NEW ORLEANS – The LSU New Orleans Privateers men's and women's tennis teams will take part in the Big Easy Classic, hosted at the Privateer Tennis Center starting Thursday and continuing over the next two days.
 
Play starts at 9 a.m. on both days of competition.
 
Excitement is abound after bringing back a tournament that has not been played since the fall season of 2019. The format will include three flights of doubles and six flights of singles for the women. The men's side will have two flights of doubles and four flights of singles over the two-day competition.
 
The Privateers will be going up against competition from the following schools: Nicholls, West Florida, West Alabama, Xavier (La.), Southern Miss (women only), Tulane (men only) and LSU Shreveport (women only).
 
LSU New Orleans had a showing last week at the West Florida Fall Fling that included a men's doubles team of Beltran Fernandez and Toa Maeda going undefeated in the one day the Privateers competed.
 
This weekend will mark the final competition of the fall season for both the men's and women's teams. They will return in the spring with a schedule that will start up in January of 2027.
 
ABOUT LSU NEW ORLEANS
In July of 2026 the University of New Orleans rejoined the LSU system and rebranded to "LSU New Orleans" bringing together two powerful brands - the purple and gold of LSU with the unbreakable spirit of New Orleans. The transition marks a return to the LSU family for the University - a place it called home from 1958-2011. Athletic teams will remain the Privateers and continue to compete in the Southland Conference.
 
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