GREENSBORO, N.C. - The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) women's tennis team will continue in The Southern Conference (SoCon) with road contests at Chattanooga on Friday at 2:00 p.m. and at Western Carolina on Saturday at 2:00 p.m.

Match Info at Chattanooga
When: Friday, March 28
Time: 2:00 p.m.  
Where: Chattanooga, Tenn. | UTC Tennis Center
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Match Info at Western Carolina
When: Saturday, March 29
Time: 2:00 p.m.
Where: Cullowhee, N.C. | Catamount Athletic Complex
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SCOUTING THE SPARTANS

• UNCG will head to Chattanooga with a 3-11 overall record and 0-3 SoCon mark.
• The Spartans most recently dropped a 4-3 battle with Samford on Saturday at the UNCG Tennis Courts.
• Alexandra Dodashev is leading the team in singles play with a 7-6 overall record.
• Olivia Gallagher and Elisabeth Birkevold are following closely behind with six singles wins apiece.
• Doubles teams Dodashev & Gallagher and Sydney Bly & Raegan Mitchell are pacing the team with five doubles wins each.
• The Spartans are 2-8 at home and 1-3 on the road this season.
• UNCG concluded the 2024 season with a 3-19 overall record and 1-6 mark in conference.
• The squad finished the 2024 season falling 4-0 to ETSU in the SoCon Tournament.
• Lauren Thomson led the Spartans with a 9-10 overall record in singles last season.
• The 2024-25 roster features seven returners and two newcomers.
• Head Coach Mat Iandolo is in his first season with UNCG. 

SCOUTING THE MOCS

• Chattanooga comes into Friday's contest with a 9-7 overall record and is 0-2 in conference play.
• After dropping their first two SoCon matches at Mercer (3-4) and at Wofford (0-7), the Mocs most recently secured a 7-0 win over St. Thomas on Tuesday in Chattanooga.
• Savannah Presson is leading the Mocs in singles play with a 13-6 overall record.
• Emma Pedretti and Zara Burns are following closely behind with 11 and 10 singles wins, respectively.
• Rozalle Dohnalova and Alice Hall are pacing the team in doubles play with a 10-6 record.
• Dohnalova is the best overall doubles player on the team with 11 total wins.
• Chattanooga concluded the 2024 season with an 8-14 overall record and 1-6 mark in the SoCon.
• The Mocs' season was concluded with a 4-1 loss to Samford in the first round of the SoCon Tournament on April 18, 2024, in Chattanooga, Tennessee, at the Champions Club.  
• Head Coach Chad Camper is currently in his ninth season with the Mocs.

SERIES HISTORY VS. THE MOCS
Chattanooga holds the overall series advantage against UNCG at 9-5. The Mocs secured the two team's meeting last year with a 6-1 win over the Spartans on March 2, 2024, in Greensboro.

SCOUTING THE CATAMOUNTS

• Western Carolina currently stands 11-7 overall and 1-1 in the SoCon.
• The Catamounts are on a five-match win streak after most recently securing their first conference win this season.
• Western Carolina defeated Samford, 6-1, on Sunday in Cullowhee.
• Samford secured the doubles point, but Western Carolina was able to secure all six singles matches for the win.
• Jade Groen is pacing the Catamounts with an 11-2 record in singles action and an 11-5 doubles record.
• Angela Perez comes in just behind Groen for a 10-6 singles mark.
• Groen and Chloe Schwarz lead doubles action with a 6-3 record.
• The Catamounts concluded the 2024 campaign with a 9-14 overall record and 1-6 mark in league play.
• Western Carolina's season was ended with a 4-0 loss to Furman in the first round of the SoCon Tournament on April 18, 2024, in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
• Head Coach Bret Beaver is in his eighth season at the helm of the Western Carolina women's tennis program.

SERIES HISTORY VS. WESTERN CAROLINA
UNCG has a 9-3 advantage against Western Carolina. The Spartans earned a 4-3 battle over the Catamounts last season in Greensboro on March 16, 2024.

UP NEXT
The Spartans will return to the UNCG Tennis Courts on Tuesday to host Wofford at 2:00 p.m.