GREENSBORO, N.C. - The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) women's tennis team will compete on the road at East Carolina on Thursday, March 21 at 2 p.m. and then return to Greensboro to host UMass on Saturday, March 23 at 10:30 a.m. at the Piedmont Indoor Tennis Center.
Arina Babkova and
Juliana Craft will be honored in a special senior day ceremony prior to Saturday's match against UMass.
Game Info at East Carolina
When: Thursday, March 21
Time: 2:00 p.m.
Where: Greenville, N.C. | River Birch Tennis Complex
Game Info vs UMASS
When: Saturday, March 23
Time: 10:30 a.m.
Where: Greensboro, N.C. | Piedmont Indoor Tennis Center
SCOUTING THE SPARTANS
- UNCG comes into Thursday's match at East Carolina with a 3-12 overall record.
- The Spartans are coming off a 4-3 win over Western Carolina on Saturday, March 16 at the UNCG Tennis Courts.
- UNCG's win over the Catamounts was the first win in The Southern Conference (SoCon) for the team since the 2021-22 season.
- Sydney Bly is leading the Spartans across singles play this season with a 7-4 overall record.
- Juliana Craft and Lauren Thomson are pacing the team with a 3-9 record in doubles action.
SCOUTING THE PIRATES
- East Carolina heads into Thursday's contest with a 7-6 overall record.
- The Pirates most recently claimed a 4-3 contest over Elon in Greenville, N.C.
- Kim Auerswald is leading ECU with a 7-3 overall record in singles play.
- Doubles duo Ines Bachir and Alisha Hussain and Kexaun Zhou and Martina Muzzolon are leading the Pirates with six wins apiece.
- UNCG came away with its meeting with East Carolina last season in a 4-3 victory in Greensboro.
SCOUTING THE BEARS
- UMass comes into the week with a 7-4 overall record.
- The Bears will face Davidson on Thursday, March 21 at 3 p.m. before coming to Greensboro.
- UMass most recently dropped a 6-1 contest at Brown on Saturday, March 16.
- Danielle Hack is leading the Bears with a 6-3 overall record in singles play.
- Hack and Thamonpan Jonglertrakul are pacing UMass in doubles action with an 8-3 overall record.
- Saturday's meeting between the Bears and Spartans is the first meeting between the two teams in program history.
UP NEXT
UNCG will continue at home by hosting Furman on Thursday, March 28 at 1 p.m. and North Carolina A&T on Wednesday, April 3 at 1 p.m.