GREENSBORO, N.C. – The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) women's tennis team hits the road for a pair of weekend matches against Appalachian State and South Carolina.
UNCG starts the weekend at Appalachian State on Saturday at 2 p.m. at Lake Hickory Country Club. The Spartans take on South Carolina Sunday at 3 p.m. at the Carolina Tennis Center in Columbia.
A Look At UNCG
- The Spartans beat Appalachian State last year, 4-3.
- UNCG dropped a 5-2 decision to Richmond in its last match.
- The No. 1 doubles tandem of Erika Barquero and Ariana Chan won their match against Richmond.
- They have three doubles wins in five matches to lead UNCG.
- These will be UNCG's third and fourth road matches this season.
- UNCG defeated North Carolina Central, 4-3, for its only victory this season.
A Look At Appalachian State
- The Mountaineers are 0-5.
- One of Appalachian State's setbacks was to third-ranked North Carolina.
- App State dropped a 7-0 to ETSU in its last outing on Feb.19.
- During a tough 4-3 loss to Davidson on Feb. 12, the No. 3 doubles tandem of Olwyn Ryan-Bovey and Brooke Gruber teamed up for a 6-1 win.
- Erika Dodridge and Helena Jansen lead Appalachian State with seven victories each.
- Dodridge also has five doubles wins this season, which is tops on the team. Her 12 combined victories lead the Mountaineers.
A Look At South Carolina
- The Gamecocks have won two consecutive contests before their match against Campbell on Saturday.
- South Carolina cruised past Charleston Southern, 6-1, on Feb. 20.
- Misa Malkin earned her first-ever SEC Freshman of the Week honor.
- Sarah Hamner is South Carolina's top player with a 22-4 record.
- Ayana Alki and Makin have combined for 29 victories.
- In the newest ITA Rankings, South Carolina received three first-time rankings in No. 109 Elise Mills, No. 39 Hamner/Malkin and No. 42 Akli/Malkin. Additionally, Hamner remained No. 2 in singles and Akli moved to No. 43.
Up Next
- The Spartans conclude their three-match road trip by visiting Radford on Thursday, March 3 at 2 p.m.
