HOUSTON – The Tulane University women’s tennis team combined to go 11-6 and the quartet of Lindsay Dvorak, Hila Elster, Elizabeth Hamlin and Mariam Kurdadze advanced to the semifinals of their respective flights in day one of the Alonti Cougar Fall Draw at the John E. Hoff Courts.

NEW ORLEANS – The Green Wave scored the first point of each set, but as the old saying goes – it’s not how you start; it’s how you finish.

NEW ORLEANS – The Tulane University women’s tennis team will look to close out the fall portion of its 2009-10 schedule on a high note when the Green Wave travel to Houston for the Alonti Cougar Fall Draw over the weekend at the John E. Hoff Courts.

NEW ORLEANS – The Tulane University volleyball team will open a three-match homestand to close out the 2009 regular season on Friday, Nov. 6, when the Green Wave play host to Conference USA foe Rice at 7 p.m. in Fogelman Arena.

Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network)

OUTLOOK: John Calipari is gone and the Memphis Tigers are no longer the team to beat, as Conference USA is wide open for the first time in several years.

New Orleans - Tulane Athletics will host "Bring Your 'A' Game - Celebrating Education in New Orleans" on Saturday, November 7, at the Louisiana Superdome when the Green Wave battles the UTEP Miners at 2:30 p.m.

Tulane Head Coach Bob Toledo

Opening Remarks:

We’re going to talk about LSU real quick. Plain and simple. They’re a more experienced football team than we are. They’re much more physical than we are. And they’re much more athletic than we are. There’s a reason why they’re a top ten team. They were a very good football team.

NEW ORLEANS – With less than two weeks remaining before the season opener, the Tulane University women’s basketball team garnered some national attention as the Green Wave received nine votes in the 2009-10 NCAA Women’s Basketball Associated Press Preseason Top 25.

Local broadcaster and member of the Tulane radio team talks about the Green Wave's loss to LSU and the season to date:

Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network)

EAST DIVISION:

TULSA, Okla. – Outside hitters Visnja Djurdjevic and Ksenija Vlaskovic combined for 31 kills, 14 digs, four aces and four block assists, but it was not enough as the Tulane University volleyball team dropped a 3-1 decision to Conference USA foe Tulsa Sunday afternoon at the Reynolds Center.