LYNCHBURG, Va. – In a match featuring the league's only two teams undefeated in conference play, Winthrop women's tennis (12-4, 6-0 Big South Conference) hits the road Saturday for a showdown with Liberty (10-7, 4-0 Big South Conference) at 10 a.m.

       

Winthrop (12-4, 6-0) at Liberty (10-7, 4-0)
Date:	Sat., Mar. 31, 10 a.m.
Location:	Cook Tennis Center
Live Stats:	StatBroadcast.com
Admission:	Free

 





  
 

EAGLE HIGHLIGHTS
-Keep an eye on the doubles point – Winthrop has won the doubles point 14 out of its 16 matches this season

- No. 26 Lauren Proctor (12-2) and Alisa Soloveva (13-2) each boast double-digit singles victories leading their position (Proctor at court one and Soloveva at court two) at the top of the league, with Soloveva's winning percentage (.867) leading the Big South Conference.

-Aida Kelic earned her 10^th singles victory of the season against Campbell, just one win shy of her 2017 total of 11.

AN EYE ON THE OPPONENT
Liberty is coming off a 7-0 sweep of Asheville Friday night. Winthrop also bested Asheville 7-0 last Sunday and each squad owns a victory over Campbell and PC.

UP NEXT
Winthrop will take on nonconference foe Charlotte on the road on Thurs., Apr. 5 at 2 p.m. before returning to conference action on Sat., Apr. 7 at Rock Hill Tennis Center against Charleston Southern at 10 a.m.

PRESEASON FAVORITE
The Winthrop women's tennis team has been predicted to finish first in the Big South Conference by the league's coaches, receiving all but one of the first-place votes. This year's selection marks the 15th consecutive year Winthrop has been voted the preseason favorite by the coaches. Winthrop won the league title last season, the program's 19th conference championship overall.

HISTORIC NATIONAL RANKING
Winthrop women's tennis doubles pair Megan Kauffman and Lauren Proctor are in the national rankings at No. 54 in the latest Oracle/ITA Division I Women's National Doubles Rankings. The duo is undefeated at 14-0 on the season at the court one doubles position.
 
Lauren Proctor is ranked No. 26 in the Oracle/ITA Division I Women's National Singles Rankings, a slight drop from her previous ranking of No. 23. Proctor reached a season-high ranking of No. 14. She is currently the only female singles student-athlete nationally ranked from the Big South Conference.  Proctor had a history-making fall season, winning the ITA Carolinas Regional title for the first time in program history.
  
BIG SOUTH CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP
Mark your calendars - Winthrop is hosting the Big South Conference Championship in men's and women's tennis April 16-21 at the Rock Hill Tennis Center. More information on match times and opponents/seeds will be available soon at the conclusion of the regular season.