STATESBORO, Ga. – The Georgia Southern women's tennis team will open up the 2018 Sun Belt Conference Tournament Thursday at 8:00 a.m. The Eagles will enter play as the No. 9 seed and take on the Ragin' Cajuns of Louisiana, seeded No. 8. The Blue and White are one of three matches to be played Thursday to open the tournament.

The Eagles enter play on Thursday with a 13-6 record and are traveling to Atlanta on a six match winning streak. The Blue and White defeated Arkansas State 4-1 on senior day, just three days ago on April 14^th. Louisiana finished the 2018 season with a 14-10 record and dropped the last three matches of the season.

Two of the three final matches that the Cajuns have played were conference matches. Arkansas State defeated Louisiana 4-3 on April 6^th and then on April 7^th the Cajuns fell to UT-Arlington 4-1. Both matches were held in the Sun Belt Pod Weekend, hosted by Texas State.

The Eagles will play the first match of the tournament Thursday morning at 8:00 a.m. All matches will be held at the Peachtree City Tennis Center, in Peachtree City, Georgia.
 
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WHAT HEAD COACH SEAN MCCAFFREY SAID
"We believe the upcoming Sun Belt conference tournament will be a great opportunity for our program. Our team has a lot of momentum entering the event and I know the ladies are all really motivated to compete. At this point in the season everyone knows what they need to do specifically in order for us to win and I believe we have a lot of things lining up for us to have a great showing. I think all in all the team is ready and prepared to go and fight whoever we are up against each day."