The LSU women’s tennis team jumped though some logistical hoops in order to win a tough match against Tulane on Wednesday, 4-2.

LSU had already won one doubles match and the other two were tightly contested when a steady rain began to fall, suspending play indefinitely. After an hour, officials decided to move the match to the indoor courts in downtown.

“It really was the worst time to have a rain delay,” said LSU head coach Julia Sell.

This decision led the Lady Tigers though the maze that is New Orleans during Mardi Gras. But Sell said they remained calm and focused throughout the ordeal.

After play recommenced, LSU was able to win the doubles point behind a strong performance from the duo of junior Ariel Morton and sophomore Mary Jeremiah, who came back from being down a match point to win 8-7.

The cushion provided by the doubles victory proved to be decisive in singles.

Tulane came out firing as No. 118 Klara Vyskocilova took down Jeremiah, 6-1, 7-6, to even the score at 1-1.

The Lady Tigers countered with a big performance out of freshman Ella Taylor. She defeated Emma Levy, who Sell called Tulane’s best player “by far,” 6-3, 1-6, 6-3.

“[Taylor] played an impressive match for a freshman today” Sell said. “[Levy] beat her two weeks ago at Clemson, so she really responded well.”

After a 2-6, 6-3, 6-3 victory by Morton, No. 112 senior Kaitlin Burns clinched the match for LSU by defeating Jenny Hois in a long three match set that had two tie breakers, 6-7, 7-6, 6-1.

“[Burns] has been been battling with some nerves lately, so it was good to see her get this win,” Sell said

The Lady Tigers will need to recover from this long day quickly. They leave for California on Friday for matches against Long Beach State and UC Irvine during the Mardi Gras break.