JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - North Florida women's tennis defeated Appalachian State, 4-1, on a brisk Tuesday evening at the UNF Tennis Complex

The Ospreys got a quick win from the No. 1 pair of Rafaela Gomez and Constanza Gorches before App State came back with a win in the No. 3 position. With the doubles point on the line, Lucia Montano and Florencia Rossi battled to a 7-5 victory to give UNF the point.

In singles action, Montano made quick work of Sevo Teodora and Gomez followed suit for the 3-0 advantage. The Mountaineers got their point in the No. 6 spot before Mariotto wrapped the match with a 6-4, 6-2 win in the No. 4 position.

Cobra's Comments:
"We played with good intensity at one doubles, but two and three started very flat that almost cost us the point. I thought we did a much better job in the start of singles. App State is a very competitive and gritty team that never goes away. We did a good job staying focused through the big points and it paid off." -- Head coach Mariana Cobra.

Up Next:
UNF stays at home to host Troy on Sunday at 11 a.m.

Notes:

• This marks the first win against the Mountaineers in UNF's Division I history.
• Mariotto earned her eight win of the season in singles action and fifth in dual play.
• Gomez and Gorches now own an 8-2 dual match mark on the season.
• North Florida is 4-2 at home with two matches set for its home courts this week.

 
Singles
1. Lucia Montano (UNF) def. Sevo Teodora (ASU) 6-4, 6-2
2. Rafaela Gomez (UNF) def. Kate Earnhardt (ASU) 6-3, 6-3
3. Ana Paula Melilo (UNF) vs. Jose Maria Zacarias (ASU) 4-6, 7-6, 2-1 unfinished
4. Valentina Mariotto (UNF) def. Jeannez Daniel (ASU) 6-4, 6-2
5. Constanza Gorches (UNF) vs. Rebecca Morse (ASU) 6-3, 1-6, 1-2 unfinished
6. Heidi Swope (ASU) def. Florencia Rossi (UNF) 6-4, 6-3

Doubles
1. Gomez/Gorches (UNF) def. Swope/Zacarias (ASU) 6-1
2. Montano/Rossi (UNF) def. Teodora/Sandra Anglesjo (ASU) 7-5
3. Morse/Daniel (ASU) def. Melilo/Mariotto (UNF) 6-2

Order of Finish: (1, 3, 2) (1,2,6,4)