Women's Tennis Hosts FIU, FAU

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla – The North Florida women's tennis team returns home as it hosts FIU and FAU on Saturday and Sunday, respectively.

QUICK HITS

The Ospreys look to bounce back after their 4-0 loss to UCF on Sunday.
Freshman Eva Nyikos managed to grab four games in her first set, but was unable to rally back in the second to finish with a win.
North Florida continues the spring campaign with a 4-1 record.
Rafaela Gomez now leads the Ospreys with a 3-0 singles play mark.

MATCH DAY CENTRAL
WHAT: North Florida (4-1) vs FIU (3-1)
WHEN: Feb. 10 – 11:00 a.m.
THE SERIES: FIU leads 1-0
LAST TIME: The last meeting between North Florida and FIU took place in 2009 with the Panthers defeating the Ospreys 5-2.

OPPONENT NOTES
FIU

The Panthers are coming off a 4-2 win against FGCU on Sunday, making their spring record 3-1.
FIU is led by senior Andrea Lazaro, who holds the No. 3 spot in the Oracle/ITA rankings. Lazaro is currently 2-1 in singles play.
Junior Maryna Veksler and sophomore Ulyana Grib come together in doubles competition and are No. 9 in the Oracle/ITA rankings. The doubles duo post a 2-1 doubles mark.

WHAT: North Florida (4-1) vs FAU (2-3)
WHEN: Feb. 11 – 11:00 a.m.
THE SERIES: UNF leads 3-0
LAST TIME: UNF won 5-2 against FAU during the 2008-2009 season and shut out the Owls in doubles play.

FAU

The Owls recently defeated Stetson 4-3 with the help of senior Marisa Ruiz, who clinched the winning point.
The win against the Hatters makes FAU 2-3 overall.
Sophomore Aliona Bolsova joined the Owls in 2017 and is 5-0 in singles play. As a freshman at Oklahoma State, Bolsova was ranked No.3 in the ITA Freshman/Newcomer rankings.
Redshirt freshman JaCara Gillis extends her singles winning streak with a record of 3-1.

LOOKING AHEAD
North Florida hits the road to face ULM on Saturday, Feb. 17 at 11 a.m. and competes against Troy at 11 a.m. the following day. Both matches take place at the Lunsford Tennis Complex in Troy.

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Players Mentioned

Rafaela Gomez

Eva Nyikos

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