HATTIESBURG, Miss. — The Southern Miss men’s tennis team is set to conclude its regular season with two away matches this weekend. The Golden Eagles will face Louisiana on Saturday and Nicholls on Sunday.
Southern Miss (7-10, 1-3 Sun Belt Conference) will first travel to Lafayette for a match against Louisiana (9-6, 1-0 SBC). The match is scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday before heading to Thibodaux for a Sunday morning contest against Nicholls (4-14, 0-5 Southland Conference).
The team enters the final weekend after a 6-1 loss at North Alabama last Saturday. Jose Murariu secured the lone point for Southern Miss with a straight-set victory at No. 2 singles. The team is now focused on finishing the regular season strong before the Sun Belt Championships begin next week.
Louisiana has won three consecutive matches, including a 7-0 sweep of Nicholls on March 26 and a 4-3 victory at South Alabama on April 4. The Ragin’ Cajuns have played well late in the season and pose a tough challenge for the Golden Eagles.
Southern Miss has historically dominated the series against Nicholls, winning 12 of 13 meetings, including a 5-2 victory last season in Hattiesburg and a 6-1 win on the road in Thibodaux in 2023. The weekend provides one last opportunity to build momentum before postseason play in Rome.
The Golden Eagles will travel with a roster that includes Eric Perkowski, Saheb Sodhi, Olle Noltorp, Ritabrata Sarkar, Jose Murariu, Kale Mize, Julius Bult, and Jay Temming.
