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Women's Tennis Set For Trio Of Matches This Week, Home Wednesday Against Gardner-Webb

Two Big South Conference matches this week for 5-0 Eagles

ROCK HILL, S.C. – Winthrop women's tennis (9-4, 5-0 Big South) will play three matches this week, including two Big South Conference contests, a nationally ranked road opponent and one home match at Rock Hill Tennis Center.
                
Winthrop vs. Gardner-Webb (4-5, 2-1 Big South)   
Date  Wednesday, March 20, 2:00 PM
Location  Rock Hill Tennis Center
Live Scoring  Click here
Admission    Free






                
Winthrop at Hampton (2-9, 0-3 Big South)   
Date  Friday, March 22, 12:00 PM
Location  Hampton, Va., Neilson-Screen Stadium
Admission    Free





                
Winthrop at #28 Old Dominion (13-2, 2-0 C-USA)   
Date  Saturday, March 23, 1:00 PM
Location  Norfolk, Va., Folkes-Stevens Tennis Center
Admission    Free







EAGLE HIGHLIGHTS 
-Junior Alisa Soloveva currently owns a 10-match winning streak, a career-long. She has earned Big South Player of the Week honors twice this season.

-No. 43 Lauren Proctor and Soloveva each boast 11-1 overall singles records.

-Winthrop is off to an undefeated start to conference play, putting up five-straight league wins, including two 7-0 sweeps. The Eagles have been at least 5-0 in Big South play for three-consecutive seasons.  

THE MATCH-UPS
-Gardner-Webb enters Wednesday's match off two-straight wins over Wofford and Campbell. The Bulldogs downed Big South foe Campbell 5-2 on Sunday to improve to 2-1 in the league.
 
-Hampton has struggled in its first season as a member of the Big South, losing its first three league matches to Presbyterian, Radford and Charleston Southern. The Pirates enter Friday's match with the Eagles off a 7-0 loss to South Carolina State.
 
-Old Dominion boasts an impressive 13-2 record to start the season with its only losses coming at the hands of No. 4 Duke and No. 16 LSU. The Monarchs are ranked No. 28 in the nation in the latest rankings released Tues., Mar. 19. Interestingly, though ranked nationally as a team, none of Old Dominion's individual singles players or doubles teams have found their way into the rankings lists.

NATIONAL RANKINGS
In the latest ITA/Oracle Division I National Rankings released Mar. 19, Megan Kauffman and Lauren Proctor are at No. 46 in the nation in the doubles rankings, while Proctor is No. 43 in the singles list. 

UP NEXT
After this week's trio of matches, the Eagles return home for their next-to-last home match, taking on Charlotte on Thu., Mar. 28 at 2 p.m.

28th ANNUAL EAGLE CLUB SCHOLARSHIP AUCTION (MAR. 30)
The 28th Annual Eagle Club Scholarship Auction is right around the corner, so get your tickets now for this fantastic event supporting Winthrop student-athletes. This year's event is Sat., Mar. 30, heading outdoors under the stars at The Winthrop Ballpark. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. with the silent auction beginning at 6 p.m. followed by dinner and a live auction. Click here for tickets and more information.
 
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