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Sunday, January 21
Richmond, VA
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Women's Tennis to Begin 2024 Campaign With Back-to-Back Road Matches
1.18.24 | Women's Tennis
PHILADELPHIA- Temple women's tennis (0-0) is set to travel to Richmond, Va., to face off against Virginia Commonwealth University (0-0) on Sunday, Jan. 21 at 11 a.m. to open its season.
THE OWLS
- Temple finished the 2023 season with a 17-5 overall record, winning all but one match at home.
- Nationally ranked as No. 9, the Owls advanced to the quarter finals of the AAC Tournament in Orlando, Fl., where they fell to No. 1 SMU, 4-0.
- The doubles pairing of Maiko Uchijima and Jamie Wei achieved the NCAA Tournament Round of 32, where they fell to No. 2. Michigan, 6-1, 6-1.
- As a team, Temple completed an intense fall season, where it played in the Penn Invitational from Sept. 8-10, the Villanova Invitational from Sept. 15-17, the Cissie Leary Invitational from Sept. 22-24, ITA Regionals from Oct. 6-8, the Princeton Invitational from Oct. 13-15, ITA Super-Regionals from Nov. 1-5, and the doubles pair of Samantha Nanere and Maiko Uchijima earned an invitation to the ITA National Fall Championships where they achieved the Round of 8. In November, the pair was ranked No. 20 in National Doubles Rankings.
Scouting VCU
- The Rams enter the matchup after ending their 2023 season with a record of 9-13.
- VCU advanced to the A-10 championship match, losing doubles action by a tie-breaking point.
- Smirnova/Valletta upheld the highest doubles record on the team last season (6-4)
Be sure to follow the Temple women's tennis team all season long by following @TempleWTennis on Instagram, Twitter & Facebook!
THE OWLS
- Temple finished the 2023 season with a 17-5 overall record, winning all but one match at home.
- Nationally ranked as No. 9, the Owls advanced to the quarter finals of the AAC Tournament in Orlando, Fl., where they fell to No. 1 SMU, 4-0.
- The doubles pairing of Maiko Uchijima and Jamie Wei achieved the NCAA Tournament Round of 32, where they fell to No. 2. Michigan, 6-1, 6-1.
- As a team, Temple completed an intense fall season, where it played in the Penn Invitational from Sept. 8-10, the Villanova Invitational from Sept. 15-17, the Cissie Leary Invitational from Sept. 22-24, ITA Regionals from Oct. 6-8, the Princeton Invitational from Oct. 13-15, ITA Super-Regionals from Nov. 1-5, and the doubles pair of Samantha Nanere and Maiko Uchijima earned an invitation to the ITA National Fall Championships where they achieved the Round of 8. In November, the pair was ranked No. 20 in National Doubles Rankings.
Scouting VCU
- The Rams enter the matchup after ending their 2023 season with a record of 9-13.
- VCU advanced to the A-10 championship match, losing doubles action by a tie-breaking point.
- Smirnova/Valletta upheld the highest doubles record on the team last season (6-4)
Be sure to follow the Temple women's tennis team all season long by following @TempleWTennis on Instagram, Twitter & Facebook!
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