DeLAND, Fla. – The University of North Florida women's tennis team defeated Atlantic Sun preseason favorite, Stetson, 4-3 on Saturday afternoon in DeLand, Fla.

The Hatters were picked to win the A-Sun in the 2010 preseason poll after returning a pair of all-conference selections from last season.

UNF (8-1, 2-0 A-Sun) picked up the doubles point as sophomore Aline Berkenbrock and senior Raquel Castro teamed up in the No. 1 to defeat the No. 37 ranked pair of Valentina Galbarini and Carolina de los Santos, 8-5.

Sophomore transfer Danielle Day and freshman Melanie Aguirre secured the doubles point with an 8-5 win over Breanna Atkinson and Katherine Nowicki in the No. 2.

Berkenbrock continued her winning ways into the singles matches with a 6-3, 6-1 win over Galbarini in the No.1. Day also picked up a win in singles play, defeating Unnati Purushotham, 6-4, 6-3 in the No. 3.

Junior Lauren Holton also secured a point for the Ospreys with a 6-2, 6-1 win over Jennifer Miller in the No. 6 singles match.

The Ospreys will return to the court for a four match home stretch beginning with Eastern Kentucky on Tuesday, March 9 at 2 p.m.

UNF 4, Stetson 3
Singles
No. 1 – Aline Berkenbrock (UNF) def. Valentina Galbarini (Stet) 6-3, 6-1
No. 2 – Carolina de los Santos (Stet) def. Raquel Castro (UNF) 6-3, 6-0
No. 3 – Danielle Day (UNF) def. Unnati Purushotham (Stet) 6-4, 6-3
No. 4 – Breanna Atkinson (Stet) def. Victoria Krook (UNF) 4-6, 6-3, 10-7
No. 5 – Shannon Gunning (Stet) def. Melanie Aguirre (UNF) 6-1, 6-3
No. 6 – Lauren Holton (UNF) def. Jennifer Miller (Stet) 6-2, 6-1

Doubles
No. 1 – Berkenbrock/Castro (UNF) def. #37 Galbarini/Santos (Stet) 8-5
No. 2 – Day/Aguirre (UNF) def. Atkinson/Katherine Nowicki (Stet) 8-5
No. 3 – Gunning/Purushotham (Stet) def. Holton/Krook (UNF) 8-2