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Women's Tennis To Host Old Dominion

by Morgan Galvin
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Women's Tennis To Host Old Dominion

BATON ROUGE – The No. 15-ranked LSU women’s tennis team will square off in a match against No. 19-ranked Old Dominion on Friday, February 22 at 4 p.m. CT at the LSU Tennis Complex. 

Fans who attend the match will receive a free LSU clear bag in accordance with LSU’s Geaux Clear policy. Admission to all matches in the LSU Tennis Complex is free. 

Fans can follow the match at www.LSUstats.com and on Twitter @LSUWTen. The matches can also be streamed online at LSUsports.net. 

The Matchup

The Tigers will face Old Dominion for the first time in program history. 

Tiger Tidbits 

LSU remains at the No. 16 spot in the latest ITA rankings and jumped up one spot to No. 15 in the USTA/Tennis Channel rankings. 

The Purple and Gold is 7-2 overall and undefeated at home, sweeping Rice, Southern, and Houston to begin their home play. LSU boasts players in ITA rankings with sophomore Eden Richardson at No. 15 in singles. 

Two duos for the Tigers are ranked in the Top 60 for doubles, with Richardson and senior Jessica Golovin at No. 11, and sophomore Taylor Bridges and junior Paris Corley at No. 57. 

The Tigers will face South Alabama and Jackson State in a doubleheader on Sunday, February 24 beginning at noon CT at the LSU Tennis Complex. 

Notes on the Monarchs 

Old Dominion is 8-1 heading in the match against the Tigers. The Monarchs landed themselves in the ITA Top 25 at No. 19. 

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