University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics

Bulldogs Travel to Western Carolina for Midweek Match-up

Bulldogs Travel to Western Carolina for Midweek Match-up

03.15.2016 | Women's Tennis

THE MATCHUP

Teams: Asheville (5-5, 1-2 BSC)

              Western Carolina University (7-3, 0-1 SoCon)

Location: Catamount Athletic Complex/ Cullowhee, N.C.

Time: 2:00 p.m.

 

ASHEVILLE– The UNC Asheville women's tennis team travels to Western Carolina University for a midweek make-up match with the Catamounts on Wednesday, March 16.

 

NOTABLES

Head-to-Head: These two teams last met in February of the 2015 season. The Bulldogs delivered at 6-1 win over the Catamounts, starting with a 3-0 sweep in doubles play. Asheville only dropped one match in singles play.

 

Last Time Out: The Bulldogs are coming off of a 7-0 loss at home to Winthrop University, moving them to a conference record of 1-2.

 

Scouting Western: The Catamounts are 7-3 with notable wins over three Big South Conference schools: Radford (4-3), Longwood (7-0) and Gardner-Webb (4-3).

 

QUOTABLES FROM HEAD COACH LISE GREGORY

On the match- “We're looking forward to heading up to Cullowhee tomorrow and throwing a non-conference match into the mix as we work our way through conference play. I think tomorrow will be a good road test for us.”

 

UP NEXT

-Following Wednesday's match, the Bulldogs will travel to Charleston Southern University on Sunday, March 19 at 2:00 p.m. for a weekend matchup  with the Bucs.

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