GREENSBORO, N.C. - The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) women's tennis team will begin its 2026 home slate by hosting the Richmond Spiders on Wednesday at 1:00 p.m. in the Piedmont Indoor Tennis Center.  

Match Info vs Richmond
When: Wednesday, Feb. 11
Time: 1:00 p.m.
Where: Greensboro, N.C. | Piedmont Indoor Tennis Center

SCOUTING THE SPARTANS

• UNCG comes into Wednesday's contest 0-5 overall on the season.
• The Spartans most recently fell to the Davidson Wildcats on Sunday, 6-1, in Davidson, North Carolina.
• Ivet Sala-Sánchez collected her first collegiate singles win and first singles win for the Spartans on the 2026 season in a 3-6, 6-3, 10-7 win over Olivia Hooper at court six.
• The Spartans fell in their spring opening doubleheader at No. 14 Virginia (7-0, 4-0) on Thursday, Jan. 15.
• UNCG took on three-straight ACC opponents, dropping a match at No. 11 N.C. State on Sunday, Jan. 18, 7-0 and falling at Wake Forest, 7-0, on Friday, Jan. 30.
• UNCG competed in four tournaments in the 2025 fall slate.
• UNCG concluded the 2025 regular season 3-18 overall and 0-7 in The Southern Conference (SoCon).
• Lauren Thomson finished on top for the Spartans in singles for the second consecutive year after tallying eight wins on the 2025 campaign. 
• Sydney Bly led the team last season with nine total doubles wins.
• Head Coach Mat Iandolo is in his second season at the helm of the UNCG women's tennis program.

SCOUTING THE SPIDERS

• Richmond comes to Greensboro with an 0-3 overall mark on the 2026 season.
• The Spiders last competed at Navy in Annapolis, Maryland, on Friday, Jan. 23, falling 5-2.
• Abby Lee, 6-2, 6-4, and Lucy Webber, 6-3, 3-6, 6-2, picked up their first singles wins of the season in the loss to the Midshipmen.
• Prior to the loss at Navy, Richmond fell to Northwestern, 6-1, in its lone home match this season. Lara Bakhaya earned the one point for the Spiders in a 6-4,2-6, 6-3, singles win.
• Richmond began the 2026 campaign with a 7-0 road loss at No. 14 Virginia.
• The Spiders finished the 2025 season 16-7 overall and 6-2 in the A-10 Conference.
• Head Coach Jacob Dunbar is in his fourth season at the helm of the Richmond women's tennis program.

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UP NEXT
The Spartans will travel to Clemson, South Carolina, to take on the Tigers on Sunday at 10:30 a.m. at the Duckworth Family Tennis Facility.