GREENSBORO, N.C. - UNCG women's tennis kicks off the spring season with back-to-back weekend competitions, opening the approaching campaign at home against UNCW on Saturday before getting on the road against UNC Asheville on Sunday. The Spartans are coming off a 2019 season in which they finished No.4 in the SoCon standings, ending their year against No. 5 Samford in the conference tournament quarterfinals.
WHAT TO KNOW
Who: UNCW
Where: Greensboro, N.C. | UNCG Tennis Courts
When: Saturday, January 25th | 1 p.m.
Who: UNC Asheville
Where: Asheville, N.C. | The Asheville Racquet Club Downtown
When: Sunday, January 26th | 3 p.m.
MATCHUP HISTORY
• The Spartans have competed against UNCW four times over the past six spring seasons, winning their last matchup against the Seahawks 6-1, in Wilmington
• UNCG has faced off with UNC Asheville in each of the past three years, going a perfect 4-0 against the Bulldogs since 2011.
THE SPARTANS
• The Spartans had an impressive fall, claiming three bracket titles in their final competition of the season, the UNCW Fall Tournament in Wilmington
• UNCG went 9-12 during the previous spring season, tying for fourth in the SoCon with a 3-4 record in conference play
• Junior Brianna Gomez returns for her junior season this fall, clinching a team-high 11 singles wins the previous year
• Competing with three different partners over the course of 2019, rising sophomore Erika Barquero was a part of nine doubles wins, while securing an additional 10 wins as an individual
• Coming to Greensboro by way of FGCU this offseason, sophomore Ariana Chan turned in some impressive performances in the fall season, collecting a total of six singles wins over just four competitions
THE COMPETITION
• The Seahawks' trip to Greensboro is their spring season opener as well, while UNC Asheville opens its campaign at home against Tusculum University on Saturday
• UNCW finished eighth in the CAA standings last year, falling to top seeded William & Mary in the conference tournament semifinals. The Bulldogs came in seventh in the Big South, also bowing out to the top-seed in their conference tournament, Radford.
COMING UP NEXT
The Spartans have just one competition next weekend, hosting the Charlotte 49ers at UNCG Tennis Courts on Saturday, February 1st at 1 p.m.
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