University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
Women's Tennis to Hold Senior Day on Saturday
03.17.2017 | Women's Tennis
THE MATCHUP
UNC Asheville (8-6, 3-2 Big South)
Charleston Southern (7-1, 2-0Â Big South)
Asheville Racquet Club / Asheville, N.C.
When:Â March 18, 2017Â /Â 1Â p.m.
Twitter: @ashevilledogs #ThePursuit
ASHEVILLE, N.C.—After nearly two weeks away from match play, the UNC Asheville women's tennis team will return to the Asheville Racquet Club to host Charleston Southern on Saturday, March 18. It will be Senior Day for the Bulldogs. Weather permitting, the match will be held outdoors at 1 p.m. In case of inclement weather the match will be moved indoors and pushed back to 3 p.m.
BULLDOG BITES
SENIOR DAY: Seniors Hunter Hall and Caroline Sherrer will be honored on Saturday by Head Coach Lise Gregory for Senior Day.Â
LAST TIME OUT: The last time the Bulldogs competed they fell 4-3 at the hands of Gardner-Webb. This loss snapped a five-match winning streak for Asheville.Â
WEEKLY AWARDS: Kylee Shipley was named Big South Women's Tennis Player of the week and Emily Sidor was named the Come Ready Nutrition Big South Conference Women's Tennis Freshman of the Week for the second time this season for their performances in the matches played Feb. 27-March 6.
FRESHMAN SHINING: Despite her loss last time out, freshman Emily Sidor has had a stellar start to the season. Sidor is now 7-2 in singles play, while her five match win streak was snapped.
GOING THE DISTANCE: Sophomore Kylee Shipley has shown her resiliency this year as eight of her 14 matches have gone a full three sets. Shipley is not only 11-3 on the season in singles play, but 7-1 in matches that have gone the full three sets.
UP NEXTÂ
The Bulldogs will travel to Rock Hill, S.C., to face the Winthrop Eagles on Wednesday, March 22, with the match beginning at 2 p.m.
