WTEN Serve to Mercer Sunday and Valdosta State Monday

STORRS, Conn. - The University of Connecticut women's tennis team is set for a two-match road trip to Georgia going up against Mercer on Saturday, March 9 and Valdosta State on Monday, March 11.

The Huskies are 7-5 overall. Last time out, UConn faced a tough Boston University team falling 7-0 on Wednesday, March 6. This season, junior Isabel Petri Bere and first-year Caroline Hinshaw are both leading the way for the Huskies as Petri Bere boasts a 7-4 singles record and Hinshaw has a 7-5 singles record. As a doubles team, Petri Bere and Hinshaw have a team-best record of 8-4 playing at the second and third doubles positions.

Scouting Mercer and Valdosta State

Entering the matchups, Mercer has an overall record of 7-4. Last time out, the Bears fell to Florida State on the road falling 6-1 on Sunday, March 3. Leading the way for Mercer is Teodora Ristic has a singles record of 8-2 playing at the first singles record and in doubles play, Ristic has a 7-2 record at the first doubles position with teammate Marina de Diego Quinones.

This will be UConn's first-time playing Mercer in program history.

Valdosta State enters the matchup with an overall record of 2-4. Last time out, the Blazers fell in a tight match against No. 21 ranked Flagler College, dropping the match 4-3. Leading the way for Valdosta State is Danisa Hanakova with a 4-1 singles record playing at the second, third, and fourth singles positions.

This will also be UConn's first-time playing Valdosta State in program history.

First serve is scheduled for noon ET on Saturday and 10 a.m. ET on Monday. All live scoring can be found on iOnCourt through ITA.

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Players Mentioned

Caroline Hinshaw

Isabel Petri Bere

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