LYNCHBURG, Va. -  North Florida women's tennis had its 10-match win streak come to an end as Liberty defeated the Ospreys, 4-3, at the Cook Tennis Center on Saturday afternoon.

Constanza Gorches grabbed two wins as she partnered with Rafaela Gomez in No. 1 doubles to take the match, 6-3. She then bounced back from losing the opening set to winning, 3-6, 6-2, 6-0 in No. 5 singles.

Along with the No. 1 pair, Lucia Montano and Florencia Rossi picked up a win in the No. 2 spot to give UNF the doubles point.

Heading into singles, Liberty won at No. 1 and No. 2 for the 2-1 advantage. Freshman Ana Paula Melilo had Lara Soares on the ropes in the No. 3 spot, but Soares battled back and gave the home team a 3-1 lead. A win in the No. 6 match secured the victory for Liberty.

Valentina Mariotto was the other Osprey to record a win in the No. 4 position.

Cobra's Comments
"We definitely had chances to take the match, but Liberty did a good job of getting the momentum back when we were ahead. We now have to move on and focus on a very important weekend at home to close out the regular season." -- Head coach Mariana Cobra
                                                                                                                                                    
Singles
1. Ashley Bongart (LIBERTYW) def. Rafaela Gomez (UNF) 7-6 (7-3), 6-4
2. Kalani Soli (LIBERTYW) def. Lucia Montano (UNF) 6-2, 6-0
3. Lara Soares (LIBERTYW) def. Ana Paula Melilo (UNF) 1-6, 6-3, 6-4
4. Valentina Mariotto (UNF) def. Maria Medina (LIBERTYW) 7-6 (7-3), 7-6 (7-5)
5. Constanza Gorches (UNF) def. Anna Dollar (LIBERTYW) 3-6, 6-2, 6-0
6. Grace Hashiguchi (LIBERTYW) def. Florencia Rossi (UNF) 6-4, 7-6 (7-3)

Doubles
1. Constanza Gorches/Rafaela Gomez (UNF) def. Maria Medina/Lara Soares (LIBERTYW) 6-3
2. Lucia Montano/Florencia Rossi (UNF) def. Kalani Soli/Grace Hashiguchi (LIBERTYW) 6-4
3. Ashley Bongart/Anna Dollar (LIBERTYW) vs. Ana Paula Melilo/Valentina Mariotto (UNF) 5-4, unfinished

Order of finish: Doubles (1,2); Singles (2,1,3,6,4,5)

Notes:

• This was the first meeting between UNF and Liberty.
• Gorches is now on a team-best nine-match win streak and stands at 7-1 in the No. 5 spot and 5-0 in league action.
• Montano and Rossi are now 8-1 in the No. 2 doubles spot.
• North Florida is now in a tie for first with Liberty in the ASUN standings.

Up Next:
The Ospreys now return home for their final two matches of the season beginning with Lipscomb on Thursday at 5 p.m.