ROCK HILL, S.C. – Closing out the regular season, Winthrop women's tennis (15-4, 8-0 Big South Conference) prepares to host Marshall (3-18, 0-4 C-USA) in its final home match of the season on Sat., Apr. 14 at 9 a.m. Senior Day festivities for Aida Kelic will begin at approximately 8:45 a.m. Winthrop will have a short turnaround, heading on the road to take on No. 38 NC State (14-11, 6-5 ACC) on Sun., Apr. 15 at 4 p.m.
         

Winthrop (15-4, 8-0) vs. Marshall (3-18, 0-4 C-USA)
Date:	Sat., Apr. 14, 9 a.m.
Location:	Rock Hill Tennis Center
Live Stats:	N/A
Admission:	Free

 




                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

Winthrop (15-4, 8-0) at #38 NC State (14-11, 6-5)
Date:	Sun., Apr. 15, 4 p.m.
Location:	J.W. Isenhour Tennis Center
Live Stats:	N/A
Admission:	Free

 
 



 
EAGLE HIGHLIGHTS
-Winthrop has claimed the regular season Big South Conference championship with an undefeated 8-0 league record. 

-Keep an eye on the doubles point – Winthrop has won the doubles point 17 out of its 19 matches this season. Every Winthrop doubles pair owns a winning record: No. 60 Megan Kauffman/Lauren Proctor at 17-0; Tayla Van Eck/Alisa Soloveva at 12-5; Ellie Burns/Aida Kelic at 9-7.

- No. 31 Lauren Proctor (15-2) and Alisa Soloveva (16-2) 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 (.889) leading the Big South Conference. Proctor is undefeated in conference play and has won all but one of her league matches in straight-sets, while Soloveva has also won each of her conference matches without dropping a set.

-Aida Kelic will be celebrating Senior Day. A win for Kelic would be her 12^th singles victory of the season, a new career-high.

AN EYE ON THE OPPONENTS
Marshall has struggled to put together wins this season, with only three overall against Cincinnati, Navy and West Virginia State. The Herd is coming off a 5-2 loss to another Big South opponent in Liberty.

NC State is surging after a 4-3 upset win over its fellow ACC member No. 26 Wake Forest on Friday. The Wolfpack continued the day with a 7-0 sweep of NC Central. Prior to its match with Winthrop, NC State will be hosting a conference match against Virginia.  

UP NEXT
After this weekend's conclusion to its regular season, Winthrop will turn its attention to the Big South Conference Championship, where the Eagles have earned the No. 1 seed.  

HISTORIC NATIONAL RANKING
Winthrop women's tennis doubles pair Megan Kauffman and Lauren Proctor are in the national rankings at No. 60 in the latest Oracle/ITA Division I Women's National Doubles Rankings, a slight drop from their highest ranking so far at No. 50. The duo is undefeated at 17-0 on the season at the court one doubles position, the best record in the Big South Conference.
 
Proctor is ranked No. 31 in the Oracle/ITA Division I Women's National Singles Rankings, a slight drop from her previous ranking of No. 27. 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. Full brackets and match times will be available at the conclusion of the regular season.
 
27^th EAGLE CLUB SCHOLARSHIP AUCTION (APR. 14)
The 27Taryn Moreno, coordinator for the Eagle Club (803-323-2129, ext. 3067 or morenot@winthrop.edu) or visit www.winthropeagles.com/auction.