BOONE, N.C. – The App State tennis team faces Western Carolina on Saturday. First serve is slated for 2 p.m. at Deer Valley Athletic Club.
Last Time Out
The Mountaineers (1-2) earned their first win Friday, sweeping UNC Asheville 7-0. It was a day of firsts, as senior
Savannah Dada-Mascoll and freshman
Allegra Hodson picked up their first doubles wins of the season.
Sreenidhi Balaji,
Ruby Broadbent,
Naledi Manyube and
Taya Powell also recorded their first singles victories of the season.
Scouting the Mountaineers
App State continues the beginning the 2026 season following a historic fall by Dada-Mascoll, currently ranked No. 6. Dada-Mascoll defeated nine ranked opponents, including then-No. 1 DJ Bennett, en route to becoming an NCAA singles quarterfinalist and earning All-American honors. Dada-Mascoll was also named Sun Belt Women's Tennis Player of the Week after her performance against Virginia Tech All-American Özlem Uslu in the second match of the season.
The Mountaineers are coming off a record-breaking 2025 season in which the program earned 17 wins. That run included nine Sun Belt Conference victories, eight of which were consecutive, as part of a 10-match winning streak.
This year's roster retains six players: Dada-Mascoll, Broadbent,
Alexi Cleveland, Manyube, Powell and
Isabela Romanichen. Third-year head coach
Hannah Fetters also added two newcomers: Balaji and Hodson.
Scouting the Catamounts
Western Carolina (0-3) enters the match after finishing 15-10 (4-3 SoCon) in 2025. The Catamounts return one player from last year's squad and added six newcomers. App State last faced Western Carolina in 2025, winning 6-1 in Cullowhee, N.C.
Western Carolina is led by head coach Bret Beaver, who is in his eighth year at the helm.
Next Up
The Mountaineers will travel to Georgia to take on Kennesaw State on Friday, Feb. 13, followed by a Valentine's Day match at Mercer on Feb. 14. First serve for both matches is slated for 11 a.m.
