Women's Tennis Hosts North Carolina Central on Thursday, Western Carolina on Friday

ASHEVILLE, N.C. - UNC Asheville Women's Tennis hosts North Carolina Central on Thursday (Feb. 27) and Western Carolina on Friday (Feb. 28) at the Asheville Racquet Club Downtown.

UNC Asheville vs. North Carolina Central

Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025 | 3:00 p.m. | Asheville, N.C. | Asheville Racquet Club Downtown

About the Bulldogs - Asheville comes into the week at 5-3 overall after a 6-1 loss at Davidson on Sunday (Feb. 23). Asheville owns a combined 32-14 singles record, as well as a combined 14-7 doubles record. Julia Caffarena leads the way with six singles wins, while Louise Booker and Angelina Joy Hug have five and Elizabeth Tindera has four. Valeria Centeno and Keira Stewart each have three wins, while Alexis Nyborg, Avery Sager and Luise van Rensburg each have two wins in singles play. Hug and Ari Siegel lead the way in doubles play with five wins, while Sager/Booker have four wins and Nyborg/Tindera have two wins. Nyborg/Centeno also have one win in doubles play.

About the Eagles - North Carolina Central comes into the week at 2-3 overall after a 7-0 win over Chowan back on Feb. 8. The Eagles have a combined 14-9 singles record as well as a 6-6 combined doubles record. Alejandra Hidalgo Vega, Patricia Palencia and Mariana Zottoli each have three wins in singles play, while Valentina de Aquino Monsato and Valeria San Miguel Soria each have two wins and Gabriela Mejia Arenas also has one win. Zottoli/Palencia have three wins in doubles play, while Soria/Vega has two and Monsanto/Arenas also have one win.

Series History - This will be the 12^th all-time meeting between Asheville and North Carolina Central with Asheville leading the all-time series 9-2. Asheville has won the last seven meetings in the series.

UNC Asheville vs. Western Carolina

Friday, Feb. 28, 2025 | 1:00 p.m. | Asheville, N.C. | Asheville Racquet Club Downtown

About the Catamounts - Western Carolina comes into the matchup at 5-6 after a 5-2 loss at Furman on Tuesday (Feb. 25). Western Carolina holds a combined 28-27 combined singles record as well as a 15-14 combined doubles record. Jade Groen leads the way in singles play with six wins, while Angela Perez, Zoe Lui and Chlose Schwarz each have four wins. Isabella Sambola and Madison Schwarz each have three wins, while Anrea Redondo and Dasha Osadova each have two wins in singles play. Groen/M. Schwarz, Perez/Sambola and Rendondo/C. Schwarz each have four wins in doubles play, while C. Schwarz/Groen also have two wins in doubles play and Rendondo/Sambola also have one win.

Series History - This will be the 20^th all-time meeting between Asheville and Western Carolina, with Asheville leading the all-time series 14-5. Asheville has won the last three meetings in the series.

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Women's Tennis Hosts North Carolina Central on Thursday, Western Carolina on Friday

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Players Mentioned

Louise Booker

Julia Caffarena

Valeria Centeno

Angelina Joy Hug

Alexis Nyborg

Avery Sager

Ari Siegel

Keira Stewart

Elizabeth Tindera

Luise van Rensburg

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