GREENSBORO, N.C. – Eugenia Camacho will play the last match of her collegiate career on the sacred UNCG Tennis Courts Saturday when the Spartans host Chattanooga in their regular-season finale Saturday afternoon. The match starts at 12 p.m. There is a possibility the match could be moved indoors on Saturday. Check the womens tennis twitter page for the latest updates. 
 
Camacho will have at least one more match next week when she competes in the Southern Conference tournament that will be held at Chattanooga beginning Thursday, April 21.
 
With an undergraduate biology degree secured, Camacho is looking forward to the next phase of her life, which will also be at UNCG. She'll also graduate next month with a master's in public health with a concentration in community health education. 
 
"In the fall, I will begin a Ph.D. program in Public Health focusing on cardiovascular disease and health," Camacho said. "This is a topic close to my heart and I am so excited to start this new chapter. I love UNCG so much that I will pursue my program here in Greensboro."
 
Camacho is currently doing an internship in Rockingham County where she is learning plenty. A native of Costa Rica, Camacho loves health and helping the community stay healthy. She said that reminding them to prioritize their health is important to her. 
 
"The program is a remote monitoring hypertension program where participants are provided with a blood pressure cuff and weights scale," Camacho said. "Their results are automatically uploaded online where someone from the team can look at them and provide feedback. The program focuses on education and we recently started another program in partnership with UNCG nutrition called Eat Well to Be Well where participants are taught about healthy ways to control their blood pressure through food." 
 
Camacho would trade nothing about her career for the Spartans. The last two years have been challenging. The COVID-19 pandemic prematurely ended the 2020 campaign. This season, UNCG has won two matches and endured a mid-season coaching change.
 
Camacho's attitude has made an impression on UNCG first-year head coach Paul Thomson.
 
"Genie is one of the sweetest, soft-spoken players I've ever had," Thomson said. "Bright, great smile and friendly to everyone. Even only after being around her for the last two months, I'll always have a strong, fond memory of her stored in my head. She's going to be very successful in life."
 
While adversity has been Camacho's partner the last two years, she has stronger spirit and is more resilient.
 
"Something I learned about myself during the past couple of years is that it's ok if things aren't always going according to plan," Camacho said. "I like being in control of situations and obviously with COVID, there wasn't much anyone could control. I think this will translate to life after athletics. 
 
"I would just like to add how thankful I am for my teammates and past and current coaches. The team has been through so much this year first with a coaching change in the middle of the season and now playing without a full lineup. Everyone works extremely hard in practice everyday in a tough season and I am so proud of them."
 
This past summer, Camacho competed in the Billie Jean King Cup, a tennis event held in Panama City, Panama. It was another great experience for her. Camacho, who has been playing tennis since she was 5 years old, gained valuable experience by competing in this event.
 
It was another accomplishment for Camacho, who before competing at UNCG was the Central American Champion in 2014, a runner-up in 2012 and a five-time national champion. Before coming to UNCG, she was named the Big South Freshman of the Week following a match in which she helped clinch Liberty's share of the Big South regular season title. Camacho was a perfect 8-0 in singles play in the Big South in 2018.
 
She transferred to UNCG after that year and has had fun competing for the Spartans.
 
In 2019, Camacho ended her season with nine singles victories and six doubles wins. Before COVID ended the 2020 campaign, she won six matches. Last year, she won four matches as UNCG sprinted to victories in its first four matches.
 
"The most memorable part of representing UNCG as a student-athlete has been the people around me," Camacho said. "On the court, it has been so great to be part of a team of girls who work so hard every single day, even when everyone is exhausted, the girls always pick each other up and it's what's kept me going for so long.
 
"Off the court, I will still say the people. Everyone involved in the athletics department is always so helpful and will do just about anything to help us succeed. The faculty is also a big bonus of UNCG as they care about you as a person before being a student."
 
A Look At Chattanooga

• Chattanooga is 12-7 overall this season and 3-2 in the SoCon.
• The Mocs beat Mercer, 5-2, in their last outing on Sunday.
• Chattanooga played Samford on Thursday evening.
• The Mocs' top players this season are Emma Van Hee, Nicole Abel, Callie Billman, and Coco Bosman.

Up Next

• UNCG will compete in the Southern Conference championships beginning on Thursday, April 21 at Chattanooga. UNCG's seeding, opponent and time of the match will be determined Saturday.