GREENSBORO, N.C. - The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) men's tennis team will open up the 2024 season at home by hosting Belmont Abbey on Thursday, Feb. 1 at 2 p.m. Following Thursday's match, the Spartans will head to No. 17 Wake Forest on Friday, Feb. 2 at 11 a.m.

Game Info vs Belmont Abbey
Who: Belmont Abbey
When: Thursday, Feb. 1
Time: 2:00 p.m.
Where: Greensboro, N.C. | UNCG Tennis Courts
 
Game Info at Wake Forest
Who: Wake Forest
When: Friday, Feb. 2 
Time: 11:00 a.m.
Where: Winston-Salem, N.C. | Wake Forest Tennis Center
 
SCOUTING THE SPARTANS

• UNCG concluded the 2023 season 4-22 overall and 0-7 in The Southern Conference (SoCon).
• The Spartans dropped its final match of last season to Regular Season Champions Chattanooga at the SoCon Tournament, 5-1.
• UNCG earned its only shutout over Guilford College last season, 7-0.
• Thursday's matchup to Belmont Abbey will be the first meeting between the Crusaders and Spartans in a spring season contest.
• The Spartans and Demon Deacons met last season in Winston-Salem, N.C. Wake Forest took that match, 6-1.

SCOUTING THE CRUSADERS

• Belmont Abbey heads to Greensboro with a 2-0 overall record.
• The Crusaders took down Johnson C. Smith and Mars Hill on the road with both being 6-1 victories. 
• Nicholas Cary and Andres Golindano teamed up to win their respective doubles match while also winning in singles play against Mars Hill.
• Following its time at UNCG, Belmont Abbey will face Gardner-Webb on Saturday, Feb. 3. 

SCOUTING THE DEMON DEACONS

• No. 17 Wake Forest comes into Friday's match with a 4-1 overall record this spring.
• The Demon Deacons are 1-1 against nationally ranked opponents after dropping their contest to No. 6 Tennessee and claiming a 4-1 victory over No. 20 Florida.
• Wake Forest most recently earned a 4-1 win over Illinois at the ITA Kickoff Weekend in Chapel Hill, N.C.
• In Wake Forest's win over Illinois, the team punched its ticket to the 2024 ITA National Team Indoor Championship for the third-straight season.

UP NEXT
Following these two matches, the Spartans will head to Conway, S.C., to take on Coastal Carolina on Friday, Feb. 16 at 1 p.m. and Charleston on Saturday, Feb. 17 at 1 p.m. in the Stevens Tennis Complex.