Blue Hose Open Big South Play at Gardner-Webb on Tuesday

CLINTON, S.C. – The Presbyterian College women's tennis team is set to begin league play on Tuesday with a trip to Boiling Springs to battle Gardner-Webb with first serve set for 2 p.m…

MATCHDAY CENTRAL
MATCHUP: Presbyterian (2-11) at Gardner-Webb (3-5, 0-1)
TIME: Tuesday, March 7, 2 p.m.
LOCATION: Webb Tennis Complex (Boiling Springs, N.C.)

COACH ROBERTS ON GWU MATCH
"Can't wait to get conference play started tomorrow at Gardner-Webb. The last couple of years have always been a 4-3 battle with Gardner-Webb so I expect nothing less tomorrow afternoon."

SCOUTING THE RUNNIN' BULLDOGS
- Gardner-Webb comes into play on Tuesday with a 3-5 record after the Runnin' Bulldogs dropped their league opener on Saturday to Charleston Southern 5-2.
- GWU has earned wins this season over Queens, Converse and Limestone.
- The Runnin' Bulldogs are led in singles play by Emilia Roslund who sits at 6-2 in her singles action this spring as all eight matches have been played at the No. 2 spot. Elise Semmartin is 4-4 on the year for GWU.
- In doubles, Manon Delsol and Katie Watts are 3-2 on the year to lead Gardner-Webb thru its opening eight matches.
- Gardner-Webb holds a 13-2 advantage over the Blue Hose with the two teams splitting the last two meetings as the Runnin' Bulldogs downed PC 4-3 in Clinton last season. Presbyterian earned a 4-3 win in 2021 at Gardner-Webb.

LAST TIME OUT
- Junior Lucianna Piedra, along with sophomore Claudia Sanchez tallied a doubles win for the fifth time this season on Saturday before both earned singles wins, but the Presbyterian College women's tennis team came out on the wrong end of a 5-2 result at Western Carolina on Saturday afternoon.

LEAGUE OPENER
- The Blue Hose look to continue their recent success in league openers earning the wins in the conference opener in three of the last four matchups that PC has opened the conference slate.

NEWCOMERS
- Presbyterian returns four players from last season's team while adding a trio of new faces to the squad for the 2022-23 season.
- Fourth-year head coach Joel Roberts welcomes back junior Lucianna Piedra (Mexico City, Mexico), sophomore Madison Dennett (Palm City, Fla.), Valentina De Sousa (Caracas, Venezuela), and Claudia Sanchez (Betera, Valencia, Spain).
- Roberts also welcomes Varvara Nikolaeva (Suffolk, Va.) along with McKenzie Davis (Florence, S.C.) and Claire Giddings (Milton, Ga.) as the three freshmen to the roster for the 22-23 season.

SPRING SLATE
- Head Coach Joel Roberts 2023 spring slate features 20 matches, including 14 in the non-conference, beginning with the weekend's matches at Lander and Clemson.
- 12 of the 14 non-conference matches occur against teams who tallied 10+ wins during the 2022 season, highlighted by three with 19 wins last year. The three teams to total 19 victories were the College of Charleston, Charlotte, and Long Island.
- In conference play, PC hosts Campbell, UNC Asheville, and Radford, with trips to Gardner-Webb, Longwood, and Charleston Southern on tap this spring.

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Players Mentioned

Madison Dennett: 5' 2"; Freshman

Valentina De Sousa: 5' 6"; Freshman

Claudia Sanchez: 5' 4"; Freshman

Lucianna Piedra: 5' 6"; Junior

Claudia Sanchez: 5' 4"; Sophomore

McKenzie Davis: 5' 11"; Freshman

Claire Giddings: 5' 7"; Freshman

Varvara Nikolaeva: 5' 6"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

Madison Dennett
: 5' 2"; Freshman

Valentina De Sousa
: 5' 6"; Freshman

Claudia Sanchez
: 5' 4"; Freshman

Lucianna Piedra
: 5' 6"; Junior

Claudia Sanchez
: 5' 4"; Sophomore

McKenzie Davis
: 5' 11"; Freshman

Claire Giddings
: 5' 7"; Freshman

Varvara Nikolaeva
: 5' 6"; Freshman