BATON ROUGE— The LSU men’s tennis team has three matches Sunday, beginning with No. 31 Ole Miss at Noon and following with a double header against Jackson State at 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. CT at the LSU Tennis Complex.
Fans can follow the match at www.lsustats.com and on Twitter @lsutennis.
Thoughts from Coach Brown
“We have enjoyed our rivalry with Ole Miss,” head coach Jeff Brown said. “Through the years, it’s been a good dual match wherever it has been played. I expect nothing different this time.”
“Ole Miss has some very similar positions and levels at different positions, so we are expecting our guys to come out and compete the same way they did against Arkansas. Then, we look to the next matches as we finish the match against Ole Miss.”
The Matchup
Last season the Tigers fell 4-1 at the Gillom Sports Center in Oxford, Miss. Justin Butsch collected LSU’s lone point with a 6-0, 6-3 win against Filip Kraljevic on court three.
Overall, LSU has a 46-17 record against Ole Miss.
Tiger Tidbits
The Tigers are ninth in the SEC rankings and look to get their second SEC win of the season. Justin Butsch has an 11-4 record in the dual season and is currently ranked No. 56 in the nation, and Jordan Daigle owns a 9-4 record on court one in the dual season. The senior is ranked No. 44 in the country.
Notes on Ole Miss
Ole Miss has one player ranked in the ITA singles rankings in Gustav Hansson, who sits at No. 38.
Doubles duo Fabian Fallert and Grey Hamilton are No. 13 in the ITA doubles rankings.
The Rebels fell to Texas A&M, 6-1, Friday in College Station, Texas. They are currently eighth in the SEC with a 3-5 record.
For up-to-date information and behind-the-scenes access on the Tigers, fans can follow the LSU men’s tennis team on Twitter and Instagram at @lsutennis and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/lsutennis.