LSU Tigers tennis
| LSU Tigers and Lady Tigers | |
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| University | Louisiana State University |
| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| NCAA | Division I/FBS |
| Athletic director | Joe Alleva |
| Location | Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Varsity teams | 21 |
| Football stadium | Tiger Stadium |
| Basketball arena | Pete Maravich Assembly Center |
| Baseball stadium | Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field |
| Other arenas |
Bernie Moore Track Stadium Carl Maddox Field House Highland Road Park LSU Natatorium LSU Soccer Stadium LSU Tennis Complex Mango's Beach Volleyball Club Tiger Park University Club of Baton Rouge |
| Mascot | Mike the Tiger |
| Nickname | Fighting Tigers, Tigers, Lady Tigers, Bayou Bengals |
| Fight song | Fight for LSU |
| Colors | Purple and Gold |
| Website | www |
The LSU Tigers and Lady Tigers are the athletic teams representing Louisiana State University (LSU), a public four-year coeducational university located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. LSU competes in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).
LSU athletics has many traditions associated with its sports programs. Based on winning percentage, the university's athletics program is consistently one of the best in the nation. LSU has also won 47 team national championships, placing them 5th all-time in total national championships. Traditional rivals in football include long running rivalries with the Ole Miss Rebels and Tulane Green Wave. More current football rivalries include the Alabama Crimson Tide, Arkansas Razorbacks, Auburn Tigers, Florida Gators, Mississippi State Bulldogs and Texas A&M Aggies.
The Louisiana State University official team nickname is the Fighting Tigers, Tigers or Lady Tigers. The "Lady Tigers" nickname is used only in sports that have teams for both men and women—specifically basketball, cross country, golf, swimming & diving, tennis, and track & field (indoor and outdoor). In 1955, the LSU "fourth-quarter club" added the word "Fighting" to the nickname thus becoming "Fighting Tigers".
The nickname was first coined in 1896 after an undefeated football season. The nickname is a throwback to the Civil War fame of a New Orleans infantry company, the "Tiger Rifles". They fought so fiercely in General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia that they, and eventually all other Louisiana troops, became known as "Louisiana Tigers".
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