ALBUQUERUQUE, N.M. – The University of New Mexico women’s tennis team is kicking off the 2015 spring season this weekend with four consecutive home matches. All matches will be played on the indoor courts at the Linda Estes Tennis Center.
“We can’t wait to kick off the dual match season this weekend,” head coach Erica Jasper said. “Dual matches and team play is what makes college tennis so fun and so special. We have 4 very tough opponents–we’ll have to be physical and disciplined to put ourselves in position to win.”
The Lobos open dual match action on Thursday with a double-header against familiar opponents Grand Canyon at 11 a.m. MT and Northern Arizona at 5 p.m. MT.
On Friday evening, UNM will host Big-12 Conference member Kansas at 6 p.m. MT. The Lobos’ match against the Jayhawks will also serve as USTA Southwest League Appreciation night.
The Lobos close out the weekend with a challenging match on Sunday as they face the SEC’s No. 23 South Carolina at 11 a.m. MT. The Gamecocks are bringing a fully loaded lineup including two ITA ranked singles players and two ITA ranked doubles pairs.
Opponent Breakdown:
UNM vs. Grand Canyon (Thursday, Jan. 22 @ 11 a.m. MT)
Head Coach: Gregory Prudhomme
Last Meeting with GCU: January 31, 2014 – UNM won, 4-3
All-Time Record vs GCU: UNM leads the series 6-0
UNM vs. Northern Arizona (Thursday, Jan. 22 @ 5 p.m. MT)
Head Coach: Kim Bruno
Last Meeting with NAU: February 2, 2014 – UNM won 7-0
All-Time Record vs NAU: UNM leads the series 16-3
UNM vs. Kansas (Friday, Jan. 23 @ 6 p.m. MT)
Head Coach: Todd Chapman
Last Meeting with KU: 2008 – Kansas won, 4-3
All-Time Record vs KU: Kansas leads the series 6-4
ITA Ranked Players: Smith Hinton (No. 114 – singles)
UNM vs. (No. 23) South Carolina (Sunday, Jan. 25 @ 11 a.m. MT)
Head Coach: Kevin Epley
Last Meeting with SCAR: 1986 – South Carolina won, 8-1
All-Time Record vs SCAR: SCAR leads the series 1-0
ITA Team Ranking: 23
ITA Ranked Players: Meghan Blevins (No. 99 – singles), Elixane Lechemia (No. 120 – singles), Blevins/Brigit Folland (No. 33 – doubles), and Megen Cochran/Caroline Dailey (No. 58 – doubles)
These four opening matches serve as the first of the Lobos’ eight consecutive home match stretch.
A full recap and results from the match will be posted on golobos.com at the end of each match.
Admission to all matches is free.
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