Women's Tennis Hosts Houston, USF

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The North Florida women's tennis team wraps up its home stretch as it takes on Houston tomorrow and concludes against USF on Sunday.

QUICK HITS

The Ospreys picked up two victories against James Madison and Savannah State last week.
UNF took down the previously undefeated James Madison 5-2 and shut out Savannah State 4-0.
Rafaela Gomez and Luise Intert played in the No. 1 spot for doubles action and grabbed two wins against both teams. The duo is now 9-2.
For clinching the match against the Dukes, Intert won the ASUN Player of the Week honor. It is the third time this year that an Osprey has won the award - more than any other ASUN squad.
Gomez picked up a win in singles at the No. 1 spot against the Dukes and continues spring play with a 6-4 mark.
Freshman Florencia Rossi is now 8-2 in dual singles competition after a two set win against James Madison and a shutout performance against Savannah State.

MATCH DAY CENTRAL
WHAT: North Florida (10-4) vs Houston (14-1)
WHEN: March 15 – 12 p.m.
WHERE: UNF Tennis Complex
THE SERIES: UNF leads 1-0
LAST MEETING: The Ospreys last faced the Cougars in the 2013 season and won 4-3.

OPPONENT NOTES
Houston

The Cougars are coming off two victories against Louisiana and UT Rio Grande Valley earlier this week and improved their record to 14-1.
Senior Sveva Mazzari is currently undefeated in singles action with 14 wins.
Sophomore Tsveta Dimitrova earned the 2017 American Athletic Conference Co-Freshman of the Year after grabbing a team-high of 10 wins and victories against ranked opponents. Dimitrova is 12-2 in dual singles competition this season.
Mazzari and Dimitrova pair up in doubles play and are No. 65 in the ITA rankings with a 9-2 dual match mark.

MATCH DAY CENTRAL
WHAT: North Florida (10-4) vs USF (5-7)
WHEN: March 18 – 12 p.m.
THE SERIES: USF leads 7-1
LAST MEETING: UNF last met USF in the 2017 season and lost 4-3.

OPPONENT NOTES
USF

The Bulls added to their four-game winning streak after defeating UTEP on Monday and will face Cincinnati and Houston before the match against the Ospreys on Sunday.
USF ended the 2017 season as the American Athletic Conference Champions and competed in its 13th NCAA tournament.
Coach Cristina Moro was named Coach of the Year after leading the Bulls to their second conference championship title.
Junior Nicole Dzenga earned the Most Outstanding Player of the tournament after her championship performance. Dzenga is 7-3 in singles play this season.
Dzenga teams up with junior Vanja Klaric in doubles play and compete primarily in the No. 2 position with a 6-6 mark on the season.

LOOKING AHEAD
North Florida begins conference play on the road as it competes against Stetson on Saturday, March 24 at 11 a.m.

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Players Mentioned

Rafaela Gomez

Luise Intert

Florencia Rossi

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