TOWSON, Md. – The Towson University women's tennis team continues a six-match home stand with a pair of weekday matchups against Morgan State and Georgetown at the Towson Center Courts. The Tigers and Bears face off on Wednesday, followed by the Tigers and Hoyas on Thursday.  
 
Match Details
The matchup between the Tigers and Bears is scheduled for a 3 p.m. start on Wednesday. The Tigers and Hoyas are scheduled to play "Under the Lights" at 5 p.m. on Thursday. Both matches will begin with doubles play, followed by singles play.
 
Updating the Tigers
Towson (7-5) snapped a two-match losing streak with the program's first-ever win over Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) rival College of Charleston last Saturday. The Tigers won the match's opening doubles point and held on through three third-set singles matchups to claim a 5-2 win over the Cougars.
 
The Tigers have four players with double-digit singles wins this season. Lucy Gloninger leads Towson with a 13-3 overall record and an impressive 7-1 mark in dual match play. She is 9-1 in her last 10 matches and enters Wednesday on a two-match win streak. Nicole Shakhanzarova has played at the top singles flight for the Tigers this season, going 8-4 in dual match play.
 
Singles play is proving to be critical to the Tigers' success this season. Towson is 41-29 in dual singles play this season while just 17-15 in dual doubles play. The Tigers' doubles play is led by A.J. Gomer and Renate van Oorschodt who are 9-6 on the season and 6-4 in dual match play at the top flight.
 
Previewing the Bears
Morgan State enters Wedneday's matchup looking to rebound from a 7-0 sweep by UNCW on Saturday. The Bears fell to 4-13 overall on the season but three of their dual wins have come away from home. Kayla Price leads the Bears in singles play, holding a 10-6 dual match record while playing the majority of her matches at the No. 3 and 4 flights. She combines with Katia Jordan as Morgan State's top doubles team, going 7-7 in dual match play at the top flight.
 
Scouting the Hoyas
Georgetown improved to 9-4 on the season with a 6-1 win over George Mason on Monday. Risa Nakagawa and Cecilia Lynham are the Hoyas' top singles players this season. Nakagawa is 15-8 overall and 10-5 in dual match play, splitting time between the top three singles flights. She holds a perfect 4-0 record at the No. 1 singles spot. Lynham is 14-5 on the season and 10-2 in dual match play, splitting time between the No. 2-5 flights. She has played the majority of dual singles at the No. 5 flight and has a 4-2 record.
 
The Hoyas have used a number of doubles combinations this season with 19 different duos seeing time in dual matches. Nakagawa and Victoire Saperstein are 3-4 in dual match play at the top doubles flight, while Lynham and Drew Spinosa are 3-1 at the No. 3 doubles flight.
 
Up Next
Towson wraps up its six-match home stand with a busy three-match weekend. The Tigers host CAA foe UNCW on Saturday at 1 p.m. On Sunday, the Tigers face CAA rival Hofstra at noon, followed by a 4 p.m. match against UMES.