BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – WKU Women's Tennis returns home to face Northern Kentucky on Friday, Jan. 23, in a 1 p.m. CT match at the Warren County Tennis Facility at Michael O. Buchanon Park.
MATCH INFO
- WKU (0-3 overall, 0-0 CUSA) vs. Northern Kentucky (0-0, 0-0 Horizon League)
- Friday, Jan. 23 | 1 p.m. CT
- Warren County Tennis Facility at Michael O. Buchanon Park | Bowling Green, Ky.
- Free Admission
- Social: @WKUTennis | @WKUSports
ABOUT THE LADY TOPPERS
- The Lady Toppers enter Friday's match looking for their first win of the seasons, after losses to Belmont, at No. 18 Vanderbilt and at Louisville to open the spring.
- Virginia Madueño has posted the best record for the Lady Toppers this season. The freshman has gone 2-1 in singles play and is coming off a win at Louisville earlier this week.
- WKU Women's Tennis Head Coach Greg Davis has 337 career wins as a head coach. He entered the season tied for 23rd nationally in wins among active NCAA Division I Women's Tennis head coaches with at least five years as a Division I head coach, counting all victories as a coach at a four-year institution. Davis entered the season with a career winning percentage of .637, which ranks 36th among that group of coaches. Davis has collected 78 wins at WKU, which ranks third in program history.
- WKU's full 2026 schedule can be found HERE.
QUOTABLE
- "NKU has always been a very competitive and high-quality program. We have had some tremendous battles throughout the years and expect another on Friday." – WKU Women's Tennis Head Coach Greg Davis, on the upcoming match against NKU.
SERIES INFORMATION
- Friday's match will be the 11th all-time meeting between WKU and NKU. The series is tied 5-5, but WKU has won back-to-back matches against the Norse and three of the last four. The Lady Toppers have claimed 7-0 victories against NKU the last two seasons, with the 2024 meeting coming at home and last year's matchup coming in Crestview Hills, Kentucky.
SCOUTING THE NORSE
- Friday's match will be the first of the season for NKU.
- The Norse went 8-10 overall and 3-3 in Horizon League play last season.
- NKU is coached by Brian Nester, who is in his 14th season leading the school's tennis programs.
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