University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Friday, April 22
New Orleans, La.
3 p.m.
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
vs
UT Arlington
Cajuns To Open SBC Tennis Championships Against UTA
4/19/2016 1:28:00 PM | Men's Tennis
No. 4-seeded Cajuns look to win first title since 2014
LAFAYETTE – The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns tennis team will open play in the 2016 Sun Belt Conference Championships on Friday in New Orleans when both the men's and women's team will face UT Arlington in quarterfinals competition.
First serve for the women's match is scheduled for 11:30 a.m. at the City Park Tennis Center with the men's match slated for 3 p.m. at the UNO Tennis Courts.
For more information on the 2016 Sun Belt Conference Tennis Championships, visit the championship central page on SunBeltSports.org. Live scoring will be available for all matches of the tournaments. Admission is free for all matches at the City Park Tennis Center.
Louisiana (17-10), which claimed the 2014 SBC title and automatic berth in the NCAA Tournament, enters the tournament as the No. 4 seed. The Ragin' Cajuns have won their last four matches, and eight of their last 10 heading into their first meeting with UTA (15-10) since a 4-1 win in the 2014 Sun Belt Conference Tournament. The winner of Friday's match will advance to face tops-seeded and 58th-ranked Georgia State in the semifinals on Saturday at 3 p.m.
Senior Edgar Lopez has won a team-high 14 matches in singles play on the season to lead Louisiana with freshman Arthur Libaud (12-5), Coleman Wahlborg (11-9), Vlad Kramarov (11-10) and Eric Perez (10-9) all recording double-digit wins.
In doubles play, Lopez and Perez have won seven straight matches for Louisiana and are 17-6 on the season. The doubles tandem of Libaud and Will Huyton, currently ranked No. 6 in the Southern Region, has won their last three matches and are 10-9 on the season.
Carlos Arbiza and Daniel Armengol have each won a team-high 15 matches for UTA with Jhonathan Gonzalez (11-12) and Guanateme Nuez (12-10) pacing the top of the lineup for the Mavs. UTA dropped matches to nationally-ranked programs SMU, TCU and Texas A&M before closing out the regular-season last week with a win over Division II Midwestern State.
Schedule of Events – City Park Tennis Center (New Orleans, La.)
Thursday, April 21
Women's Match 1
First Round: No. 8 ULM vs. No. 9 Appalachian State (10:00 a.m.)
Women's Match 2
First Round: No. 7 Texas State vs. No. 10 Arkansas State (10:00 a.m.)
Friday, April 22
Women's Match 3
Quarterfinals: No. 1 Georgia State vs. ULM/Appalachian State winner (8:00 a.m.)
Women's Match 4
Quarterfinals: No. 4 Georgia Southern vs. No. 5 Troy (8:00 a.m.)
Women's Match 5
Quarterfinals: No. 3 UT Arlington vs. No. 6 Louisiana (11:30 a.m.)
Women's Match 6
Quarterfinals: No. 2 South Alabama vs. Texas State/Arkansas State (11:30 a.m.)
Men's Match 1 (at UNO Tennis Courts)
Quarterfinals: No. 4 Louisiana vs. No. 5 UT Arlington (3:00 p.m.)
Men's Match 2
Quarterfinals: No. 2 South Alabama vs. No. 7 Georgia Southern (3:00 p.m.)
Men's Match 3
Quarterfinals: No. 3 Troy vs. No. 6 Appalachian State (3:00 p.m.)
Saturday, April 23
Women's Match 7
Semifinals: Winner WM 3 vs. Winner WM 4 (10:00 a.m.)
Women's Match 8
Semifinals: Winner WM 5 vs. Winner WM 6 (10:00 a.m.)
Men's Match 4
Semifinals: No. 1 Georgia State vs. Louisiana/UT Arlington (3:00 p.m.)
Men's Match 5
Semifinals: Winner MM2 vs. Winner MM 3 (3:00 p.m.)
Sunday, April 24
Women's Match 9
Championship: Winner WM 7 vs. Winner WM 8 (10:00 a.m.)
Men's Match 5
Championship: Winner MM 4 vs. Winner MM 5 (2:00 p.m.)
* - All times are Central and are subject to change
Seeding Criteria:
1. Top 75 based on ITA rankings that are released the Monday prior to the Tournament. Teams with a top 75 ITA ranking are protected and their seeding will not be adjusted based on head to head conference matches.
2. Lowest cumulative ITA ranking of an institution's top three wins. Based on rankings that are released the Monday prior to the Tournament.
