The No. 41 LSU men’s tennis team’s season can best be described by two words: missed opportunities.The Tigers failed to capitalize on several key points Sunday afternoon for the second straight match, falling to No. 7 Georgia, 5-2, at W.T. “Dub” Robinson Stadium.”We had missed opportunities today, more than anything,” said LSU men’s coach Jeff Brown. “We have some young guys that maybe need to do a better job of understanding, and they will.”One key moment came on court two in doubles when LSU sophomore Mark Bowtell and freshman Roger Anderson had a chance to go up, 8-7, against Georgia’s Drake Bernstein and Javier Garrapiz.The Tigers missed wide on a overhand smash in an attempt to hit a Georgia player with the ball, instead of hitting the easy winner.”It was a lack of following instruction,” Brown said. “They need to know better it’s more important for the team than it is for them individually to get back at somebody in a personal situation.”Bowtell and Anderson managed to force a tiebreaker but fell short, 9-8 (7-5), giving Georgia the doubles point.After a pair of singles losses by Bowtell and junior Cody Loup, LSU climbed back into the match in singles to cut the deficit to 3-2 after victories by No. 46 sophomore Neal Skupski and junior Julien Gauthier.Junior Sebastian Carlsson had an early set lead against No. 18 Garrapiz, as did freshman Stefan Szacinski, but both dropped the ensuing two sets to give the Bulldogs the match.”These last two matches [against Ohio State and Georgia] are just missed opportunities and immaturity that has to get taken care of,” Brown said. “They are still playing as if their heads are up in the clouds a bit on occasion.”The loss to Georgia marked the third-straight top-10 opponent and fifth-straight top-25 opponent for the Tigers.Brown remains optimistic his team can bounce back despite LSU going 0-3 against teams in the top 10.”These top teams will expose your weaknesses, and that’s what’s been done,” he said. “The guys can either accept it or hide from it.”LADY TIGERS DROP PAIRThe LSU women’s tennis team dropped two Southeastern Conference matches during the weekend — a 5-2 decision against No. 15 Tennessee on Friday and a 6-1 loss to No. 14 Georgia on Sunday.The Lady Tigers (6-12, 1-5) couldn’t cash in on several points in doubles against the Lady Volunteers (10-5, 4-1) and were overpowered in singles.”We put ourselves in a position to win the doubles point and the overall match, but we didn’t execute,” LSU women’s coach Tony Minnis said in a news release.The two points came in singles from freshmen Keri Frankenberger and Ebie Wilson.LSU wasn’t any better off Sunday against Georgia, with its only point coming when freshman Kaitlin Burns won by default after No. 25 Nadja Gilchrist retired with a 6-5 lead in the first set.The match was moved indoors during singles play because of inclement weather.The Lady Tigers return home next weekend to host Alabama on Friday and Auburn on Sunday.—-Contact Sean Isabella at [email protected]