LSU men’s tennis coach Jeff Brown said today’s match is by far the most important of the season for his team.The Tigers (5-5, 1-3) host No. 27 South Florida (9-4) at 3 p.m. at W.T. “Dub” Robinson Stadium.”To date, this would be our biggest win,” he said. “The NCAA committee is looking — when they go to selection — looking at your eight best wins, so this would be one of those that would probably be in that group.”LSU is coming off a weekend during which it won its first Southeastern Conference match Friday, defeating Vanderbilt, 4-3. The Tigers were shut out by then-No. 21 Kentucky, 7-0, on Sunday.Brown said South Florida, which rides a five-game win streak into today’s match, has an SEC-caliber team.”They would probably be the eighth- or ninth-ranked SEC team right now,” he said. “They’re good — they are ranked ahead of half the SEC.”Brown said he needs more production from some of the more experienced players.”We can get more out of [senior James] Cluskey and [sophomore Julien] Gauthier,” Brown said. Cluskey, a Dublin, Ireland, native, has struggled in singles competition lately, losing his last four matches.”It’s really difficult to get out of a slump in the SEC,” Brown said. “There’s not a lot of easy wins to get that confidence. So we’re going to try, before we get to the SECs and NCAAs … to hopefully get him some confidence going into those bigger events.”Cluskey said his struggles are not from a lack of focus, and it’s only a matter of time before he gets on track.”I’ve been going through a rough patch. A couple of the guys have been going through a rough patch. That’s life,” he said.WOMEN’S TEAM HOSTS DOUBLEHEADERThe No. 23 LSU women’s tennis team hosts Tulsa (15-3) and Grambling (1-3) today in a non-conference doubleheader.The team will host Tulsa at 11 a.m. at W.T. “Dub” Robinson Stadium, but the 4 p.m. matchup with Grambling will be held on the practice courts to accommodate the men’s team. The Lady Tigers (8-4, 1-2) upset then-No.13 Kentucky, 4-3, on Sunday for their first SEC win. LSU women’s coach Tony Minnis said he’s impressed with his team’s ability to overcome hardships this season.”We’ve had a lot of adversity, a lot of personal things, a lot of injuries and stuff,” he said. “I’m just impressed they’ve been able to overcome it and put themselves into a position where we are right now.”Minnis also said he’s looking forward to getting freshman Whitney Wolf back to full strength.Wolf has battled mononucleosis the past few weeks but has finally recovered.”Getting Whitney back is big,” Minnis said. “She’s a phenomenal player.”Senior Megan Falcon, the No. 15-ranked singles player in the NCAA, said the team is lucky to have Wolf back in the lineup.”It gives everyone else more confidence at the other positions,” she said.—-Contact Sean Isabella at [email protected]