Women's Tennis | 2/23/2018 10:06:00 AM
COLUMBIA, S.C. – The North Florida women's tennis team continues spring play on the road as it competes against No. 11 South Carolina and Charleston Southern on Saturday and Sunday, respectively. Both matches are at South Carolina's Tennis Center.
QUICK HITS
- The Ospreys snapped their three-match losing streak this weekend after picking up wins against ULM and Troy.
- Senior Luise Intert and junior Rafaela Gomez played in the No.1 doubles position against ULM and clinched the match for the Ospreys with a 6-4 win. The pair moves to 5-0 in doubles competition.
- Freshman Eva Nyikos battled from a set down to win her match against ULM. Nyikos also clinched the match for UNF against Troy, winning her final set 6-4.
MATCH DAY CENTRAL
WHAT: North Florida (6-3) vs No. 11 South Carolina (5-3)
WHEN: Feb. 24 – 10 a.m.
THE SERIES: South Carolina leads 3-0
LAST MEETING: The Ospreys fell 4-0 to the Gamecocks in the first round of the 2017 NCAA Tournament.
OPPONENT NOTES
South Carolina
- The Gamecocks currently hold the No. 11 spot in the ITA rankings and come into the weekend with a 5-3 spring record.
- Senior Hadley Berg leads the Gamecocks in the ITA singles rankings at No. 45 followed by junior Ingrid Gamarra Martins at No. 124. Berg is 3-2 in singles play, while Gamarra Martins is 4-1.
- Sophomore Silvia Chinellato teams up with freshman Megan Davies in doubles competition. The doubles duo are No. 40 in the ITA rankings and currently post a 0-1 doubles mark.
WHAT: North Florida (6-3) vs Charleston Southern (2-2)
WHEN: Feb. 25 – 11 a.m.
THE SERIES: UNF leads 2-0
LAST MEETING: The Ospreys last met the Buccaneers in 2012 and won 4-3.
OPPONENT NOTES
Charleston Southern
- The Buccaneers are coming off a 7-0 win against South Carolina State this past weekend.
- Senior Sophie Cloessner earned a spot on the Big South First Team All-Conference singles last season and finished with a 17-2 record. Cloessner currently has a 2-1 singles mark.
- Junior Kimberley Koerner posted the longest winning streak for the Big South conference with 13 wins up until her first loss in April 2017. Koerner now moves forward in the spring campaign with a 2-2 singles record.
LOOKING AHEAD
North Florida returns home as it welcomes Iowa State on Friday, March 2 at 2:00 p.m.
