by Lauren Rivera-Galvez

Women’s Tennis to Take on Houston in ITA Kickoff Weekend Opener

Women’s Tennis to Take on Houston in ITA Kickoff Weekend OpenerWomen’s Tennis to Take on Houston in ITA Kickoff Weekend Opener

NORFOLK, Va. No. 58 Old Dominion University women’s tennis will take on No. 45 Houston in the ITA Kickoff Weekend on Jan. 22-24 at national runner up, Auburn University. Following the match against Houston, ODU will face either No. 2 Auburn or No. 71 UNLV in its second match.

The Cougars finished last season with a 17-6 record, playing nine ranked opponents and earning four ranked wins, including victories over No. 35 Utah, No. 29 BYU and No. 51 Colorado.

The Monarchs finished the season 13-6 and clinched their sixth consecutive conference tournament title after defeating Marshall, 4-0, in the championship match. ODU allowed just one point across its three conference tournament matches.