Women’s Tennis Looks to Continue Winning Ways against Lees-McRae

SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The Converse University women's tennis team will stay on the road this week with a midweek matchup against Lees-McRae on Tuesday afternoon.

This will be the 14^th matchup between Converse and Lees-McRae dating back to the 2008-09 tennis season. Converse is 9-4 all-time against the Bobcats but Lees-McRae got the better of the Valkyries last season, winning 6-1 in Spartanburg. The Valkyries lone point in the contest from last season came from Maria Belen Vendrell's straight sets win at the No. 1 singles court against the Bobcats.

Converse Notes:

Converse is 3-8 overall this season and 0-1 in Conference Carolinas action. The Valkyries went 1-1 this past weekend with a win over USC Sumter.
Last timeout the Valkyries won the doubles point with wins at the No. 1 and No. 3 doubles courts. In singles action, Converse clinched the match with wins from Khushi Kharb, Sofia Giaraldo-Jimenez and Alexandra Romero.
Kharb leads the Valkyries with five wins playing the majority of her matches at the No. 2 singles flights. Lais Martins and Marleen Prinz are both second on the team with three wins each at their respective flights.
The Valkyries No. 1 doubles tandem of Tonya Glogowski-Watson/Kharb is 8-3 overall and 1-0 in Conference Carolinas play. The pairing has won eight straight matches dating back to the start of February. The Valkyries No.2 pairing of Martins/Prinz is 3-4 overall on the season and 1-0 in conference action.

Lees-McRae Notes:

Lees-McRae is 1-6 overall and they have yet to play a conference match this season. The Bobcats will be playing not only their first game in 20 days but also their first home game of the season.
Last time out the Bobcats lost 7-0 to Western Carolina University.
Pati Sanchez Vedia leads the team with a trio of singles wins, while Rhidaim Yang is second on the team with two wins on the year.
In doubles action this season, the tandems of Begum Gumussoy/Lina Saquot Ngassi and Sanchez Vedia/Yang are tied for the lead with a pair of wins on the season at their respective flights.