GREENSBORO, N.C. - The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) women's tennis team will begin a six-match stretch in The Southern Conference (SoCon) with hosting Mercer on Thursday at 2:00 p.m. and Samford on Saturday at noon at the UNCG Tennis Courts.

Match Info vs Mercer
When: Thursday, March 20
Time: 10:00 a.m.
Where: Greensboro, N.C. | UNCG Tennis Courts
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Match Info vs Samford
When: Saturday, March 22
Time: Noon
Where: Greensboro, N.C. | UNCG Tennis Courts
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SCOUTING THE SPARTANS

• UNCG comes into the week with a 3-9 overall record and 0-1 mark in the SoCon on the 2025 campaign.
• The Spartans most recently notched a 6-1 matchup with the Sharks of LIU on Sunday, March 9 at the UNCG Tennis Courts.
• Alexandra Dodashev is leading the team in singles play with a 6-5 overall record.
• Olivia Gallagher and Elisabeth Birkevold are following closely behind with five singles wins apiece.
• Doubles teams Dodashev & Gallagher and Sydney Bly & Raegan Mitchell are pacing the team with four doubles wins each.
• The Spartans are 2-6 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 BEARS

• Mercer comes to Greensboro with a 5-10 overall record and 1-1 mark in league play.
• The Bears most recently dropped a 6-1 contest with Kennesaw State on Tuesday in Kennesaw, Georgia.
• Mercer defeated Chattanooga, 4-3, on Sunday in Macon for its first conference win this season.
• The Bears dropped their only other SoCon match to ETSU on March 3, 7-0, in Johnson City, Tennessee.
• Lea Von Kozierowski and Marie Bannmeyer are leading the squad with 10 singles wins apiece.
• Dzhastina Mikhnova and Bannmeyer are the best doubles team on the Bears with a 5-7 overall record.
• Mercer concluded the 2024 slate 14-8 overall and 4-3 in the SoCon.
• The Bears defeated Wofford, 4-2, in the SoCon Quarterfinals before falling to ETSU, 4-1, in the Semifinals to complete the season.
• Head Coach Eric Hayes is in his 13^th season with the Bears.

SERIES HISTORY VS. THE BEARS
UNCG is 4-6 all-time against Mercer. The Bears took the 7-0 contest last season in Macon, Georgia.

SCOUTING THE BULLDOGS

• Samford heads to Greensboro with a 7-7 overall record.
• The matchup against the Spartans will mark the SoCon opener for the Bulldogs.
• Eleni Liakonis is leading the squad with an 8-2 overall singles record.
• Margaret Jaraczewski and Emily Surcey follow closely behind with seven and six singles wins, respectively.
• Liakonis and Meredith Taylor are the best doubles team with a 9-3 overall record.
• Jaraczewski and Hailey Troup follow just in behind with a 6-2 doubles mark.
• Samford concluded the 2023-24 schedule with a 10-12 overall record and 4-3 in the conference.
• The Bulldogs defeated Chattanooga, 4-1, in the first round of the 2024 SoCon Tournament, but concluded the season with a 4-3 loss to Furman in the semifinals.
• Head Coach David Vest is in his 13^th season at the helm of the women's tennis program.

SERIES HISTORY VS. THE BULLDOGS
Samford holds the overall series advantage against UNCG at 10-3. The Bulldogs collected last season's meeting with the Spartans, 7-0, in Birmingham, Alabama.

UP NEXT
The Spartans will continue their SoCon stretch on the road with a match at Chattanooga on Friday, March 28 at 2:00 p.m. at the UTC Center before taking on Western Carolina on Saturday, March 29 at 2:00 p.m. at the Catamount Athletic Complex.