Women's Tennis Hosts James Madison, Savannah State

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The North Florida women's tennis team continues its homestand as it hosts James Madison and Savannah State on Friday.

QUICK HITS

The Ospreys shut down former ASUN rival ETSU with a 6-1 victory this past weekend and also grabbing a 5-1 win against Iowa State.
Freshman Eva Nyikos played in the No.2 spot and won a close 11-9 tiebreak in the third set against the Bucs. She is now 7-5 in singles.
For her play last week, Nyikos was named ASUN Player of the Week after finishing undefeated last week.
Senior Luise Intert won both sets in the No. 4 spot against ETSU and now has a dual singles record of 6-1.
Junior Rafaela Gomez joins Intert in doubles competition as the duo picked up their seventh win against ETSU.

MATCH DAY CENTRAL
WHAT: North Florida (8-4) vs James Madison (11-0)
WHEN: March 9 – 1 p.m.
WHERE: UNF Tennis Complex
THE SERIES: UNF leads 1-0
LAST MEETING: The Ospreys defeated the Dukes 4-3 last spring. Gomez and Intert both won their matches in the No. 2 and No.4 spots.

OPPONENT NOTES
James Madison

The Dukes are coming off a 6-1 victory against Towson last Friday and improved to 9-0 overall.
Freshman Liz Norman is currently undefeated in singles play with an 8-0 mark. Back in February, Norman earned CAA Player of the Week.
Sophomore Jona Roka plays in the No.1 spot with a 7-1 in singles action.
Sophomore Diane Flament teams up with Norman in doubles play and are 3-1 in the dual season. The duo plays primarily in the No.1 position.

MATCH DAY CENTRAL
WHAT: North Florida (8-4) vs Savannah State (0-7)
WHEN: March 9 – 7 p.m.
THE SERIES: UNF leads 2-0
LAST MEETING: The Ospreys shut out the Lady Tigers 7-0 during 2017 spring season.

OPPONENT NOTES
Savannah State

The Lady Tigers dropped to 0-7 on the season after losing to Longwood University on Tuesday.
Freshmen Ekaterina Vorobeva and Shakendra Alston both picked up two wins against Longwood in the No. 1 and No. 5 spots.
Freshman Muskaan Ranjan picked up a win against Appalachian State on Monday in the No. 3 spot.
Ranajan pairs up with her sister, junior Sansriti Ranajan in doubles competition and grabbed a 7-6 win against Appalachian State.

LOOKING AHEAD
North Florida remains at home as it welcomes Houston on Thursday, March 15 and USF on Sunday, March 18. The first serve for both matches takes place at noon.

Players Mentioned

Rafaela Gomez

Luise Intert

Eva Nyikos

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