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  • Women's Tennis: Wolf’s 4-year career coming to a close

    When the LSU women’s tennis team takes to the courts next season, one key figure will be missing: Whitney Wolf. Wolf, the Lady Tigers’ unofficial team leader and only four-year senior, will graduate this year after four consecutive seasons in the starting lineup.

  • LSU's Kaitlin Burns Women's Tennis: Burns uses match experience to take leadership on court

    Junior approaches 50-win milestone

    Comfortable. That’s the word LSU junior tennis player Kaitlin Burns uses to describe herself while on the court. “I’ve been playing tennis since I was nine, so it’s just natural now,” Burns said. But comfortable isn’t the word to describe Burns when she’s asked to talk about her accomplishments.

  • LSU women's tennis Tennis: Despite rainy weather, Lady Tigers push past Ohio State, 4-2

    The LSU women’s tennis team picked up a key non-conference victory against No. 66 Ohio State, 4-2, at W.T. “Dub” Robinson Stadium in a match that took six hours to complete. Coming off a weekend doubleheader that saw split results, including a 4-3 loss against No.

  • LSU Men's Tennis Tennis: Tigers struggle in loss to No. 2 Buckeyes

    Lady Tigers host doubleheader today

    The No. 27 LSU men’s tennis team couldn’t pull off an upset Monday in its final non-conference match of the season, losing to No. 2 Ohio State, 6-1. There were no surprises in doubles play, as the Buckeyes swept the Tigers (11-5, 2-2) to gain a 1-0 lead.

  • Men's Tennis: Tigers set for hot doubleheader today

    Starting time moved due to heat

    It won’t be hard for the LSU men’s tennis team to warm up for today’s doubleheader against Illinois State (5-7) and No. 75 St. John’s (9-2), as temperatures are expected to exceed 80 degrees — unusually hot for this point in the tennis season. The first match against Illinois State, originally set for 3 p.

  • Men's Tennis: Tigers escape with win over South Florida

    Lady Tigers to face Tulsa today

    The LSU men's tennis team squeaked by unranked South Florida (3-8), 4-3, on Tuesday in the first of four straight home matches for the Tigers. "We've always had battles with South Florida," said LSU coach Jeff Brown. "They brought their own weather today.

  • LSU tennis Olivier Borsos Men's Tennis: Tigers earn first SEC victory of season

    The LSU men's tennis team notched its first Southeastern Conference victory of the season Sunday with a 6-1 victory against No. 48 Vanderbilt. The No. 17 Tigers, coming off a 5-1 home loss to No. 9 Kentucky on Friday, improved their record this season to 7-3 and evened their SEC record at 1-1.

  • Women's Tennis: LSU opens SEC play with mixed outcomes

    Five-match win streak snapped

    The LSU women's tennis team opened its Southeastern Conference season on the road over the weekend with split results. The No. 43 Lady Tigers' match against No. 74 Kentucky was delayed until Saturday morning because of inclement weather. The delay did not slow LSU (6-3, 1-1), who won its fifth consecutive match, 4-3, over the Wildcats.

  • Men’s tennis claims three weekend victories

    The LSU men's tennis team climbed 11 spots in the ITA rankings, jumping to No. 17 after racking up three victories this past weekend, the Intercollegiate Tennis Association announced Tuesday. After a tight 4-3 win over then-No. 12 Texas A&M, a 7-0 sweep of Tulane and a 6-1 handling of New Orleans, the Tigers improved to 6-2 on the season.

  • Men's Tennis: Tigers to host three matches over weekend

    LSU faces Tulane, Texas A&M, UNO

    The LSU (3-2) men's tennis team returns to the court tonight to kick off a busy weekend of action after a 20-day absence. The Tigers will take on in-state rival Tulane (4-3) before a doubleheader against No. 12 Texas A&M (6-3) and New Orleans (1-1) on Sunday at home.

  • Women's Tennis: LSU heads to San Diego for pair of matches

    Lady Tigers to face battle-tested opponents

    The LSU women's tennis team will leave the Mardi Gras atmosphere of Baton Rouge this weekend as they travel to southern California for a pair of matches against San Diego and San Diego State. The No. 65-ranked Tigers (3-2) picked up their third win of the season on Valentine's Day, defeating in-state rival Tulane, 6-1, to give LSU its second consecutive victory.

  • LSU Tennis Olivier Borsos Men's Tennis: Hungarian native adjusts to life in Baton Rouge

    Borsos looks to meet high expectations

    The location may have changed for LSU junior Olivier Borsos, but the passion for tennis has not. Before arriving in Baton Rouge in 2009, the 21-year-old Hungarian spent 10 years living in France, where his mother serves as a coach for the French national handball team.

  • LSU becomes first to beat undefeated Tulane

    Men to host Green Wave today

    The LSU women's tennis team became the first to conquer in-state rival Tulane this season with an 6-1 victory Tuesday over the undefeated Green Wave. "Tulane is a real solid team, and we came out with great intensity," said LSU coach Tony Minnis. The No.

  • Tigers Face In-State Foes in Doubleheader

    LSU looks to build momentum before lengthy break

    The No. 27 LSU tennis team will look to rebound from their 5-2 loss against No. 31 Michigan last weekend when in-state opponents Tulane and New Orleans come to Baton Rouge tonight. The Tigers will play a doubleheader at W.T. "Dub" Robinson Tennis Stadium at 3 p.

  • LSU senior tennis player Neal Skupski Skupski prepping for the pros

    Former Tigers in the professional ranks aren't hard to find. From football to women's basketball and everything in between, the LSU pro factory consistently churns out star athlete after star athlete. Mark another one down in the books. Senior tennis star Neal Skupski is preparing for a professional career of his own.

  • Women's Tennis: LSU falls to A&M in home opener

    Lady Tigers to host No. 69 Rice on Tues.

    The LSU women's tennis team failed to claw its way back from an early deficit Sunday in a 5-2 loss to Texas A&M in the Lady Tigers' first home match of the season. "Our effort was really good, but [Texas A&M] just played really well," said LSU women's tennis coach Tony Minnis.

  • Men's Tennis: LSU Tigers finish strong in home-opener against Clemson

    The LSU men's tennis team finished the first home match of the season in style Thursday, defeating Clemson, 5-2. But it wasn't an easy ride for the No. 28 Tigers (3-1), who often had their hands full with No. 72 Clemson (1-2). "The difference wasn't as much as it appears," said LSU men's tennis coach Jeff Brown.

  • Tigers meet Tigers in home opener against Clemson

    The LSU men's tennis team will face off against Clemson today at 1 p.m. in a battle of the Tigers and the first home match of the season. LSU is coming off a commanding 4-0 victory against No. 25 Minnesota in the ITA Kick-Off weekend on Sunday, and the Tigers are now 2-1 in the young season, with their only loss coming from No.