The UConn women’s tennis team has enjoyed an excellent season to date, currently sitting at a 13-2 record. Over the last week, the Huskies enjoyed wins over the Big East’s very own Providence and Butler, with Connecticut winning a combined 13-1, with a clean sweep over the Friars. This week, the Huskies will face another pair of conference opponents, DePaul and Villanova.
The Huskies continued to stay undefeated at home, and home’s where they will stay all week. UConn looked strong in both games as referenced by their records across the matchdays, with Olivia Wright, Victoria Matos and Cameron Didion each winning in consecutive sets. Wright and Matos would also play doubles and win by a convincing 6-1 score during their face off against Butler. During their play against the Friars, every Husky won in consecutive sets in singles play, while the trio of doubles games ended 18-1 in aggregate in UConn’s favor. At 109 singles wins across the season, UConn has the opportunity to continue their historic season and strengthen their case for the No. 1 seed in the conference, as they’ll hope to eventually bring home a Big East Championship. The trio all have strong accolades this season: Wright was the Big East singles player of the week in March, while Didion and Matos both boast records above an 80% win rate, standing at 14-3 and 17-4, respectively.
DePaul has been up and down this season with a record of 9-8, but is currently on a three-game losing streak. Villanova is in a similar situation. At 7-9, the Wildcats opened the season with three straight 0-7 losses and a 2-8 start, but have climbed back following five wins in their last six to reach a record not far off .500. DePaul has had more consistency across their season and will be looking to snap their win streak and get back to their winning 9-5 start to the year, while Villanova will look to carry their very strong momentum into the contest.
Both matchdays should be ones the Huskies feel confident in, given their form, but there’s no doubt they will need to stay strong given the conference ties of these two opponents. The first serves are set for 2 p.m. on Friday, April 4, and 10 a.m. on Sunday, April 6.