GREENSBORO, N.C. - The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) women's tennis team will begin its 2024 season with a road trip to UNC Asheville on Sunday, Jan. 21 at 3 p.m. at The Asheville Racquet Club Downtown.

Game Info
Who: UNC Asheville
When: Sunday, Jan. 21
Time: 3:00 p.m.
Where: Asheville, N.C. | The Asheville Racquet Club Downtown
UNC Asheville and UNCG met last season at the Piedmont Indoor Tennis Center. The Bulldogs came away with a 5-2 win over the Spartans in Greensboro.
 
SCOUTING THE SPARTANS

• The Spartans concluded the fall season 32-34 in singles and 20-20 in doubles across tournament play.
• UNCG is returning seven from last years' roster, while adding three newcomers.
• Arina Babkova, Juliana Craft, Alexandra Dodashev, Olivia Gallagher,  Raegan Mitchell, Ella Olexa and Luna Urso return for UNCG.  Sydney Bly, Lauren Thomson and Carolina Williams are the three newcomers on the team.
• The Spartans concluded the 2023 season with a 5-17 overall record and 0-7 in The Southern Conference (SoCon).

SCOUTING THE BULLDOGS

• UNC Asheville concluded the 2022-2023 season going 16-2 overall and 6-0 in the Big South.
• The Bulldogs finished as the Big South runner-up as the team defeated Campbell, 4-0 in the semifinals, but dropped a 4-3 contest to Charleston Southern in the final round.
• UNC Asheville was picked to finish second in the 2023-24 Big South Conference Preseason Coaches' Poll with 29 first-place votes.
• The Bullodgs return nine players from last season's regular season championship team, including 2023 Big South Conference Freshman of the Year Elizabeth Tindera. Asheville also returns 2023 All-Conference Singles selections Linge Steenkamp, Rosie Dickson and Avery Sager, along with All-Conference Doubles teams Tindera and Valeria Canteno and Steenkamp and Ari Siegel.

UP NEXT
The Spartans will open up the 2024 home slate by hosting Campbell on Sunday, Jan. 28 at noon at the Piedmont Indoor Tennis Center.