SAN DIEGO — After having its home season opener rained out, the LSU women’s tennis team will have to open their regular season on the road as they travel to take on San Diego on Tuesday followed by San Diego State on Wednesday.
This is only the second time each of these teams has appeared on the Lady Tigers’ schedule.
LSU and San Diego last met in 1998 as the Lady Tigers defeated the Toreros 5-4 at W.T. “Dub” Robinson Stadium. In 1979, LSU traveled to San Diego State University and were defeated by the Aztecs, 7-2.
San Diego (2-2), ranked No. 59 in the nation, defeated Hawaii and Cal State Fullerton, but has lost to Cal Berkeley and USC.
The No. 35-ranked San Diego State Aztecs boast a 3-2 record on the season as they defeated Cal State Fullerton, UC-Riverside and Hawaii, however, California and UC-Irvine managed to defeat the Aztecs.
For the Aztecs sophomore Holly Bagshaw from London is ranked No. 51 in the nation while junior Eliska Krausova, a Prague native, is ranked No. 69.
The Lady Tigers will face San Diego at 3:30 p.m. CST on Tuesday, Feb. 6, and San Diego State at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 7.