The Louisiana State University men’s tennis team defeated Tulane for the second time this season by a score of 4-1 on Monday, April 10 at the City Park Tennis Center. The Tigers will now host Auburn on Friday, April 14 at 5:00 p.m.
at the LSU tennis complex. Julien Penzlin faced Alex Bancila on court 5, winning 6-4, 6-3. LSU’s lead extended to 2-0. In sixth place, Stoupe faced Rafael de Alba. The Tiger won 6-4, 6-3 and extended LSU’s lead to 3-0. On court 3, Dong faced Suarez.
The Tiger won the first set 6-3, but The Green Wave came back to win the match 6-1, 6-4. Tulane closed the scoring gap 3-1. Latinovic competed against Petrovic on court. Petrovic won the first set 6-3. Latinovic fought back to win the game 6-3, 6-3, to clinch the game for LSU 4-1.
No. 78 Hohmann faced No. 122 Kuinkler in first place. The first set went to the Green Wave 6-3, but Hohmann came back to tie the match 6-1 in the second set. The third set was tied 5-5 as the match remained unfinished. On court 4, Hotard competed against Hoejimans.
Hoejimans won the first set 7-6(1) and was up 5-3 in the second when the game remained unfinished. On court 2, Welsh Hotard and Stefan Latinovic took on Benji Jacobson and Billy Suarez, the Tigers won 6-3. Ronnie Hohmann and Nick Watson competed against Luka Petrovic and Sam Scherer on court 1, taking the doubles point 6-3.
The Tigers took a 1-0 lead. In third place, Chen Dong and George Stoupe faced Luc Hoejimans and Fynn Kuenkler. The Tiger duo were up 5-3 when the match went unfinished.
About the LSU
Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College is a public university located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
The university was founded in 1853 in what is now called Pineville, as the Louisiana State Seminary of Learning & Military Academy. The current LSU campus opened in 1926 and consists of more than 250 buildings built in the Renaissance style of Andrea Palladio.
In 2009, the university had 21,000 undergraduates and 4,000 graduates in 17 locations. Many of LSU’s specialty schools, such as E.J. Ourso College of Business and the Paul M. Hebert Law Center have received national recognition in their respective fields of study.
The university is a recipient of grants such as Land-grant universities, Sea Grant Colleges and Space grant colleges, and is known for its many research facilities engaged in 800 projects sponsored by agencies such as the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
The LSU athletic department has 20 teams in different sports (9 men’s and 11 women’s) and is a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association and the Southeastern Conference.
