GREENSBORO, N.C. - Two days into the signing window and UNCG women's tennis has already signed a premier class for next season, with the additions of Olivia Gallagher and Raegan Mitchell to the Spartan squad.
"I've been following Olivia and Raegan for a little while now, and I knew from the moment I watched them compete that I had to get them to come see campus," says head coach Ale Guerra. "Once they got to campus they loved the energy and our program and I knew they would be a perfect fit for our Spartan family. WELCOME TO THE G!"
Both Gallagher and Mitchell were ranked among the top high school tennis players in the nation for the class of 2021, with the former ranking as high as No. 72 over the course of her career. Mitchell has bee lauded as one of the top-200 players in the country as well, receiving a No. 2 ranking among female tennis players in the state of Alabama for her year.
The addition of Gallagher and Mitchell brings youth to an experienced squad of Spartans, with UNCG sporting seven juniors and seniors heading into the spring of 2021. The Spartans finished 4-7 the previous season, before it was cut prematurely, earning wins against UNCW, Rollins College, NC Central and SoCon-rival Western Carolina.
Olivia Gallagher
Scott County HS | Georgetown, Ky.
• 3x Region Singles Champion
• 5x All-Region selection
• 3x All-State selection
• Ranked as high as No. 72 nationally for 2021 class
Raegan Mitchell
First Assembly of God Christian Academy | Orange Beach, Ala.
• 2020 USTA Alabama Female Jr. Player of the Year
• Ranked No. 198 in the nation & No .2 in Alabama.
• Ranked No. 68 in the southeast
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