NEW ORLEANS – The New Orleans Privateers women's tennis team will play three matches over the next five days all in the New Orleans area. The Privateers host Missouri State on Friday, Mar. 15 and Jacksonville State on Tuesday, Mar. 19 with both matches scheduled for a 2 p.m. start. In between, the Privateers head to City Park to face Tulane on Sunday, Mar. 17 at 2 p.m.
New Orleans won a pair of 4-3 decisions over the past week which included opening conference play with a win against Lamar. The Privateers won the doubles point in both matches. They have notched the doubles point four times this season.
Laurie Barendse was named Southland Women's Tennis Player of the Week after a 3-0 spurt between singles and doubles. Barendse is 4-1 at flight one singles this season. She is 4-0 along with doubles partner,
Ksenia Reznitskaya with all wins coming at flight two in doubles.
Tristanne Dechoux and
Anastassia Kouchnareva have also formed a solid combo at flight one. They have a 5-1 mark in doubles this season. As a team, the Privateers have won 61 percent of their doubles matches this spring.
In singles, Kouchnareva has matched Barendse in win total. She has four wins this season, all at flight two singles. Her most recent match was a three-set victory over SIUE's Margaux Guibal Britt.
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Missouri State (8-5) has gone through the South Louisiana swing as they've played two opponents in the state. The Bears lost 4-0 at McNeese but turned around for a 4-1 win against Southeastern.
Tulane has gotten seven wins from Cora Barber. The Green Wave are 8-6 overall and 7-2 at home this spring. They swept ULM 4-0 on Monday for their most recent victory.
Jacksonville State has lost three straight matches to Kennesaw State, North Alabama and Murray State. The Gamecocks come in at 5-7 with three matches against Louisiana Tech, Grambling and ULM before they come to the Lakefront.
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