BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – WKU Women's Tennis will host UT Southern in a doubleheader on Friday, Jan. 30, at the Warren County Tennis Facility at Michael O. Buchanon Park. The first match is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. CT, with the second match slated for a 4 p.m. CT start.
MATCH INFO
- WKU (1-3 overall, 0-0 CUSA) vs. UT Southern (0-0 overall, 0-0 SSAC)
- Friday, Jan. 30 | 1 p.m. CT & 4 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 are coming off of a 6-1 win against Northern Kentucky last Friday and enter the doubleheader against UT Southern with a 1-3 overall record and a 1-1 record at home this season.
- Virginia Madueño has posted the best record in singles play for WKU this season at 3-1, all from the No. 5 position. She has won back-to-back matches at Louisville and against NKU.
- Andra Sirbu improved to 2-2 this season, all from the No. 2 position, with her win over NKU last week.
- Isabelle Einess, Ariadna Fernandez, Barbara Olvera and Emily Schut have each claimed singles wins this season as well.
- Madueño/Olvera have led WKU in doubles at the No. 3 position with their 2-1 record.
- WKU Women's Tennis Head Coach Greg Davis has 338 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 ranked 36th among that group of coaches. Davis has collected 79 wins at WKU, which ranks third in program history.
- WKU's full 2026 schedule can be found HERE.
QUOTABLE
- "Big day on Friday. We get a chance to play two matches. I remember last year Tennessee Southern played very well against us. I remember us getting beat in doubles and they were very good. It's certainly a team we're not going to look past. We're looking forward to looking at some different combinations, different lineups tomorrow to see how people respond. It should be a good test for us." – WKU Women's Tennis Head Coach Greg Davis, on the doubleheader against UT Southern on Friday.
SERIES INFORMATION
- Friday's matches against UT Southern will be the second and third all-time meetings between the two programs. WKU claimed a 7-0 victory over the Firehawks last season in Bowling Green.
SCOUTING THE FIREHAWKS
- Friday will be the first matches of the season for UT Southern.
- The Firehawks are coached by Bill Riddle, who is in his eighth season as the Men's and Women's Head Tennis Coach at UT Southern in 2025-26.
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