Lady Bulldog Tennis Hosts ULL For Non-Conference Tilt Thursday

STARKVILLE, Miss. ? In a break from Southeastern Conference action, Mississippi State’s women’s tennis team (8-3) plays host to Louisiana-Lafayette (5-7) Thursday at the A.J. Pitts Tennis Centre. Match time between the 52nd-ranked Lady Bulldogs and the Ragin’ Cajuns is slated for 11 a.m. CT.

MSU comes into Thursday’s contest with an 8-0 record against non-conference foes this season. State’s 8-0 mark to begin the 2009 campaign set a school-record for consecutive wins to start a season.

Coming off a tough stretch in the Southeastern Conference, Mississippi State is looking to break a three-match losing streak. The Lady Bulldogs started league play with losses to 12th-ranked Tennessee, second-ranked Georgia and 16th-ranked Alabama.

Junior Radka Ferancova continues to lead the team in singles victories with a 9-2 mark. The junior is 8-0 against teams outside of the SEC. Seniors Martina Banikova and Elna de Villiers come into the contest with ULL looking to get back on track after they had their team-best, seven-match win streak in doubles snapped against Alabama last weekend.

Louisiana-Lafayette comes into the affair with MSU on a four-match win streak. The Ragin’ Cajuns ousted Northwestern State 6-1 Sunday in their last affair.

Following the contest with ULL, Mississippi State will step back into the SEC, playing host to South Carolina Friday, March 27, at the A.J. Pitts Tennis Centre. Start time is slated for 2 p.m. CT.

Live stats for all Mississippi State matches are available at mstateathletics.com.

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Lady Bulldog Tennis Hosts ULL For Non-Conference Tilt Thursday