BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – WKU Women's Tennis will travel to Alabama for two matches this week. The Lady Toppers are scheduled to face Jax State at 1 p.m. CT on Friday at the Jax State Tennis Courts in Jacksonville, Alabama, before facing UAB at 1 p.m. CT on Saturday at the Hoover Met Tennis Center in Hoover, Alabama.
MATCH INFO
WKU (8-10 overall, 0-1 CUSA) at Jax State (11-5 overall, 0-1 CUSA)
- Friday, March 27 | 1 p.m. CT
- Jax State Tennis Courts | Jacksonville, Alabama
- Social: @WKUTennis | @WKUSports
WKU at UAB (7-9 overall, 0-1 AAC)
- Saturday, March 28 | 1 p.m. CT
- Hoover Met Tennis Center | Hoover, Ala.
- Social: @WKUTennis | @WKUSports
ABOUT THE LADY TOPPERS
- WKU enters its matches in Alabama with an 8-10 overall record and an 0-1 mark in CUSA play.
- The Lady Toppers have gone 56-45 in singles matches this season.
- The Lady Toppers have been led in singles play by true freshman Virginia Madueño, who has a 13-4 record. She is 3-1 at the No. 3 position, 6-0 at No. 4 and 4-1 at No. 5, and also played two matches at the No. 2 position.
- Ariadna Fernandez has gone 8-6 in singles matches this season and holds a 7-4 record from the No. 6 position.
- Isabelle Einess has an 8-7 record in singles play, with all of her matches coming at the No. 1 position.
- Barbara Olvera, Emily Schut and Andra Sirbu each also have eight singles wins this season.
- Schut has 23 career singles wins at WKU, which ranks 15th in program history.
- Elizabeth Sobieski is 3-3 in singles matches this season, all from the No. 6 position.
- The Lady Toppers have won the doubles point in six matches this season. WKU is 6-0 when winning the doubles point.
- Schut has seven doubles wins this season and 21 in her WKU career. The 21 career doubles wins ranks 13th in program history.
- WKU Women's Tennis Head Coach Greg Davis has 345 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 86 wins at WKU, which ranks third in program history. He is one win from being tied with Betty Langley for second in coaching wins in program history.
- The full 2026 WKU Women's Tennis schedule can be found HERE.
QUOTABLE
- "Our first trip since they came in the conference with Jacksonville State. They're always one of the top teams in the conference, so that's going to be a very good test for us to see where we are at and what type of improvement we're making from the beginning of the season to now. As well as playing a really good American Athletic Conference team in UAB the following day. Usually during this time of the year, too, not only playing on the road is a challenge, but lots of times you go into a situation where you're playing on their senior day, so we know both teams are going to give us the best challenge they possibly can, both on Friday and Saturday on this trip." – WKU Women's Tennis Head Coach Greg Davis.
SERIES INFORMATION
Jax State
- WKU holds a 1-0 record all-time against Jax State. The Lady Toppers beat the Gamecocks 4-1 last season in Bowling Green.
UAB
- UAB holds an 11-1 lead all-time against WKU.
SCOUTING THE OPPONENTS
Jax State
- Jax State enters Friday's match with an 11-5 overall record and an 0-1 record against CUSA foes.
- The Gamecocks have wins this season over Berry, Mississippi College, Lee, Alabama A&M, Troy, Eastern Kentucky, Cumberlands, Murray State, Tennessee State and South Alabama.
- Jax State is coached by Michael Helms, who has held the position since July 2023.
UAB
- UAB enters Saturday's match with a 7-9 overall record and an 0-1 record in AAC play.
- The Blazers have wins over Belmont, Alabama State, Samford, Alabama A&M, Jax State, Mississippi Valley State and Mercer.
- UAB is led by Mark Tija, who has served as the program's head coach since January 2014.
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