Mountaineers Journey to Kennesaw State, Mercer for Weekfinish Conflict

BOONE, N.C. – The App State girls’s tennis workforce travels to Georgia to face Kennesaw State on Friday, adopted by a match towards Mercer on Saturday. First serve for each matches is slated for 11 a.m.

Last Time Out

The Mountaineers (2-2) earned their second win of the season, defeating Western Carolina 6-1 on Saturday. The Catamounts had solely 4 gamers accessible, giving the Mountaineers the doubles level following a win by Naledi Manyube and Taya Powell on Court 1. Due to the opponent’s participant scarcity, the Mountaineers additionally took wins on courts 5 and 6, placing them one match away from clinching the twin.

Freshman Allegra Hodson secured the Mountaineers’ fourth level of the day on Court 3, successful in straight units, 6-2, 6-4.

Scouting the Mountaineers

App State opened the 2026 season following a historic fall by Savannah Dada-Mascoll, who’s at present ranked No. 6 nationally. Dada-Mascoll defeated 9 ranked opponents, together with then-No. 1 DJ Bennett, en path to turning into an NCAA singles quarterfinalist and incomes All-American honors. Dada-Mascoll was named Sun Belt Women’s Tennis Player of the Week after her efficiency towards Virginia Tech All-American Özlem Uslu.

The Mountaineers are coming off consecutive wins towards UNC Asheville and Western Carolina. App State almost swept each opponents, dropping just one singles match throughout the 2 duals. Dada-Mascoll, Hodson, and Manyube are throughout .500 to start the 12 months, with every holding just one loss by way of at the very least three matches performed.

This 12 months’s roster retains six gamers: Dada-Mascoll, Ruby Broadbent, Alexi Cleveland, Manyube, Powell, and Isabela Romanichen. Third-year head coach Hannah Fetters additionally added two newcomers: Sreenidhi Balaji and Hodson.

Scouting the Owls

Kennesaw State (0-2) enters the match after ending 7-8 (1-2 CUSA) in 2025. The Owls return six gamers from final 12 months’s squad and added two newcomers. This marks the primary matchup between the Mountaineers and the Owls.

Kennesaw State is led by Director of Tennis Matt Emery, who’s in his eighth 12 months on the helm.

Scouting the Bears

Mercer (3-2) enters Saturday’s match after finishing a 7-14 (3-4 SoCon) season in 2025. The Bears return 5 gamers and added three newcomers. The Mountaineers final confronted Mercer in 2017, a match the Bears gained 4-3. Mercer leads the all-time collection 3-1.

The Bears are led by head coach Eric Hayes, who’s in his thirteenth 12 months main this system.

Next Up

The Mountaineers return to the High Country to host Austin Peay on Feb. 21. First serve is scheduled for 11 a.m. on the App State Tennis Courts on the Appalachian 105 Complex.