BATON ROUGE— The LSU men’s tennis team opens up a busy, three-match weekend with a contest against No. 46 Arkansas Friday at 5 p.m. at the LSU Tennis Complex.
Fans can follow the match at www.lsustats.com and on Twitter @lsutennis.
Thoughts from Coach Brown
“Every match is an opportunity to get things going in the right direction,” head coach Jeff Brown said. “We have had a lot of communication over the last week. We are still trying to get in sync in singles and get to the level that our doubles point has got to. We are also striving to maintain our doubles play. Arkansas presents a big challenge for us in doubles and singles, and we are looking forward to seeing where we are.”
The Matchup
Last season the Tigers fell 5-2 at Arkansas. In the match, senior Justin Butsch recorded a win on court three.
LSU has a 27-6 overall record against the Razorbacks.
Tiger Tidbits
Justin Butsch sits 13th in LSU history with 87 career wins. He surpassed Ryan Ideta, who played for the Tigers from 1993-96 and compiled an 85-32 record overall. In the last 10 matches, the senior has an 8-2 record on court two and has 18 wins on the season. He is also No. 56 in the nation.
Jordan Daigle has a 9-3 record on court one this season and is ranked No. 44 in the ITA singles rankings.
The senior pair has combined to win three SEC matches on the doubles court and has a 14-9 record overall.
Notes on the Razorbacks
Arkansas sits eighth in the SEC rankings as the Razorbacks have a 3-4 conference record after going 2-1 last week with a win against Auburn. The Razorbacks have two men in the ITA rankings. Mike Redlicki sits at No. 10 nationally and Jose Salazar is No. 26. The duo is also the No. 37 doubles pair in the nation.
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