Tennis Closes Out Regular Season With Pair of League Matches

CLINTON, S.C. – The Presbyterian College women's tennis team hits the road for the final time in the 2023 regular season on Thursday with a trip to Longwood for a 12 p.m. start against the Lancers. The regular season wraps up on Saturday with a home match set for 1 p.m. against Radford from the Templeton Tennis Courts.

MATCHDAY CENTRAL
MATCHUP: Presbyterian (4-15, 1-3 Big South) at Longwood (7-14, 1-4 Big South)
TIME: Thursday, April 13, 12 p.m.
LOCATION: Lancer Courts (Farmville, Va.)

MATCHUP: Radford (2-15, 0-5 Big South) vs Presbyterian
TIME: Saturday, April 15, 1 p.m.
LOCATION: Templeton Tennis Courts (Clinton, S.C.)
LIVE STATS: Stat Broadcast

COACH ROBERTS ON LONGWOOD & RADFORD MATCHES
" Really looking forward to our last two regular season matches against Longwood and Radford. The team is excited to finish strong. They have put some good training in and so I am looking forward to seeing how we respond from our last match against Asheville."

SCOUTING LONGWOOD
- Longwood enters Thursday's tilt with a 7-14 record after a 4-3 win on Monday over Howard. The Lancers lone win in league play was a 7-0 victory on the road against Radford.
- In singles play, Maria Saez and Karina Rizvanova lead the way for the Lancers with seven wins apiece. Wiktoria Czerny and Nina Hederich have five wins apiece for Longwood.
- Emma Nurgazieva and Rizvanova lead the way in doubles with seven victories for the Lancers.
- PC holds a 7-3 edge over Longwood in the DI head-to-head series with the Blue Hose earning wins in the last five matchups over the Lancers.

SCOUTING RADFORD
- Radford enters Saturday's match with a 2-15 mark following a 6-1 defeat at the hands of Gardner-Webb on Tuesday afternoon.
- Lexi Smolder leads Radford in singles play this season with four victories as she's played primarily at the No. 3 position in the Highlanders lineup card.
- In doubles play, Smolder paired with Camryn McClure have been the best pair for Radford this season tallying six victories.
- Radford has won 10 of the 15 head-to-head meetings over PC with the Blue Hose earning the victory in Clinton last March by the score of 6-1.

LAST TIME OUT
- In their first home action in nearly a month, the Presbyterian College women's tennis team came out on the wrong end of a 7-0 result in Big South play against UNC Asheville on Wednesday afternoon at the Templeton Tennis Courts.

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

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

McKenzie Davis
: 5' 11"; Freshman

Claire Giddings
: 5' 7"; Freshman

Varvara Nikolaeva
: 5' 6"; Freshman