GREENSBORO, N.C. - UNCG women's tennis puts a cap on their current stretch of road matches, facing Gardner-Webb in Boiling Springs, N.C. this Thursday at 2 p.m.
WHAT TO KNOW
Who: Gardner-Webb
Where: Boiling Springs, N.C. | Webb Tennis Complex
When: Thursday, February 27 | 2 p.m.
MATCHUP HISTORY
• The Spartans are on a five-game winning streak against Gardner-Webb going back to 2012, taking the final three decisions by scores of 4-3
• The last time UNCG faced the Bulldogs, current Spartans Sophia Adams and Brianna Gomez each took individual wins in the fifth and sixth seed respectively
THE SPARTANS
• Junior Brianna Gomez owns a team-high four singles wins over the course of the year, going 4-1 when playing in the fourth seed
• Redshirt freshman Hanna Giddings is 4-2 in doubles play this year, winning her first three matches in the top pairing alongside Erika Barquero, and winning her season debut in the second seed with Sophia Adams last week
• Adams, Barquero and Eugenia Camacho each have three individual wins on the season, with all three of Barquero's victories coming in the No.1 seed
THE BULLDOGS
• Sophomore Mayumi Saguchi is a perfect 5-0 in singles play this year, winning three matches at the No. 3 seed and a pair at the No. 4
• All three of the Bulldogs' match wins have come at home this year, most recently winning their Big South conference opener against Hampton by a final of 7-0
COMING UP NEXT
The Spartans return home for their SoCon opener against Western Carolina this Saturday, with doubles play scheduled to start at 1 p.m. UNCG has beaten the Catamounts in six of their last seven meetings, and finished one spot ahead of WCU in last year's conference standings.
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