MATCHDAY CENTRAL
MATCHUP: Presbyterian (9-10, BSC: 1-2) vs Radford Highlanders (3-16, BSC: 0-4)
DATE: Saturday, April 13, @ 1:00 p.m.
LOCATION: Radford Tennis Complex (Radford, Va.)
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A LOOK AT THE BLUE HOSE
- The Blue Hose have tallied an 9-10 record throughout their spring season with wins over Queens, Lander, Belmont Abbey (x2), North Greenville, Tennessee State, Quinnipiac, Longwood, and Chattanooga.
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Claudia Sanchez leads the team with a 12-5 singles record so far this season. Sanchez has won seven matches at the No. 2 spot and five while competing at the No. 3 slot.
- Sanchez and
Valentina De Sousa lead the team in doubles with a 7-3 record after earning two wins at the No. 2 slot and five wins at the No. 3 position.
SCOUTING THE HIGHLANDERS
- Radford heads into Saturday's match with a 3-16 record with wins over NC Central, Bluefield State, and Salem. The team has lost their last four matches and looks to turn things around against Presbyterian.
- Junior Julia Abrams leads the team with a 6-10 singles record with wins coming from the No. 2, 3, and 4 spots.
- Senior Ameek Batth and sophomore Lexi Smolder have been paired together for doubles matches where they have tallied a 4-7 record while playing at the No. 2 position.
- The Highlanders are under the direction of second year head coach Grace Reed.
PRESBYTERIAN – RADFORD SERIES
Saturday's match will mark the 16
th time that these two teams will face off since Presbyterian joined Division I in 2008. Over the last two seasons the Blue Hose have seen victories over Radford with a 6-1 win in 2022 followed by a 4-3 win last season. Radford leads the all-time series between the two teams 10-6.
BIG SOUTH CONFERENCE HONORS
The Blue Hose have tallied up an impressive list of Big South Weekly Honors this season with a total of five Player of the Week Awards.
Claudia Sanchez accomplished this award twice this season with the first time being on February 7 after she went 3-0 in singles and 2-1 in doubles on the week. She earned the title a second time on March 20 after she went a perfect 2-0 in both singles and doubles matches the week before. The conference named
Lucianna Piedra Player of the Week on February 21 for her flawless 2-0 performance in singles and doubles that week.
McKenzie Davis stepped up to earn herself two Player of the Week Titles, first on February 28 when she went a perfect 3-0 in singles matches and 1-2 in doubles matches. She saw recognition again on April 3 after she won both her singles and doubles matches in PC's first ever victory over the Chattanooga Mocs.