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\n\tKennesaw State (0-3, 0-0 CUSA) at Troy (4-2, 0-0 Sun Belt)
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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Troy, AL | Lunsford Tennis Complex | Wednesday, Feb. 18 | 2 p.m. EST<\/p>\n
\n\tKennesaw State at UAB (2-4, 0-0 American)
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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Birmingham, AL | UAB Tennis Courts | Friday, Feb. 20 | 1 p.m. EST<\/p>\n
\n\tFurman (4-3, 0-0 SoCon) at Kennesaw State
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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Kennesaw, GA | Betty Siegel Courts | Sunday, Feb. 22 | 11 a.m.<\/p>\n
KENNESAW, Ga. \u2013 Kennesaw State women’s tennis plays three matches this week, beginning at Troy on Feb. 18 at 2 p.m. EST.<\/p>\n
LAST TIME OUT
\nA Sunday rainstorm prevented the Owls from playing at Georgia Southern on Feb. 15, but KSU did take to the courts last week for its home-opener versus App State on Feb. 13.<\/p>\n
Despite winning the doubles point on courts one and three, KSU struggled in singles versus the Mountaineers and fell in a 2-5 decision.<\/p>\n
Ema Baraniakova<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Sofia Madrid<\/a>\u00a0defeated the Mountaineers’ Savannah Dada Mascoll and Taya Powell, 6-2 in No. 1 doubles.\u00a0Maria Ivankovic<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Rianna Coreisa<\/a>\u00a0capped doubles play with a 6-4 win over Allegra Hodson and Ruby Broadbent.\u00a0Terezia Baraniakova<\/a>\u00a0earned KSU’s second point of the day with a 6-0, 6-2 victory over Alexi Cleveland on court six.<\/p>\n Coreisa and\u00a0Laura Nadaska<\/a>\u00a0fell in three-set matches on courts five and four, respectively. Dada Mascoll, the No. 6-ranked singles player nationally, overcame Madrid 6-3, 6-1 on court one.\u00a0Ema Baraniakova<\/a>\u00a0and Ivankovic came up short in their singles matches on courts two and three.<\/p>\n SERIES HISTORY KSU and Furman meet for just the second time on Sunday, with the Paladins having won the only prior meeting, 6-1, in Greenville, South Carolina, in 2021.<\/p>\n KNOW THE FOE UAB is 2-4 and coming off a 0-4 defeat at the hands of Grand Canyon in Auburn, Alabama, on Feb. 14. The Blazers finished 2025 at 14-9.<\/p>\n Furman is 4-3 after splitting its matches a week ago with a 1-6 defeat versus Mississippi State and a 4-2 win over Memphis. The Paladins feature two ITA-ranked doubles teams in No. 18 Sasha Dimitrov and Lillie Murphy, as well as Murphy and Elle Warren at No. 39. Furman is the only 2025 NCAA Tournament team KSU will face in the regular season. The Paladins went 21-4 (7-0) to win the SoCon last season before falling 1-4 to No. 21 UCF in the NCAA first round.<\/p>\n The Owls Fund
\nKSU faces Troy for the sixth time on Wednesday. The Trojans lead the series 4-1, though the Owls won the last meeting 5-2 on January 26, 2025, in Kennesaw. Friday’s KSU-UAB matchup is the 15th all-time. While the Blazers lead the series 11-3, KSU enters having won a season ago. The Owls topped UAB at home 4-1 on April 12, 2025.<\/p>\n
\nTroy enters Wednesday’s match 4-2 following a 6-1 win at Florida A&M on Feb. 12 and a 0-4 loss at No. 24 Florida on Feb. 13. The Trojans went 13-10 (6-5) in 2025 and finished seventh in the Sun Belt.<\/p>\n
\nThe Owls Fund is the primary fundraising arm of Kennesaw State Athletics with the goal of supporting our student-athletes, coaches and each of our 18 NCAA Division I programs. Through initiatives such as Legacy Lockers, the Dot Martin Scholarship Golf Classic, sport-specific giving opportunities, general donations and season tickets, The Owls Fund connects fans with KSU’s programs and student-athletes. Members receive exclusive benefits such as hospitality seating areas and events at Kennesaw State home games, and more. Join The Owls Fund\u00a0here<\/a>\u00a0and discover more opportunities on how you can support Kennesaw State Athletics.
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