The LSU women’s tennis team takes the court for the final time in 2010 this weekend as it travels to Winston-Salem, N.C., for the Wake Forest Invitational.
Seven women will represent the Lady Tigers on the east coast: senior Kylie Adamek, junior Whitney Wolf, sophomores Kaitlin Burns and Ebie Wilson, and freshmen Yvette Vlaar, Ariel Morton and Hayley Everett.
The five-team event also includes players from host Wake Forest, Tennessee, North Carolina State and Furman.
The team was off last week, but last time out several Lady Tigers had success at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Southern Regionals in Birmingham, Ala.
Wolf and sophomore Keri Frankenberger advanced to the quarterfinals of the singles’ draw, and the freshman duo of Vlaar and Morton advanced to the finals of the doubles’ consolation bracket before being upended by Auburn’s Olivia Bennet and Jackie Kasler, 8-3.
“It was a great effort by [Vlaar and Morton] to get to the finals,” LSU coach Tony Minnis said after the Southern Regionals. “We had a lot of ups and downs in the tournament, so we should have a good idea of what we need to work on as we move forward.”
Wolf has had a strong fall, compiling a 6-3 record and climbing to No. 122 in the national singles rankings.
Despite the team’s youth, Minnis has been satisfied with his squad’s play this season.
“We’ve had a pretty good fall, and we hope to end on a good note,” Minnis said. “We are very excited about this tournament in particular because it should give us some experience indoors.”
Play begins at the Wake Forest University Indoor Tennis Center today at 8 a.m. and continues through Sunday afternoon.
 
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