NEW ORLEANS, La. – The New Orleans Privateers women's tennis team (8-5, 2-2) looks to continue their recent run of success in conference as they face the Central Arkansas Bears (5-1, 0-1) on Sunday at the UCA Tennis Courts. The match is scheduled for a 10 a.m. start.
The Privateers will experience their first match away from home since Feb. 18. It's also been 30 days since New Orleans traveled outside of the state. The Privateers recently capped off a six-match home stand, going 5-1 with their only loss to Nicholls.
New Orleans picked up wins against Lamar and Sam Houston State to set up this match.
Marta Sans was one of three players who went 4-0 between singles and doubles last weekend.
Anna Segarra Rius and
Soledad Calderon Arroyo also finished the weekend unblemished. In doubles, Sans and Calderon are 7-1 and have won five straight.
The Privateers have gone 19-9 as a team in doubles matches this season. Segarra and
Anja Luethi have a 6-4 mark as a duo while
Yasmine Rashad and
Hafsa Laraibi are 6-3 in doubles this season. The Privateers have notched the doubles point in nine of 13 matches.
Central Arkansas has not had the benefit of playing out their schedule due to weather. The Bears have had five matches cancelled or postponed from Feb. 21-Mar. 8. The Bears' only conference battle was a 4-1 loss to Northwestern State last Friday. Allison Murphy has led the Bears individually, going 6-0 in singles. Murphy has played in three different spots in Central Arkansas' rotation.
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