Bulldogs Open Big South Championships with Coastal Carolina on Saturday

THE MATCHUP

Big South Conference Championship: Quarterfinals

Teams: Asheville (8-9, 4-5 BSC)

Coastal Carolina University (17-6, 7-2 BSC)

Location: Hershey-Esbenshade Tennis Courts / Lynchburg, Va.

Time: 3:00 p.m.

LIVE STATS

LYNCHBURG- The No. 6 seeded UNC Asheville women's tennis team is set to open the Big South Conference Championship Tournament against No. 3 Coastal Carolina University in the last of four quarterfinal matches on Saturday April 16 at 3:00p.m.

NOTABLES

Head-to-Head: The Bulldogs and the Chanticleers last met in the regular season when Asheville traveled to Coastal Carolina in late March. The Chants swept the Bulldogs 7-0 on their home court to stay perfect in conference play and drop Asheville to a BSC record of 1-3. Since that match, the Bulldogs have rallied behind the singles play of Christin Louw, Lauren Brooker and Hannah Francisco to string together a three-match win-streak and improve to 4-5 in league play. The Chants have since dropped to conference matches to Liberty and Winthrop for a record of 7-2.

Conference Honorees: Freshman Hannah Francisco received Big South Conference Singles Second Team All-Conference honors in her first season with the Bulldogs. Francisco has played the majority of her matches in the No. 1 spot for Asheville this season, garnering a record of 8-6 (4-5 BSC). Junior Hunter Hall was named to the Big South Conference All-Academic Team. Hall is a Mass Communications major with a concentration in Journalism.

QUOTABLES FROM HEAD COACH LISE GREGORY

On the Match- “We know from playing them earlier this season that Coastal is a good team, and we're going to have to play some good tennis to come away with the win. The girls have had a good week of practice and we're looking forward to playing in the tournament.”

UP NEXT

-A win on Saturday for the Bulldogs will advance them to play the winner of No. 2 Winthrop and Gardner-Webb in a Semifinal match on Sunday, April 17 at 3:00 p.m.