NORFOLK, Va. – The No. 29 nationally ranked Old Dominion women's tennis team (8-1) will hit the road for a pair of matches in New Orleans, La., beginning on Friday, Feb. 28 at 1:00 p.m. ET, when ODU plays No. 25 nationally ranked UCF (6-3) for a match a on neutral courts. Two days later, the Monarchs will take on host Tulane (6-5) on Sunday, March 1 at 1:00 p.m. ET. Both matches are slated to take place at the City Park Tennis Center.
No. 29 Old Dominion enters the weekend riding a four-match win streak. The Tennis Monarchs have outscored their opponents 44-9 so far this season.
Holly Hutchinson is ranked No. 36 in singles, while teammate Yulia Starodubtseva is ranked No. 105. Starodubtseva and Alesya Yakubovich are currently the No. 10 nationally ranked doubles tandem.
No. 25 UCF has won four of its last five matches, highlighted by a 5-2 victory over No. 18 Texas A&M. The Knights have three student-athletes ranked in singles: No. 41 Rebeka Stolmar, No. 64 Valeriya Zeleva and No. 70 Marie Mattel. Central Florida also has two doubles teams ranked: No. 7 Marie Mattel/Rebeka Stolmar and No. 29 Valerie Zeleva/Ksenia Kuznetsova.
Tulane enters the weekend with a 6-2 record on its home courts. Mackenzie Clark is ranked No. 101 in singles for the Green Wave.
No. 29 ODU Travels to New Orleans for Matches Against No. 25 UCF (Fri.) and Tulane (Sun.)
ALEXANDRA VIKTOROVICH