BATON ROUGE- The LSU men’s tennis team is set to host Arkansas-Pine Bluff Friday and Saturday with matches at 11 a.m. CT and 4 p.m. CT each day at the LSU Tennis Complex to open the dual season.
Admission to all matches in the LSU Tennis Complex is free.
Fans can follow the match at www.LSUstats.com and on Twitter @LSUtennis.
Thoughts from the Co-Head Coach Chris Brandi
“The guys are ready and excited to play the first match of the season,” co-head coach Chris Brandi said. “You can just see it in practice. They are antsy to get out there and start competing.”
The Matchup
Friday’s 11 a.m. CT match against Arkansas-Pine Bluff marks the first meeting in school history between the teams.
Tiger Tidbits
The Tigers had a successful fall season with junior Nikola Samardzic and Rafael Wagner leading the way with seven wins apiece on the singles court.
Last season, Samardzic led the team in singles victories with 24 wins, and Wagner was third among the Tigers with 15 wins on the singles court.
Duo Julian Saborio and Gabor Csonka are set to make a return to the doubles court. The tandem finished the 2017 season ranked No. 80 in ITA Doubles and tied for a team-best 15 wins.
Junior transfer Shane Monroe will make his season debut for the Tigers after having to sit out due to NCAA transfer rules.
Notes on Arkansas-Pine Bluff
In 2017, the Golden Lions recorded a 6-24 record. Arkansas Pine-Bluff returns all three of its members who garnered second team All-SWAC honors in 2017 in Aravind Vangala, Jualon Greig and Le’Darrien Ledbetter.
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