Women's Tennis | 3/28/2018 10:12:00 AM
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – North Florida women's tennis looks to stay undefeated in ASUN play as it heads to NJIT and USC Upstate.
MATCH DAY CENTRAL
WHAT: North Florida (11-6, 1-0 ASUN) at NJIT (8-6, 1-0 ASUN)
WHEN: March 29 - 2 p.m.
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THE SERIES: UNF leads 3-0
LAST MEETING: The Ospreys have beaten NJIT in all three meetings including a 4-0 win in the ASUN semifinals last season.
MATCH DAY CENTRAL
WHAT: North Florida (11-6, 1-0 ASUN) at USC Upstate (1-12, 0-1 ASUN)
WHEN: March 31 - 10 a.m.
THE SERIES: UNF leads 16-2
LAST MEETING: The Ospreys are on a nine-match win streak against the Spartans and shut them out, 7-0, in Jacksonville last season.
QUICK HITS
- Freshman Florencia Rossi is on a six-match win streak in the No. 6 position and she owns a 10-2 dual match record.
- Sophomore Lucia Montaño has also been having success in singles as she has posted a 10-5 mark in duals. She clinched the match at Stetson to give UNF its opening ASUN win.
- In doubles, Montaño and Eva Nyikos are on a six-match win streak in the No. 2 spot to remain perfect as a pair.
- Rossi and classmate Valentina Mariotto have won two straight and are 3-2 in the No. 3 spot.
- North Florida is on the search for its fifth ASUN regular season title in the past seven seasons.
OPPONENT NOTES
NJIT
- The Highlanders are coming off a win against USC Upstate on Saturday and have won four of their last five matches.
- Advaita Saravanan leads the team with an 11-3 dual mark in the No. 1 and No. 2 spots. She has paired with Amanda Helminsky for a 7-2 doubles mark.
- Helminsky is 8-2 across the bottom three positions in singles action.
- Mayar Eltony and Alba Rosas Garcia are on a five-match win streak in the No. 3 pairs
USC Upstate
- In singles, Carol Sigaki and Vale Zarama top the team with four wins. They also pair together in doubles for a 4-8 mark in the No. 1 spot.
- Upstate has been shut out five times this year and most recently is coming off a 5-2 loss to NJIT.
LOOKING AHEAD
North Florida comes home to host Lipscomb and Kennesaw State in the third week of ASUN action. The Bisons come to town on Thursday, April
