No. 2 Seeded Ospreys to Face No. 3 Stetson

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The No. 2 seeded University of North Florida women's tennis team will face No. 3 seeded Stetson on Friday, April 16 in the semifinal round of the 2010 Atlantic Sun Conference Women's Tennis Championship. Match time is set for 2 p.m. at the Mandy Stoll Tennis Center on the campus of Stetson University in DeLand, Fla.

The Ospreys (18-2, 9-1 A-Sun) are currently 64th in the latest ITA rankings. The 2010 Atlantic Sun Player of the Year, sophomore Aline Berkenbrock and All-Conference second team selection, senior Raquel Castro have also broken into the doubles rankings and are 90th in the latest rankings. The duo has posted a 21-7 overall mark on the season and have gone 10-0 in the A-Sun.

Berkenbrock earned player of the year honors and was picked as a member of the All-Conference First Team after going a perfect 20-0 on the season. She claimed wins against nationally ranked players from ETSU, UCF and Purdue and picked up wins against the No. 1 players from nationally ranked teams, Stetson and College of Charleston.

Castro has a 15-4 mark, playing primarily at No. 2. Joining Castro on the second team was sophomore transfer Danielle Day who notched a 19-4 record on the season, including 17-3 in duals. She went 16-2 at No. 3 for the Ospreys. Melanie Aguirre was named to the A-Sun All-Freshman team after tallying a 17-9 overall mark in singles and an 11-4 mark at No. 5. She and Day teamed up in doubles for a 9-3 record.

Juniors Lauren Holton and Victoria Krook have also been instrumental to UNF's success this season. Holton has amassed a 17-1 record, including a 15-1 tally at No. 6. She appeared in two matches at No. 5 this season for a 2-0 record. Krook has also only lost one match this season, going 19-1 overall and 17-1 at No. 4. The pair teamed up in doubles for an 11-3 record.

The Ospreys defeated 4-3 during the regular season. The Hatters are led by Carolina de los Santos and Valentina Galbarini. De los Santos earned Freshman of the Year honors, in addition to First-Team All-Atlantic Sun accolades after finishing regular season play at 15-6 overall and 6-4 in A-Sun matches. The freshman has played throughout the top half, but has usually saw action at the No. 1 position, owning a 10-3 record. In doubles play with partner Galbarini, the duo posted a 17-5 mark to earn a national ranking of 57, including topping out at No. 37. Galbarini finished with a 13-6 overall record and an 8-2 tally in A-Sun matches, in addition to a 10-1 mark at No. 2 singles with seven straight victories.

With a win, the Ospreys would advance to face the winner of No. 1 East Tennessee State and No. 4 Campbell/No. 5 Kennesaw State in the finals of the 2010 Atlantic Sun Women's Tennis Championship on Saturday, April 17 at 1 p.m.

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