Three Matches in Three Days Upcoming for WKU Tennis

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BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — WKU Tennis has a busy weekend on the schedule with three matches in three days. The Lady Toppers host Northern Kentucky on Friday, Feb. 11 and Samford on Saturday, Feb. 12, then on Sunday, Feb. 13 the team will travel to Lexington to match up against Kentucky.

Doubles play at the Michael O. Buchanon Park tennis facility will begin at 6:30 p.m. on Friday and 1 p.m. on Saturday. In Lexington, play will begin at 3 p.m. CT.

The Lady Toppers are coming off a 7-0 sweep against IUPUI this past Sunday, Feb. 6. With the win, WKU has started 4-0 for the first time since the 2009-10 season.

WKU is 2-4 all-time against NKU, with the first match taking place in 2007. The Lady Toppers won the first meeting in Bowling Green by a score of 6-1, then pulled out another 6-1 victory in Crestview Hills in 2013. The sides would go on to face off four more times over the next eight years, with the Norse winning all four matches.

NKU had a dual match record of 7-6 in 2021, besting WKU in their first match of the season. In 2022, the Norse hold a record of 1-2, with their only win coming against Thomas More, 7-0.

The Lady Toppers have only one prior matchup with Samford, coming in the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic season. The Bulldogs won the match, 4-1, in Birmingham.

Samford had a dual match record of 14-11 in 2021, losing in the first round of the Southern Conference Tournament. In 2022, they hold a record of 2-3, with wins coming against Alabama State and North Alabama.

WKU will face Kentucky for the third time in program history this Sunday. WKU traveled to Lexington in 2019 and 2021, dropping both matches.

Last season, Kentucky held an overall record of 16-9, losing in the second round of the NCAA Tournament to California. In 2022, the Wildcats are off to a perfect 6-0 start, coming off a doubleheader sweep of Southeast Missouri State on January 23.

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