Sunday, 04/15/2012

BATON ROUGE -- The LSU women’s tennis team will take on Arkansas in the first round of the Southeastern Conference Tournament on Thursday, April 19 in Oxford, Miss., at noon CT.

LSU, the No. 7 seed, finished third in the SEC West at 11-2 overall and 4-7 in conference. Arkansas is seeded 10th after finishing 11-12 overall and 3-8 in the SEC.

The winner of Thursday’s match will face second-seeded Alabama, the No. 7 team in the nation, in the second round on Friday.

LSU holds an 18-15 advantage over Arkansas all-time.

LSU fell to Arkansas by a 5-2 score line at W.T. Dub Robinson Stadium on Saturday.

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2012 SEC Tournament
April 19-22 • Oxford, Miss.

Thursday, April 19
9 a.m.    #11 Kentucky vs. #6 South Carolina
Noon     #10 Arkansas vs. #7 LSU
3 p.m.   #12 Mississippi State vs. #5 Vanderbilt
6 p.m.   #9 Auburn vs. #8 Tennessee

Friday, April 20
9 a.m.    Winner match 1 vs. #3 Seed
Noon     Winner match 2 vs. #2 Seed
3 p.m.   Winner match 3 vs. #4 Seed
6 p.m.   Winner match 4 vs. #1 Seed

Saturday, April 21
10 a.m.  Winner match 5 vs. Winner match 6
2 p.m.   Winner match 7 vs. Winner match 8

Sunday, April 22
Noon     Championship Match

*-SEC Match. All times Central unless noted.