GREENSBORO, N.C. - UNCG women's tennis preps for their third straight road contest, facing Coastal Carolina in the penultimate match of their current four-match road slate. The Spartans most recently took a 6-1 loss to James Madison in Harrisonburg, Va. last Saturday, while the Chanticleers are coming off a 7-0 sweep of Charleston Southern at home in Conway, S.C.
WHAT TO KNOW
Who: Coastal Carolina
Where: Conway, S.C. | Stevens Tennis Complex
When: Saturday, February 22nd | 11 a.m.
Live Results
MATCHUP HISTORY
• UNCG is 2-4 against the Chanticleers since 2012, falling 4-3 to Coastal Carolina at home last Februrary
• Current Spartans Sophia Adams, Brianna Gomez and Eugenia Camacho all delivered singles wins during that match last year
THE SPARTANS
• Gomez leads the Spartans with four singles wins on the year. She dropped her first decision in three weeks after making her season debut at the third seed last weekend
• UNCG's top pairing of Erika Barquero and Hanna Giddings have a team-high three doubles wins this season
• Sophomore transfer Ariana Chan picked up her first win as a Spartan last weekend, defeating James Madison's No. 6 in the tiebreaker
• Adams, Barquero and Camacho all have three singles wins on the season, with Barquero competing in the No. 1 seed throughout the year
THE CHANTICLEERS
• A transfer from Northwestern State, Iryna Vardanian is a perfect 3-0 in singles play on the season, competing in the No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3 seeds
• Coastal's top pairing of Somer Dalla-Bona and Jessie Mount are a perfect 3-0 as well, earning wins against Charleston Southern, Campbell and Charlotte
COMING UP NEXT
The Spartans stay on the road next Thursday, facing Gardner-Webb in Boiling Springs, N.C. UNCG is on a five-match winning streak against the Bulldogs, winning the two sides' 2019 matchup, 4-3.
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