After a much-needed spring break following a hard-earned win versus Valdosta State, the UConn Women’s Tennis team returns home to take on Providence on Friday at Magic Lincer Tennis Academy in Manchester, Conn.
The last time these two Big East foes faced each other was Feb. 26, 2023, when the Huskies defeated the Friars 5-2. The history against this team has been back and forth, but their record all time is 8-2 and Connecticut has been on a four-game winning streak.
When you look at the Friars’ roster this season, they currently have a record of 3-10; and in terms of Big East play, they are 0-1. An athlete to look out for on their roster is graduate student Liria Loria, from Bolivia. She has a record of 3-3 in her share of third and fourth singles. The Friars are coming off a shutout 7-0 loss against Emporia State, and they are looking to clinch their first win in the Big East.
Against Valdosta State, it was a shaky start for the Huskies as they couldn’t clinch the doubles point. Junior Maria Constantinou started the winning streak for the team as she won her singles point in the second singles. After Valdosta State won the third single, the Huskies were hungry, and wouldn’t let that defeat seal the deal for their opponent. Sophomore Cameron Didion had two back-to-back set wins, and freshman Isabella Asenov came back from a 5-0 deficit, taking the win 7-5.
Not only was this an impressive win for the Huskies, Constantinou brought her all-season singles record to 7-5.
It’ll be interesting to see how this matchup will play out amongst these teams, with the Huskies looking to continue adding wins to the records and the Friars looking to pick themselves up by the bootstraps. With powerhouse juniors Olivia Wright and Constantinou in doubles play, along with Cameron Didion in singles play, it is sure to be a fun match to tune into as they hope to take their 8-6 record to 9-6.
If Husky fans wish to keep up with this match and see how it plays out, they can do so through iOnCourtLive Scoring, which is a link provided on the team’s website.