Women's Tennis to Play Radford Thursday at 9 a.m.

ASHEVILLE, N.C. - The UNC Asheville women's tennis team will be the fourth seed for the 2010 Big South Conference tournament to be held at Radford University starting on Thursday. The Bulldogs will take on fifth-seeded Radford Thursday at 9 a.m.

The Bulldogs (14-7, 4-3 BSC) just played the Highlanders on Sunday and knocked off Radford on the road, 5-2. Asheville's 14 victories are the most by the women's team since the 1989 season when the Bulldogs captured 15 wins.

Junior Britney Cloer leads the Asheville attack with a 13-4 overall singles record. She's 4-2 in league play. Senior Louise Bottomley has posted 12 wins in singles and has a 3-2 worksheet against BSC foes. Sophomore Devon Cavanaugh has posted an 11-5 singles record and is also 4-2 against BSC opponents.

The Bulldogs doubles team of Leslie Smith and Stephanie Schon have been tough to beat this season. The duo have posted a 16-5 record at #1 flight and have gone 4-3 in league matches.

If Asheville wins on Thursday, the Bulldogs would face top-seeded Charleston Southern on Friday at 9 a.m. The Lady Bucs won the regular-season title and earned a bye into the semifinals.

Thursday, April 22
Match 1: No. 4 UNC Asheville vs. No. 5 Radford, 9:00am ET
Match 2: No. 2 Winthrop vs. No. 7 Liberty, 12:00pm ET
Match 3: No. 3 Coastal Carolina vs. No. 6 Gardner-Webb, 3:00pm ET

Friday, April 23
Match 4: No. 1 Charleston Southern vs. Match 1 Winner, 9:00am ET
Match 5: Match 2 Winner vs. Match 3 Winner, 12:00pm ET

Saturday, April 24
Match 6: Match 4 Winner vs. Match 5 Winner, 9:00am ET