| #29 Old Dominion vs. #25 UCF February 28, 2020, 1:00 p.m. ET | #25 UCF at Tulane February 29, 2020, 1:00 p.m. ET |
ORLANDO, Fla. – The No. 25 UCF women's tennis team is set to resume action as they make their way to New Orleans for a pair of matches. The Knights will face No. 29 Old Dominion in a neutral site contest at 1 p.m. ET on Friday before opening conference play against Tulane at 1 p.m. on Saturday.
The Black and Gold are looking to rebound after a tough loss to No. 28 Ole Miss on Friday. The match came down to a third set tiebreaker on court three and went the way of the Rebels as they took the 4-3 road win.
UCF opens their four-match road trip with another ranked matchup as they'll face No. 29 Old Dominion who sits at 8-1 on the season. The team's lone loss was to the then No. 2 ranked UNC Tarheels during ITA Kickoff Weekend. The Monarchs fell in the Conference-USA championship match last season but still earned a bid into the NCAA Tournament.
Old Dominion currently has two players in the singles rankings as Holly Hutchinson sits at No. 36 while Yulia Starodubsteva checks in at No. 105. Starodubsteva is part of the nation's tenth ranked doubles tandem as she pairs up with Alesya Yakubovich at the top singles spot.
Tulane enters the weekend on a three-match losing streak, coming in with a mark of 6-5 this season. All six of their wins have come at home with sweeps over Southern, Southeastern Louisiana and a pair of shutouts against Alcorn State. The match will be UCF's first American Athletic Conference tilt of the season while it will be the second for Tulane. Sitting alone in the singles rankings for the Green Wave is Mackenzie Clark who is currently tabbed at No. 101.
Live stats and video will not be available for either match this weekend. Tune into the UCF women's twitter account for updates for match content and scores.
UCF's match on the 29th will be just the second time in program history that the Knights play on a leap day.
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