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Alabama Women’s Tennis Continues SEC Play With Pair of Road Matches
3/16/2017 11:50:00 AM | Women's Tennis
The Crimson Tide travels to face LSU on Friday at 4 p.m. CT and Texas A&M on Sunday at noon CT
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The Alabama women's tennis team will continue Southeastern Conference play this weekend with a pair of road matches. The Crimson Tide (6-8, 0-4 SEC) will travel to Baton Rouge, La., to take on the 27th-ranked LSU Tigers on Friday, March 17, at 4 p.m. CT. Alabama will conclude its weekend with a contest against No. 22 Texas A&M in College Station, Texas, on Sunday, March 19, at noon CT.
Last Time Out:
Alabama went 0-2 last weekend in its first pair of home SEC matches. The Tide lost to the then-No. 13 Georgia Bulldogs, 6-1, on Friday night, before falling to the then-No. 16 Tennessee Volunteers in a 4-3 decision on Sunday afternoon.
Alabama Notes:
The Alabama women's tennis team earned a No. 44 national ranking, which was announced by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Tuesday. The Tide has two singles players and one doubles team that are nationally ranked.
Alabama boasts 36 wins in singles play since beginning the dual match season and 19 victories in doubles.
Senior Erin Routliffe is ranked No. 59 in singles after compiling an 8-2 record since beginning the dual match season with all of her matches coming from the No. 1 position.
Sophomore Andie Daniell is nationally ranked No. 124 in singles action after registering a team-high 10 wins since the start of the spring season. Daniell has posted 1-0 and 9-1 marks from the No. 1 and No. 2 singles slots, respectively.
Routliffe and freshman Maddie Pothoff are ranked No. 25 in doubles play after posting an imposing 8-1 record since the beginning of the dual match season with all matches coming from the No. 1 spot.
LSU Notes:
LSU enters Friday's match with a 9-4 overall record including a 2-2 mark in league play. Last weekend, the Tigers lost to the then-No. 18 Arkansas Razorbacks in a 5-2 decision, before going on to outlast Missouri, 4-3, to conclude the weekend. LSU has three singles players and one doubles tandem that are nationally ranked. Jade Lewis, Ryann Foster and Joana Valle Costa are ranked No. 39, No. 83 and No. 116 in singles, respectively. Foster and Valle Costa teamed up to achieve a No. 42 ranking in doubles play.
Texas A&M:
Texas A&M currently has an 8-7 overall record including a 0-4 mark in conference play. The Aggies will take on Auburn on Friday night before facing the Tide on Sunday. Last weekend, Texas A&M fell short against Missouri, 4-3, before picking up a 6-1 loss to the then-No. 18 Arkansas Razorbacks to conclude the weekend. The Aggies have two singles players and one doubles pair that are nationally ranked. Rachel Pierson and Rutuja Bhosale are ranked No. 44 and No. 85 in singles, respectively, and the two teamed up together to achieve a No. 19 ranking in doubles.
Series History:
When Alabama and LSU face each other on Friday it will mark the 45th time the two programs have met, dating back to the 1975 season. The Tigers hold a 29-15 advantage in the series. Last year, LSU outlasted Alabama to pick up the 4-3 match victory. The last time the Tide topped the Tigers was during the 2015 season, when Alabama defeated LSU, 5-2.
When the Tide and the Aggies square off against each other on Sunday it will mark the 10th time the two schools have faced each other. Texas A&M holds a 5-4 advantage in the series. Texas A&M defeated Alabama twice last year, once in the regular season, 4-1, and once in the SEC tournament, 4-0. The last time the Tide defeated the Aggies was during the 2014 season, when Alabama defeated Texas A&M, 4-1.
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