No. 15 Kentucky (12-6, 3-1) returns to the tennis courts Friday after a week-long hiatus, as the Cats travel to the Bayou for a match-up with No. 35 LSU (8-5, 0-4). The match is slated for a 5 p.m. ET start at W.T. Robinson Tennis Stadium in Baton Rouge, La.

Kentucky will be facing its first conference opponent in nearly two weeks. UK defeated Ohio State by a 4-3 count eight days ago in Lexington after suffering a defeat to No. 3 Florida three days earlier. The Cats moved up four spots this week to No. 15 in the ITA team rankings. Junior Aibika Kalsarieva remains the ITA?s 25th-ranked student-athlete.

LSU enters the match having dropped each of its SEC matches, though each match was on the road and two were against top-five opponents in Florida and Georgia. The Tigers scored a victory over No. 16 Texas A&M in Baton Rouge in their most recent match last week. LSU features Amanda Mang, the ITA?s 86th-ranked student-athlete.

Kentucky completes its weekend road trip Sunday at No. 67 Arkansas.