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Blue Hose Head to Virginia for Match Against the Highlanders

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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LIVE STATS: RadfordAthletics.com
TWITTER: @BlueHoseWTenn
 
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.
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 16th 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.
 
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Players Mentioned

McKenzie Davis

McKenzie Davis

5' 11"
Sophomore
Valentina De Sousa

Valentina De Sousa

5' 6"
Junior
Lucianna Piedra

Lucianna Piedra

5' 6"
Senior
Claudia Sanchez

Claudia Sanchez

5' 4"
Junior

Players Mentioned

McKenzie Davis

McKenzie Davis

5' 11"
Sophomore
Valentina De Sousa

Valentina De Sousa

5' 6"
Junior
Lucianna Piedra

Lucianna Piedra

5' 6"
Senior
Claudia Sanchez

Claudia Sanchez

5' 4"
Junior