The UConn’s Women’s Tennis team is currently on a two-game winning streak, after coming off a dominant Big East win against Seton Hall last Friday. On the other hand, the Quinnipiac Bobcats have not played since January, as their match against the University of Rhode Island last week was canceled due to inclement weather.
In their first Big East win of the season, the Huskies had strong performances in their doubles matches. The doubles team of seniors Olivia Wright and Maria Constantinou had yet another stellar performance, winning their match with a final score of 6-2. Senior Isabel Petri Bere and sophomore Victoria Matos are another dominating doubles pair that the Bobcats will need to look out for. The pair of teammates won their match 6-1 in their game against Seton Hall last week.
Not only are the veterans on the team securing match wins for the Huskies, but so are the newcomers. Freshman Chloe Lomans and sophomore Isabella Asenov are proving to be quite the team to beat as they went on to win their most recent doubles match as well.
The Bobcats have had success in doubles with their pairing of graduate student Jordan Bradley and sophomore Caroline Schulson. The duo won their match back in January against NJIT with a final score of 6-4.
Another pairing the Huskies need to watch out for is junior Vera Sekerina and sophomore Anagha Shankar who consistently play well for the Bobcats and are coming off a 6-1 victory.
UConn typically performs better in doubles matches than singles, but in their most recent meet, the Huskies turned things around winning all singles matches. Seniors Wright and Constantinou moved on from their win in the doubles match and went on to play individually in their singles matches. Wright won in her first singles match, as did Constantinou with scores of 6-3 and 6-3 respectively.
Looking at the Bobcats lineup, Sekerina and Shankar both won their singles matches in their latest meet as did fellow teammates freshman Willow Renton and sophomore Caitlin Flower.
Both the Huskies and the Bobcats have strong players who consistently perform well in both the singles and doubles matches.
This will be a must-see matchup as the Huskies are looking to continue their winning streak and keep their momentum going after their first Big East win of the season. It will be interesting to see how the Bobcats approach this game after not having played in several weeks.
The matchup between the two in-state schools will take place this Wednesday at 1 p.m. at the Magic Lincer Tennis Club in Manchester, Connecticut. Looking ahead, the Huskies will go on to play in yet another Big East matchup this Sunday against Georgetown, but before then, they must focus their attention on beating the Bobcats.