BATON ROUGE- The LSU men’s tennis team begins a three-match week with a contest against the UL-Lafayette Ragin’ Cajuns at 5 p.m. CT at the LSU Tennis Complex.
Admission to all matches in the LSU Tennis Complex is free. Fans can follow the match at www.LSUstats.com and on Twitter @LSUtennis. The match also can be streamed online at LSUsports.net/tennisvideo.
Thoughts from the Co-Head Coach Chris Brandi
“The guys are excited to get back out there and compete Tuesday,” co-head coach Chris Brandi said. “UL-Lafayette has one of their best teams in years. They are just coming off of a win against Rice on the road, so we have to be prepared. This will be a great test to find out where we are and what we need to continue to work on heading into the indoor qualifier this weekend.”
The Matchup
LSU is 19-0 all-time against UL-Lafayette. The last time the two teams met was in 2011. The Tigers took a 6-1 win at ‘Dub’ Robinson Stadium. This marks the first contest between the teams at the LSU Tennis Complex.
In the fall season, members of LSU and UL-Lafayette met six times on the singles courts. The Tigers held the 4-2 advantage.
Tiger Tidbits
LSU has three Tigers with eight wins dating back to the fall season—Gabor Csonka, Nikola Samardzic and Rafael Wagner.
LSU is coming off of a 4-0 weekend against Arkansas-Pine Bluff. Csonka paced the Tigers with four wins on the weekend, including three on court one. Shane Monroe notched three wins, one across each of the top three courts, and is 3-0 to start his LSU career.
Duo Stewart Block and Monroe led the Tigers with three doubles wins on court three. Pairs Csonka and Julian Saborio along with Agie Moreno and Nikola Samardzic each recorded two wins on the doubles courts.
Notes on the Cajuns
The Cajuns are off to a 2-3 start to the dual season, recording wins against Florida A&M and a strong win against Rice. Sophomore Pearce Dolan recorded a straight-set win to clinch the match against the reigning Conference-USA champion Owls.
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