The LSU women’s tennis team dropped its sixth consecutive match Saturday afternoon to Rice, 4-3, at W.T. “Dub” Robinson Stadium.
Rice (7-3) swept LSU in doubles with scores of 8-0, 8-6 and 8-4 to clinch the doubles point. The doubles loss was the fifth consecutive match in which the Lady Tigers (2-6) have lost the doubles point. The last point LSU won came more than a month ago in a 7-0 win against Prairie View A&M.
The Lady Owls raced out to a 3-0 lead in singles and subsequently clinched the match when Danny Trigo knocked off freshman Ebie Wilson in straight sets, 6-4, 6-2.
Freshman Kaitlin Burns continued her torrid winning streak, winning her seventh-consecutive match with a 6-4, 2-6, 10-7, victory against Julie Chao.
The highlight for the Lady Tigers came when sophomore Whitney Wolf ended a personal six-match losing streak as she upset No. 63 Rebekka Hanle, 3-6, 6-1, 6-2.
Wolf, who entered the season ranked No. 120 in the country, used a powerful mix of serves and forehand winners to capture her first win of the spring dual season.
Senior Nicole Kantor also notched an upset victory against No. 100 Jessica Jackson, 6-2, 4-6, 10-7.
LSU opens Southeastern Conference play March 5 at South Carolina.
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