The Texans will be on the road for the first time in over a month, heading to east Texas for a two-match weekend against Stephen F. Austin and Sam Houston Friday and Sunday.
 
Tarleton just wrapped up their six-match homestand from March 3-19, going 4-2 during the stretch, their last win coming in their conference opener against UTRGV. This past Sunday, the Texans suffered a conference loss, a rarity for the purple and white since joining the WAC. It marked just their second WAC match loss in three seasons, now 11-2 in conference matches at the NCAA Division I level.
 
On Friday at noon CT, the Texans will meet the Ladyjacks at the Schlief Tennis Complex in Nacogdoches. SFA is 8-7 on the year and 0-1 in WAC play, dropping their first conference match on Sunday at Sam Houston 6-1. The Ladyjacks have lost two straight after winning six in a row, and are 6-3 at home this season. Felicia Back picked up the lone point for SFA on Sunday at the No. 5 position, defeating Vianne Schwab 6-4 7-5.
 
The Texans beat the Ladyjacks last year in Huntsville 5-2. Tarleton's three returning players this season went a combined 4-1 across singles and doubles in that match. Celia Vaudiau went 2-0 with a win in doubles at No. 3 and a win in singles at No. 5. Elsa Boisson won her singles match on Court 4 and had her doubles match unfinished, while Martha Makantasi cruised in No. 1 doubles 6-1 but lost in singles at No. 3.
 
On Sunday at 11 a.m. CT, the Texans will meet the Bearkats at the Kelly and Ina May McAdams Tennis Center in Huntsville. Sam Houston is 4-6 this season and 1-0 in WAC play with that win against SFA. They just snapped a two-game slide and are now 3-2 at home. Megan Basson leads the team playing at the top spot, and boasts a 6-3 record. Paula Cerda, Sam Houston's No. 2 player, has the best singles record on the team at 7-3.
 
Tarleton is led by Emma Persson, who just won her second WAC Singles Player of the Week honor of the spring. The freshman is 11-2 this season, with all matches played on the top two courts. She's won three straight singles matches, the longest active winning streak on the team.
 
Five of Tarleton's seven players who have seen a match result hold a .500 or better singles record this season. Behind Persson is Elsa Boisson at 8-4 and Clara Sobius at 9-5.
 
Like every match this season, both matches this weekend in east Texas will be live scored and live streamed. Live scoring for the SFA match can be found here. Live scoring for the Sam Houston match can be found here. Live streaming for both is available at www.tarletonsports.com/watchtennis.