3. Once the remaining institutions are seeded based on the lowest cumulative ITA score of top three wins, beginning with the highest seeded team outside of the top 75 ITA and moving downward, institutions which are stacked will be moved up or down an unlimited number of times so long as stacked with an opponent to which there was head to head competition
First serve for the women's match is scheduled for 11:30 a.m. at the City Park Tennis Center with the men's match slated for 3 p.m. at the UNO Tennis Courts.
For more information on the 2016 Sun Belt Conference Tennis Championships, visit the championship central page on SunBeltSports.org. Live scoring will be available for all matches of the tournaments. Admission is free for all matches at the City Park Tennis Center.
Louisiana (17-10), which claimed the 2014 SBC title and automatic berth in the NCAA Tournament, enters the tournament as the No. 4 seed. The Ragin' Cajuns have won their last four matches, and eight of their last 10 heading into their first meeting with UTA (15-10) since a 4-1 win in the 2014 Sun Belt Conference Tournament. The winner of Friday's match will advance to face tops-seeded and 58th-ranked Georgia State in the semifinals on Saturday at 3 p.m.
Senior Edgar Lopez has won a team-high 14 matches in singles play on the season to lead Louisiana with freshman Arthur Libaud (12-5), Coleman Wahlborg (11-9), Vlad Kramarov (11-10) and Eric Perez (10-9) all recording double-digit wins.
In doubles play, Lopez and Perez have won seven straight matches for Louisiana and are 17-6 on the season. The doubles tandem of Libaud and Will Huyton, currently ranked No. 6 in the Southern Region, has won their last three matches and are 10-9 on the season.
Carlos Arbiza and Daniel Armengol have each won a team-high 15 matches for UTA with Jhonathan Gonzalez (11-12) and Guanateme Nuez (12-10) pacing the top of the lineup for the Mavs. UTA dropped matches to nationally-ranked programs SMU, TCU and Texas A&M before closing out the regular-season last week with a win over Division II Midwestern State.
Schedule of Events – City Park Tennis Center (New Orleans, La.)
Thursday, April 21
Women's Match 1
First Round: No. 8 ULM vs. No. 9 Appalachian State (10:00 a.m.)
Women's Match 2
First Round: No. 7 Texas State vs. No. 10 Arkansas State (10:00 a.m.)
Friday, April 22
Women's Match 3
Quarterfinals: No. 1 Georgia State vs. ULM/Appalachian State winner (8:00 a.m.)
Women's Match 4
Quarterfinals: No. 4 Georgia Southern vs. No. 5 Troy (8:00 a.m.)
Women's Match 5
Quarterfinals: No. 3 UT Arlington vs. No. 6 Louisiana (11:30 a.m.)
Women's Match 6
Quarterfinals: No. 2 South Alabama vs. Texas State/Arkansas State (11:30 a.m.)
Men's Match 1 (at UNO Tennis Courts)
Quarterfinals: No. 4 Louisiana vs. No. 5 UT Arlington (3:00 p.m.)
Men's Match 2
Quarterfinals: No. 2 South Alabama vs. No. 7 Georgia Southern (3:00 p.m.)
Men's Match 3
Quarterfinals: No. 3 Troy vs. No. 6 Appalachian State (3:00 p.m.)
Saturday, April 23
Women's Match 7
Semifinals: Winner WM 3 vs. Winner WM 4 (10:00 a.m.)
Women's Match 8
Semifinals: Winner WM 5 vs. Winner WM 6 (10:00 a.m.)
Men's Match 4
Semifinals: No. 1 Georgia State vs. Louisiana/UT Arlington (3:00 p.m.)
Men's Match 5
Semifinals: Winner MM2 vs. Winner MM 3 (3:00 p.m.)
Sunday, April 24
Women's Match 9
Championship: Winner WM 7 vs. Winner WM 8 (10:00 a.m.)
Men's Match 5
Championship: Winner MM 4 vs. Winner MM 5 (2:00 p.m.)
* - All times are Central and are subject to change
Seeding Criteria:
1. Top 75 based on ITA rankings that are released the Monday prior to the Tournament. Teams with a top 75 ITA ranking are protected and their seeding will not be adjusted based on head to head conference matches.
2. Lowest cumulative ITA ranking of an institution's top three wins. Based on rankings that are released the Monday prior to the Tournament.
3. Once the remaining institutions are seeded based on the lowest cumulative ITA score of top three wins, beginning with the highest seeded team outside of the top 75 ITA and moving downward, institutions which are stacked will be moved up or down an unlimited number of times so long as stacked with an opponent to which there was head to head competition
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