GREENSBORO, N.C. - UNCG women's tennis continues its current four-match road stretch this Saturday, facing James Madison in Harrisburg, Va., with doubles play currently scheduled for an 11 a.m. start. The Spartans are coming off a Tuesday loss to App State in Boone, while the Dukes are looking for their fifth win of the season, after back-to-back victories over Penn State and Georgetown last weekend.
WHAT TO KNOW
Who: James Madison
Where: Harrisonburg, Va. | East Campus Tennis Courts
When: Saturday, February 15th | 11 a.m.
Live Results
MATCHUP HISTORY
• JMU took a 6-1 win over the Spartans the last time the two teams met, on March 22, 2019
• Erika Barquero took a three-set win over the Dukes' No. 3 seed during that meet, winning the first 7-5 and the tiebreaker 10-3
THE SPARTANS
• Brianna Gomez owns a team-high four singles wins in 2020, all of which have come while playing in the fourth seed. She is currently on a two-match win streak
• Erika Barquero and Hanna Giddings are 3-1 while playing as the Spartans' No. 1 pairing, dropping UNCW, UNC Asheville and Charlotte's top duos this season
• Barquero has tallied a 3-2 record while playing at the No. 1 seed this year, her lone losses have come to East Carolina's Lisa Hofbauer and No. 48 Alexandra Pisareva of Appalachian State
• Senior Sophia Adams has three singles wins while playing the No. 2 this season, earning wins against UNCW, Charlotte and East Carolina
THE DUKES
• JMU has opened the 2020 season with a 4-2 record, with its lone losses coming against East Carolina and Virginia Tech
• Sophomore Daria Afanasyeva has collected a 5-1 record in singles play, while splitting time at the first and second seeds. Her lone loss is to ECU's No. 1 Lisa Hofbauer
COMING UP NEXT
The Spartans continue their four-match road trip, facing Coastal Carolina the following Saturday in Conway. UNCG took a 4-3 loss to CCU last February, and are 2-4 against the side since 2012.
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