Women's Tennis | 2/3/2017 10:09:00 AM

STATESBORO, Ga. – After a three-match homestand, where the Eagles went 3-0, the women's tennis team will travel to Florida for its first road matches of the season. The Eagles will compete against Stetson on Saturday at 2 p.m. and UCF Sunday at 12 p.m. Stetson comes into this weekend 0-2, falling to Florida Atlantic and UCF. The Eagles will then head South to cap off the road trip with UCF. The Knights enter the weekend with a 4-1 record, defeating Bethune-Cookman, Flagler, Florida Tech, and Stetson.
 
"We have been competing really well for the past couple of matches," said head coach Michele Stanford. "It will be important that we keep a consistent mindset moving forward into this weekend. Both Stetson and UCF are very competitive Florida teams, and I am excited to see our team produce some strong results."

LAST TIME OUT
 
Last time out the Eagles faced off against Presbyterian College in a very competitive home match. The Eagles defeated the Blue Hose 4-3, when Emilia Bujan defeated Brittany Nuttall 6-2, 5-7, 6-2. Arianne de Winter was able to set the tone in singles play, when she defeated her opponent in straight sets.

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