2022 LSU Gumbo - Book - Page 28
Photos by Peter Nguyen
The LSU women’s tennis team got its first victory of the
season against the Southern Jaguars after a slow start earlier
in a year that has been defined by multiple postponements,
cancellations, and losses.
The 4-2 win against the Jaguars came with its own
challenges. The LSU team was once again missing players,
which gave Southern an early edge.
The Tigers only played with two teams in doubles
play, which means Southern claimed the No. 3 court in
a walkover. The Tigers were able to make up for this by
beating the Jaguars on the other two courts with the point
clinched at No. 1 by Nina Geissler and Mia Rabinowitz.
Singles had a similar problem and the Tigers only played
four players. This gave Southern a 2-1 lead. The Tigers
managed to pull off the win with Azziz coming in clutch by
claiming the first set against Taruberekera and blanking her
in the second. This secured her first collegiate singles win
and helped push the Tigers to victory.
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With the win against Southern, the Tigers improved
their record to 1-4 on the season to round out their nonconference play.
The Tigers will begin SEC play March 4 at 5 p.m. CT
against Florida at the LSU Tennis Complex.
The Gators will arrive in Baton Rouge to face the LSU
team with a 7-2 record. Their two losses of the season come
from No. 7 Virginia and No. 11 Ohio State.
LSU Co-Head Coach, Michael Sell, continually points
out that the LSU team is still not at full strength, which
can easily be seen in its forfeitures. Even though the team is
recovering from all of the COVID-19 challenges, the players
are not completely over it.
Despite their record and the problems that have
controlled the narrative of this season, fans can hope that
the Tigers will get healthy again, and once they do, that
they will live up to their true potential.