JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - After a bout with bad weather postponed UNF's matches against Flagler and Savannah State this past Tuesday, UNF will head south for its first matches since last weekend when it takes on FIU and FAU.
Schedule and Game Coverage:
What: UNF at FIU | UNF at FAU
Where: Miami, Fla. | Boca Raton, Fla.
When: Saturday, Feb. 23 - 12 p.m. | Sunday, Feb. 24 - 10 a.m.
Live Coverage:
Live Stats (at FAU only)
Last Time Out
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - With the match tied at 3-3, the outcome came down to the result at number six singles, although South Alabama's Patricia Martins outlasted
Constanza Gorches in three sets as the visiting Jaguars (9-0) stayed undefeated with a 4-3 win at the UNF Tennis Complex Sunday, Feb. 17.
Against Our Opponents
- The Ospreys possess a 6-2 series advantage on FIU in a series that dates back to 1984. Florida International has won the last two meetings, picking up a 6-1 win in Jacksonville last February in the two teams' most recent match against one another.
- UNF is 9-1 all-time against the Owls in a series that dates back to their NAIA days in 1984. FAU nabbed its first victory in the series last season, 4-1.
Taking Inventory
- UNF returns five from last year's roster, including its 2017-18 leader in wins, Lucia Montano (21).
- Women's tennis added Clemson transfer Constanza Gorches and Brazilian Ana Paula Melilo in the summer before welcoming Sean Lodzki from Tel Aviv, Israel, earlier this month.
- Junior Lucia Montano garnered her second ASUN Player of the Week laurel of her career Wednesday, Feb. 20. The Santa Cruz, Bolivia, native picked up a singles win in her first-career match at the number one slot last Sunday against South Alabama.
Florida International
- 2019 Record: 1-4
- 2018 Record: 17-3, 6-0 C-USA
- Head Coach: Katarina Petrovic
- Head coach Katrina Petrovic was named C-USA Coach of the Year for the 2017-18 season after leading the Panthers to their first conference title in program history.
- Andrea Lazaro became the program's first player to ever make it to the Elite Eight round of the NCAA Tournament in singles.
- FIU has fallen to Loyola Marymount, Minnesota, Columbia and Texas Tech. Its lone win came against Seton Hall, 4-0.
Florida Atlantic
- 2019 Record: 1-3
- 2018 Record: 11-8-2, 2-2 C-USA
- Head Coach: Marcy Hora-Cava
- Kristen Thomas and Natalia Boltinskaya are tied for the team lead with six wins apiece.
- The Owls have played a tough schedule, going 1-3 against the likes of Florida State, USF, Miami and Florida Gulf Coast. FAU fell to the ASUN's FGCU, 5-2. FAU picked up its lone win against USF, 4-3.