Alabama Women’s Tennis Hosts No. 2 Texas A&M, LSU

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The Alabama women's tennis team (9-6, 2-3 SEC) returns home this weekend to host No. 2 Texas A&M (17-1, 5-0 SEC) and LSU (9-4, 2-3 SEC). First serve between the Tide and the Aggies is scheduled for 3 p.m. CT on Friday, while UA and the Tigers will face off Sunday at 1 p.m.

The weekend will also serve as the Alumni Reunion Weekend for the women's program.

The Matches

Texas A&M

Date: Friday, March 24
Time: 3 p.m. CT
Location: Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Venue: Alabama Tennis Stadium

LSU

Date: Sunday, March 26
Time: 1 p.m. CT
Location: Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Venue: Alabama Tennis Stadium

How to Follow

Links to live scoring and the video stream will be available at RollTide.com
Updates will be provided on the team's Twitter account @AlabamaWTN

About The Crimson Tide

Alabama enters the weekend with a 9-6 overall record and a 2-3 record in SEC play
UA is coming off a difficult set of matches, facing two top-20 ranked SEC opponents over the weekend
Alabama fell 4-1 to the sixth-ranked Georgia Bulldogs, before dropping a 4-0 decision to the No. 12 Lady Vols
The Tide remains undefeated at home, winning six straight matches this season in Tuscaloosa
Ola Pitak and Loudmilla Bencheikh lead the team in singles as both have secured nine wins
Klara Milicevic trails closely behind with an 8-4 dual match record
In doubles, No. 34 Bencheikh and Anne Marie Hiser pace the team at the top of the ladder with a 5-3 record

Scouting The Aggies

Texas A&M enters the match ranked 2^nd nationally with a 17-1 record on the season and an 8-0 start in conference play
The Aggies are coming off a win after downing then-No.13 Miami, 5-2, last Saturday
The team's only loss, 2-4, comes against then-No. 2 North Carolina
Texas A&M has six players ranked in singles as Mary Stoiana leads the squad at No. 3
Carson Branstine ranks 54^th, Gianna Pielet ranks 90^th, Mia Kupres ranks 100^th, Daria Smetannikov ranks 101^st and Jayci Goldsmith ranks 120^th to round out the singles lineup
Texas A&M has three doubles teams ranked with No. 3 Branstine and Stoiana pacing the team
Additionally, Goldsmith and Stoiana rank 43^rd and Salma Ewing and Goldsmith rank 46^th
Alabama and Texas A&M will go head-to-head for the 15^th time in series history with Texas A&M holding a 6-8 advantage
The Aggies won the last meeting in April 2022, 6-1

Scouting The Tigers

LSU enters the weekend ranked 37^th nationally with a 9-4 record on the season and a 2-3 start in conference play
The Tigers are coming off a win after bettering Alcorn State, 6-1
No. 22 Kylie Collins paces the Tigers in the top spot of the lineup with a 4-6 record
Anastasiya Komar ranks 27^th in the latest ITA poll as she holds a 12-0 record at the No. 2 spot
LSU has three doubles teams ranked nationally with No. 30 Komar and Nikita Vishwase leading the Tigers at the No. 1 spot
To round out doubles, Collins and Komar rank 55^th and Safiya Carrington and Komar rank 73^rd
Alabama and LSU will go head-to-head for the 51^st time in series history with LSU holding a 34-16 advantage
UA won the last meeting in April 2022, 4-3
Prior to playing the Tide, the Tigers will face No. 11 Auburn in a 3 p.m. CT road match on Friday

Get all the latest information on the team by following @AlabamaWTN on Twitter and Facebook and AlabamaWTN on Instagram. General athletic news can also be found at UA_Athletics on Twitter and Instagram and AlabamaAthletics on Facebook.

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