Women's Tennis | 3/24/2018 4:14:00 PM

DeLAND, Fla. - North Florida women's tennis opened ASUN action with a convincing 6-1 road win against Stetson on Saturday morning.

QUICK HITS
- The Ospreys (11-6, 1-0 ASUN) got on the board with wins in the No. 2 and No. 3 doubles position. Valentina Mariotto and Florencia Rossi worked their pair quickly, 6-1 before the No. 2 pair of Eva Nyikos and Lucia Montano grabbed their win (6-3) as well.
- In singles play, Rossi collected the first point with a 6-1, 6-3 victory at the No. 6 spot.
- Rafaela Gomez then made it a 3-0 match with her 6-4, 6-2 win in the top position before Montano clinched the victory at No. 3 singles (6-1, 6-4).
- UNF also claimed victories in the No. 2 and 5 matches before Stetson (8-6, 0-1) earned their lone win at No. 4.

COBRA'S CORNER
"I am extremely proud of our underclassmen today. We came with a lot of energy from the beginning and got the doubles point. In singles we showed the high level that this new class has and we did a good job setting the tone for our first conference match. We have tomorrow off and we have to get back to work on Monday." - Head Coach Mariana Cobra

FULL RESULTS
Singles competition
1. Rafaela Gomez (UNF) def. Arijana Korac (STET) 6-4, 6-2
2. Eva Nyikos (UNF) def. Danel Ashirova (STET) 7-5, 6-1
3. Lucia Montaño (UNF) def. Vicky Geurinckx (STET) 6-1, 6-4
4. Lucie Renault (STET) def. Luise Intert (UNF) 7-5, 6-4
5. Valentina Mariotto (UNF) def. Brooke Milner (STET) 6-0, 7-5
6. Florencia Rossi (UNF) def. Maxine Bateman (STET) 6-1, 6-3

Doubles competition
1. Brooke Milner/Lucie Renault (STET) vs. Luise Intert/Rafaela Gomez (UNF) 3-5, unfinished
2. Eva Nyikos/Lucia Montaño (UNF) def. Danel Ashirova/Arijana Korac (STET) 6-3
3. Valentina Mariotto/Florencia Rossi (UNF) def. Vicky Geurinckx/Maxine Bateman (STET) 6-1

UP NEXT
North Florida continues ASUN play at NJIT and USC Upstate beginning on Thursday, March 29.