GREENSBORO, N.C. – The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) women's tennis team begins Southern Conference competition by hosting Western Carolina on Saturday afternoon.
 
This is only a pit-stop for UNCG as it is in the midst of an insane stretch in which it is playing seven of eight matches on the road. UNCG finished a three-game road trip on Thursday with a tough 4-3 loss to Radford. The Spartans embark on a four-match road trip after this contest.
 
A Look At UNCG

• UNCG has defeated Western Carolina three straight times.
• The Spartans beat the Catamounts, 4-3, last year in Cullowhee.
• In its recent match against Radford, Juliana Craft, Ariana Chan, and Olivia Gallagher won singles matches.
• Gallagher has won two of her last three singles matches.
• UNCG's lone victory this season was against North Carolina Central.
• Barquero teams with Ariana Chan to form the No. 1 doubles pairing.
• They have doubles triumphs over Davidson, NCCU, and Richmond.
• This is UNCG's fourth home match of the season.
• The Spartans are 1-2 at home this season.

 
A Look at Western Carolina

• Western Carolina is off to a 6-3 start this season.
• The Catamounts beat Appalachian State, 5-1, in its first match in 11 days.
• Kata Foldeak and Miray Konar won the doubles point against Appalachian State.
• Jordyn King, after not playing a singles match in 2021, played in her second singles match against Appalachian State.
• She has a 2-0 record in singles. 
• Western Carolina has won five of its last six matches. 
• Foldeak leads WCU with five victories.
• Western Carolina dropped a 7-0 decision to ETSU in its SoCon opener on Friday, Feb. 18.

 
Up Next

• The Spartans travel to Florida to meet Stetson on Wednesday, March 9 at 10 a.m.
• It will be the first of two straight matches in the Sunshine State for the Spartans.