweeping Alcorn State 4-0 on the road.
UP NEXT
After its three matches in New Orleans, UTSA will return home to the Alamo City. On Friday, Feb. 27, Ki Kroll’s bunch will square off with Stephen F. Austin before hosting Tarleton State two days later. Both the matchup against the Lumberjacks and the Texans will be free to the public and available to follow via utsa.statbroadcast.com.
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