Women's Tennis | 4/10/2019 9:54:00 AM

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -  North Florida women's tennis looks to bounce back from its loss at Liberty when it hosts its final two regular season matches against Lipscomb and North Alabama on Thursday and Saturday, respectively. UNF plays the Bisons at 5 p.m. before hosting North Alabama for an 11 a.m. match on Senior Day.


ABOUT YOUR OSPREYS

• North Florida will celebrate Rafaela Gomez and Kinga Gartner on Saturday between doubles and singles play.
• These matches have a strong impact on postseason seeding as both Lipscomb and UNF sit at 4-1. A win against the Bisons would put UNF as the No. 2 seed in the ASUN Tournament for the third straight season.
• The Ospreys improved to a 10-match win streak with the victory at Kennesaw State. Unfortunately, ASUN newcomer Liberty snapped the stretch as the Flames picked up the 4-3 win. 
• Constanza Gorches improved to 9-2 in dual matches and remains undefeated in ASUN play as she picked up wins against the Owls and Flames. She is currently 7-1 in the No. 5 spot.
• North Florida dropped the doubles point for the first time since February 23 when FIU grabbed the opening point of the match. The Ospreys responded the next match though and grabbed the point from Liberty.
• Valentina Mariotto and Melilo have paired up for seven straight victories in the No. 3 match and now own an 8-1 record and are perfect in league play.

Against Our Opponents

• North Florida is 15-0 against the Bisons and have only given up six points to them in the 12-year history.
• It will be the first meeting against North Alabama who is in its first year in Division I

 
LIPSCOMB BISONS

• 2019 Record: 15-4, 4-1 ASUN
• 2018 Record: 11-12, 4-2 ASUN
• The reigning ASUN Player of the Year, Vika Dzyuba, leads the way with a 14-2 mark in the No. 1 position and 3-0 in ASUN action. She is currently on a five-match win streak.
• Madeleine Brooks is on a five-match win streak with a 3-0 mark in ASUN play at the No. 3 spot, while Denise Buberl has won eight straight across the No. 3-5 spots.
• The Bisons lone ASUN loss is also to Liberty where they went 4-3.

NORTH ALABAMA LIONS

• 2019 Record: 6-14, 1-4 ASUN
• 2018 Record: 12-7, 8-4 Gulf South (D2)
• The Lions are coming off of their first ASUN win with an upset victory against NJIT on Saturday, April 6.
• Sydney Flesch and Nele Seitz both own six dual match wins on the season. 
• The pair has partnered up for a 1-1 mark in ASUN action in doubles play and 5-6 overall.
• The win against NJIT snapped a seven-match losing streak for the Lions.

LOOKING AHEAD
The ASUN Tournament starts in DeLand, Fla. on Thursday, April 18 with the quarterfinals. The No. 1 and No. 2 seeds earn a bye to the semifinals which begin on Friday.