Cullowhee, N.C. -- Catamount women's tennis represents the Southern Conference this weekend at the Wofford-hosted Big Southern Shootout which will see three traditional SoCon member institutions battle it out against three Big South foes for inter-conference bragging rights.
 
WCU will be joined by the tournament host Terriers, as well as Chattanooga as the SoCon's representation. The SoCon trifecta faces the Big South Conference trio of Gardner-Webb, Longwood, and Radford. Though a member of the Coastal Athletic Association (CAA), Campbell is also set to hit the courts over the weekend in Spartanburg.
 
The Catamounts will see action on all three days of the tournament, facing Gardner-Webb in doubles on Friday before squaring off with the Radford Highlanders in singles matches on the opening day. WCU then splits on Saturday with a pair of Catamounts facing Longwood while most of the team sees Radford in doubles play. The team remains split in singles that day as well, with one Catamount facing a Highlander in head-to-head singles play while most of the team will see Longwood to close out play for the day.
 
The Catamount lineup will be busy all throughout Sunday with two doubles matches against Longwood to open play. WCU then closes out the tournament by facing the Runnin' Bulldogs in five singles matches at 12:30 p.m. on Sunday.  
 
Last time out in the WCU Fall Invite, four active Catamounts offered up serves as the quartet of Jade Groen, Andrea Redondo, Madison Schwarz, and Dasha Osadova compiled a 7-9 record against opponents from Bellarmine, Emory, and Gardner-Webb in the home tournament. The Purple and Gold split 3-3 with the Runnin' Bulldogs, sweeping the doubles matches while Schwarz picked up the sole singles win.  
 
The fall portion of WCU's schedule concludes with the ITA Division I regionals held in Raleigh, N.C., October 17 – 21.  
 
Western Carolina's spring women's tennis championship season begins in February with the full schedule to be released later this fall. 

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Big Southern Shootout Full Schedule 
 
Friday, Oct. 4 
10:30 a.m. Singles 
Courts 1-6, 7-8 Chattanooga (+1 Wofford) vs Longwood {8 Matches} 
 
1:00 p.m. Doubles 
Courts 1-3 Wofford vs Longwood {4 matches} 
Courts 4-6, 10 6 Chattanooga vs 4 Radford (+2 Campbell) {3 matches} 
Courts 7,8,9 4 Western (+4 Campbell) vs Gardner Webb {4 matches} 
 
2:30 p.m. Singles 
Courts 1-3, 7-8 Campbell vs Gardner Webb {7 Matches) 
Courts 4-6, 9-10 Western vs Radford {5 Matches} 
 
Saturday, Oct. 5
9:00 a.m. Doubles 
Courts 1-3,7 6 Campbell (+2 Wofford) vs Gardner Webb {4 matches} 
Courts 4-6, 10 6 Chattanooga (+2 Western) vs Longwood {4 matches} 
Courts 8-9 2 Western (+2 Wofford) vs Radford {2 matches} 
 
11:00 a.m. singles 
Courts 1-3, 7-8 Campbell (+1 Western) vs Radford (+3 Wofford) {8 matches} 
Courts 4-6, 9-10 4 Wofford (+4 Western) vs Longwood {8 matches} 
 
2:00 p.m. Singles 
Courts 1-6, 10 Chattanooga vs Gardner Webb {7 matches} 

Sunday, Oct. 6
8:00 a.m. Doubles 
Courts 1-3 4 Western (+4 Wofford) vs Longwood {4 matches} 
Courts 4-6, 10 Chattanooga (+2 Wofford) vs Gardner Webb {4 matches} 
Courts 7-9 6 Campbell vs 4 Radford (+2 Wofford) {3 matches} 
 
9:30 a.m. Singles 
Courts 1-3, 7-8 4 Campbell (+4 Wofford) vs Longwood {8 matches} 
Courts 4-6, 9-10 6 Chattanooga (+2Wofford) vs Radford (+3 Campbell) {8 matches} 
 
12:30 p.m. singles 
5 Western (+2 Wofford) vs Gardner Webb {7 matches}