Weekend Trip to Texas Slated for Lady Topper Tennis

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – WKU Tennis heads to the Lone Star State this weekend to compete in two away matches. The Lady Toppers will play at UT Arlington on Friday followed by a midday matchup at Conference USA opponent North Texas on Saturday.

UT Arlington (4-0) is undefeated at home this season, having played all four of its matches at home thus far. The Mavericks defeated C-USA member UTEP 6-1 on Feb. 1. This will be the first ever competition between WKU and UT Arlington. Maverick Momoka Horiguchi is currently No. 113 on the ITA singles rankings.

North Texas (3-3, 1-0 C-USA) will be WKU's first conference opponent of the season. The Mean Green is 3-0 on its home court this season. The Red and White has only ever met North Texas one other time. The two squads played at the Sun Belt Conference Tournament on April 26, 2003 where the Lady Toppers fell to the Mean Green 4-0 in the opening round.

In the most recent ITA Rankings, North Texas' doubles pair Maria Kononova and Tamuna Kutubidze were named No. 19 in doubles. Kutubidze is also No. 69 on the singles rankings.

The Lady Toppers are making improvements through their first three matches of the season. In the most recent battle, WKU fell to Belmont overall, but won a doubles match and multiple singles sets.

WKU (0-3) will play the Mavericks of UT Arlington at 2 p.m. CT on Friday at the UTA Tennis Center. The Lady Toppers match against the North Texas Mean Green will begin at 12 p.m. CT on Saturday. The C-USA matchup will take place in Plano, Texas, at the Lifetime Fitness Center.

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