BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — WKU Tennis will conclude its fall competition this weekend, as the Lady Toppers travel down I-65 for the Samford Round Robin. The three-day event will take place at the University's Tennis Center from Friday, October 8 through Sunday, October 10.
The Lady Toppers are set to face off against the host Bulldogs, Memphis, Troy and UAB. Each of the three days, WKU will compete in one doubles matchup and one singles matchup (schedule at bottom of the article).
"It's going to be a very challenging tournament this weekend at Samford," head coach Greg Davis. "Many of the teams have either been in the NCAA Tournament the past few years or are the favorite this year to win their conference. I'm excited to see how we compete this weekend after two exceptional tournaments previously at Cincinnati and Butler."
So far this fall, WKU has played in two events: The UC/Pam Whitehead Invitational from Sept. 17-18 at the University of Cincinnati and the Butler Invitational in Indianapolis. The Lady Toppers have gone 19-13 overall in singles play and 6-7 in doubles.
At the Butler Invitational, Samantha Martinez led the way with a 3-0 singles mark and 2-0 performance in doubles, then was named WKU Athletics' Prairie Farms Student-Athlete of the Week. In Cincinnati, Cora-Lynn von Dungern went 2-1 in singles competition to share the title with two other players.
A full recap and results of the Samford Round Robin will be posted following the end of the competition on Sunday.
Friday, October 8
Doubles – UAB vs. WKU – 10 a.m.
Singles – Samford vs. WKU – 1 p.m.
Saturday, October 9
Doubles – Troy/Memphis vs. WKU – 10 a.m.
Singles – UAB vs. WKU – 1 p.m.
Sunday, October 10
Doubles – Samford vs. WKU – 10 a.m.
Singles – Troy/Memphis vs. WKU – 11 p.m.
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