Stephen F. Austin
Tyler Junior College
Ladyjacks Host TJC, UTSA in 2018 Home Opener
1/27/2018 9:50:00 PM | Women's Tennis
SFA battles TJC in exhibition match before taking on UTSA to wrap up doubleheader
Stephen F. Austin (0-1) vs. Tyler Junior College (0-1) | Exhibition Match
Sunday, Jan. 28 | 10:00 a.m. | Schlief Tennis Complex | Nacogdoches, Texas
Stephen F. Austin (0-1) vs. UTSA (0-0)
Sunday, Jan. 28 | 2:00 p.m. | Schlief Tennis Complex | Nacogdoches, Texas
FIRST SERVE
• The Stephen F. Austin women's tennis team will make its home debut Sunday by playing a pair of matches at the Schlief Tennis Complex. The Ladyjacks take on Tyler Junior College in an exhibition match at 10:00 a.m. before battling UTSA at 2:00 p.m.
• In their season opener in Dallas on Friday, Jan. 19, SFA was shut out 7-0 by Wichita State.
SCOUTING TYLER JUNIOR COLLEGE | ROSTER | SCHEDULE
• Though the result will not count for the Ladyjacks, they'll hit the court against one of the best junior college tennis programs in the nation. TJC dropped a narrow 4-3 decision to SMU in Dallas, Texas, Friday.
• Currently, TJC is ranked number one in the junior college ranks by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association.
SCOUTING UTSA | ROSTER | SCHEDULE | STATISTICS
• The Roadrunners' trip to Nacogdoches signals the start of their 2018 season, a campaign in which they are without the services of Miriam Rosell Canudas. Last year, Rosell Canudas posted an incredible 20-1 record in the number-one singles flight for UTSA who now has a roster with a total of six freshmen and sophomores on it.
• Sophomores Denisa Ibrahimovic and Laura Cabrera each went 9-10 in singles play a season ago and are the top returners for the Roadrunners. Fellow sophomore Kylee Kato also received a good deal of playing time last season, posting a 9-9 record in singles action. Junior Charleen Tiwari also went 7-10 in 2017 and played in four of the six singles flights.
• Only one of the Roadrunners' primary doubles teams from last season remains intact for 2018. The duo of Ibrahimovic and Sonia Madroñal posted an 8-8 showing in tandem action while competing exclusively in the number-two flight.
COMING UP NEXT
Saturday afternoon, the Ladyjacks head to College Station, Texas, for a 4:00 p.m. showdown with SEC adversary Texas A&M. SFA will concluded its two-match slate the following day (Sunday, Feb. 4) by battling Liberty at 10:00 a.m. in another non-conference tilt.
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