JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Former ASUN foe Mercer comes to Jacksonville for a 10 a.m. first serve Friday before the Ospreys depart for Tallahassee to take on No. 20 Florida State Saturday at 3 p.m.

Schedule and Game Coverage:
What: UNF vs. Mercer | UNF at No. 20 Florida State
Where: UNF Tennis Complex | Scott Speicher Tennis Center
When: Friday, Feb. 8 at 10 a.m. | Saturday, Feb. 9 at 3 p.m.
Live Coverage vs. Mercer: Live Stats | @OspreyWTEN
Live Coverage at Florida State | Live Stats


Last Time Out

• The weather was not favorable to the Ospreys last weekend. UNF's Friday night match against Georgia State was suspended because of rain with the Ospreys leading 1-0.
• North Florida went to USF on Sunday, but not after a two and a half hour fog delay pushed first serve back. The Bulls would go on to win the match 6-1.

Friendly Confines

• In its last 20 matches at home the Ospreys are 15-5.
• The last time that UNF had a losing record at home was in 2009.

Against Our Opponents

• The Ospreys have handled Mercer, beating the Bears in all nine of the meetings between the two teams, dating back to 2006. Their last meeting was in 2014, a 7-0 win for the Ospreys in Macon.
• The Seminoles are 11-1 in a series that goes back to 1985. No. 19 Florida State topped UNF, 4-0, in the first round of the NCAA Tournament last season in their last meeting. North Florida grabbed a 6-3 win against the Seminoles in 1988.

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.
• UNF is 2-1 on the season, opening up with sweeps over Georgia Southern and FAMU before falling at USF.

Mercer Bears
2018 Record: 10-12, 3-4 SoCon
Head Coach: Eric Hayes (Sixth Season)
Head-to-Head: UNF leads the all-time series, 9-0

• Mercer is coming off a 4-1 win against Alabama State.
• Mercer has already played three matches against SEC schools and one with an ACC opponent. It is 0-4 in such matches, having played No. 15 Florida State, No. 24 Auburn (twice) and No. 56 Alabama.

Florida State Seminoles
2018 Record: 21-9
Head Coach: Jennifer Hyde (15th season)
Head-to-Head: FSU leads, 9-1

• FSU advanced to the Elite 8 last year, falling to Vanderbilt after topping North Florida, Florida and Tulsa.
• Andrea Garcia won 28 singles matches last year, losing only 11 times. She returns along with sophomore Petra Hule, who also won 28 matches in the 2017-18 season.