THIBODAUX – The Nicholls State University men's and women's tennis teams return to the courts on Wednesday afternoon at the Colonel Tennis Complex when they host Cleveland State University for a non-conference match. First serve for both contests is set for 1:30 p.m.

Nicholls has played well at home so far this season as the men are 2-1 and the women post a 2-0 record; however, both Colonel squads come into their respective matchups looking to snap losing streaks.

Head Coach Meenakshi Sundaram's men's team (6-7) has dropped four contests in a row, losing last to a talented Florida A&M team. Along with facing formidable opponents, the Colonels have been playing shorthanded with the absence of its No. 4 player, Roy Knight, who has been out due to injury since Nicholls' last victory over Incarnate Word on Feb. 26.

Three Colonels - Dmitry Kozionov, Palash Tiwari and Shayann Vaezzadeh, lead the team in singles with eight victories on the year. In doubles play, the duo of Vaezzadeh and Matshidiso Malope has six wins while Kozionov/Knight holds the best record at 4-1.

Cleveland State (6-5) was originally scheduled to face Louisiana-Lafayette on Monday, but instead will face the Ragin' Cajuns today due to yesterday's weather. In their last match, the Vikings shut out Youngstown State 7-0. CSU is led by Rob Fox who has a 7-4 singles record while teaming up with John Haley for a 7-3 record in doubles.

After going undefeated in non-conference play, the women's team (4-3) has lost three Southland contests in a row which included a defeat to Stephen F. Austin, who improved to 11-1. The Colonels have been playing shorthanded as well as an injury has sidelined Melissa Harrison for all but one match.

Florina Nosca and Sumana Kalyanasundaram head the women in singles with a 5-2 record each. Kalyanasundaram has won her last two contests to improve to 2-1 in Southland play. For doubles, Tatiana Denezhkina has pair up with three different partners for a perfect 5-0 record.

The Cleveland State women's team (4-8) will also square off against ULL later today before heading to Thibodaux. On March 6, the Vikings split a doubleheader, falling to Akron before defeating Oakland 6-1. Maria Lazaris paces CSU with a 7-4 singles record while the tandem of Alex Bush and Alex Power are 6-2 in doubles.

First serve for both matchups at the Colonel Tennis Complex is slated for 1:30 p.m.