Saturday, April 21
Jacksonville, Fla.
7:30 p.m.
University of North Florida
4
vs
0
No. 3 Lipscomb
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/ Women's Tennis
Photo by: Todd Drexler
Ospreys Blank Lipscomb En Route to Championship
4/21/2018 10:44:00 PM | Women's Tennis
JACKSONVILLEÂ - Despite playing three hours later than originally scheduled, North Florida women's tennis came ready to play as it blanked Lipscomb, 4-0, to advance to the ASUN Championship match. It is the sixth time in seven years the Ospreys have been in the Championship, but will be the first meeting against Stetson.
QUICK HITS
-Â North Florida is seeking its fourth straight ASUN Tournament championship and its third as a No. 2 seed. UNF took down FGCUÂ last season and ETSU in 2013 to claim the title.
- The Ospreys wasted little time in doubles competition as they won 6-1 at the No. 3 spot before clinching with a 6-0 victory in No. 1.
- With the 1-0 lead, the teams had to wait for the Stetson/FGCU semifinal to finish and finally went on 45 minutes after completing doubles.
- Freshman Florencia Rossi continued her strong play from doubles and took down Kateryna Kandyba, 6-1, 6-1 for the 2-0 lead.
- Classmate Valentina Mariotto followed suit just behind with her 6-0, 6-1 victory at No. 5.
- It came down to Lucia Montano once again who clinched the match against Lipscomb in the regular season. She had no trouble doing it again.
- Montano battled with Madeline Brooks and came away with the win, 6-3, 6-4 to send UNF to the championship.
COBRA'S CORNER
"This is what we work for all year long and our girls came out ready to compete today. Lipscomb didn't make it easy, but we played our game and got the results we wanted. Now we have to come back tomorrow with the same mindset and take home another championship!" - Head Coach Mariana Cobra.
FULL RESULTS
Singles competition
1. Rafaela Gomez (UNF) vs. Viktoriya Dzyuba (LIPW) 6-7 (4-7), 3-2, unfinished
2. Eva Nyikos (UNF) vs. Kateryna Popova (LIPW) 2-6, 4-5, unfinished
3. Lucia Montano (UNF) def. Madeleine Brooks (LIPW) 6-3, 6-4
4. Luise Intert (UNF) vs. Denise Buberl (LIPW) 5-7, 1-0, unfinished
5. Valentina Mariotto (UNF) def. Thabile Tshatedi (LIPW) 6-0, 6-1
6. Florencia Rossi (UNF) def. Kateryna Kandyba (LIPW) 6-1, 6-1
Doubles competition
1. Luise Intert/Rafaela Gomez (UNF) def. Denise Buberl/Viktoriya Dzyuba (LIPW) 6-0
2. Eva Nyikos/Lucia Montano (UNF) vs. Madeleine Brooks/Kateryna Popova (LIPW) 3-4, unfinished
3. Florencia Rossi/Valentina Mariotto (UNF) def. Kateryna Kandyba/Thabile Tshatedi (LIPW) 6-1
Match Notes
No. 3 Lipscomb 11-12 No. 2 North Florida 16-7 Order of finish: Doubles (3,1); Singles (6,5,3)
UP NEXT
With rain expected in the forecast, the championship match is moved to 11 a.m. or 15 minutes following the conclusion of the men's match. North Florida faces off with Stetson who pulled an upset of No. 1 FGCU to advance to its first championship match since 2014.
QUICK HITS
-Â North Florida is seeking its fourth straight ASUN Tournament championship and its third as a No. 2 seed. UNF took down FGCUÂ last season and ETSU in 2013 to claim the title.
- The Ospreys wasted little time in doubles competition as they won 6-1 at the No. 3 spot before clinching with a 6-0 victory in No. 1.
- With the 1-0 lead, the teams had to wait for the Stetson/FGCU semifinal to finish and finally went on 45 minutes after completing doubles.
- Freshman Florencia Rossi continued her strong play from doubles and took down Kateryna Kandyba, 6-1, 6-1 for the 2-0 lead.
- Classmate Valentina Mariotto followed suit just behind with her 6-0, 6-1 victory at No. 5.
- It came down to Lucia Montano once again who clinched the match against Lipscomb in the regular season. She had no trouble doing it again.
- Montano battled with Madeline Brooks and came away with the win, 6-3, 6-4 to send UNF to the championship.
COBRA'S CORNER
"This is what we work for all year long and our girls came out ready to compete today. Lipscomb didn't make it easy, but we played our game and got the results we wanted. Now we have to come back tomorrow with the same mindset and take home another championship!" - Head Coach Mariana Cobra.
FULL RESULTS
Singles competition
1. Rafaela Gomez (UNF) vs. Viktoriya Dzyuba (LIPW) 6-7 (4-7), 3-2, unfinished
2. Eva Nyikos (UNF) vs. Kateryna Popova (LIPW) 2-6, 4-5, unfinished
3. Lucia Montano (UNF) def. Madeleine Brooks (LIPW) 6-3, 6-4
4. Luise Intert (UNF) vs. Denise Buberl (LIPW) 5-7, 1-0, unfinished
5. Valentina Mariotto (UNF) def. Thabile Tshatedi (LIPW) 6-0, 6-1
6. Florencia Rossi (UNF) def. Kateryna Kandyba (LIPW) 6-1, 6-1
Doubles competition
1. Luise Intert/Rafaela Gomez (UNF) def. Denise Buberl/Viktoriya Dzyuba (LIPW) 6-0
2. Eva Nyikos/Lucia Montano (UNF) vs. Madeleine Brooks/Kateryna Popova (LIPW) 3-4, unfinished
3. Florencia Rossi/Valentina Mariotto (UNF) def. Kateryna Kandyba/Thabile Tshatedi (LIPW) 6-1
Match Notes
No. 3 Lipscomb 11-12 No. 2 North Florida 16-7 Order of finish: Doubles (3,1); Singles (6,5,3)
UP NEXT
With rain expected in the forecast, the championship match is moved to 11 a.m. or 15 minutes following the conclusion of the men's match. North Florida faces off with Stetson who pulled an upset of No. 1 FGCU to advance to its first championship match since 2014.
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