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Valentina Mariotto returns the ball from the outer court
Mariotto clinched the match with a 7-6 (9-7), 6-2 win at four singles.
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Winner North Florida UNF (5-0)
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South Alabama USA (4-3)
Winner
North Florida UNF
(5-0)
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Final
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South Alabama USA
(4-3)

Match Recap: Women's Tennis |

Women’s Tennis Tops South Alabama, Extends Winning Streak

UNF Outlasts Doubles Defeat, 45-Minute Rain Delay

MOBILE, Ala. - A deficit after doubles and a 45-minute weather delay couldn't keep UNF women's tennis down Saturday as the Ospreys stormed back to defeat South Alabama (4-3), 5-2, Saturday, Feb. 8. 

The Ospreys are 5-0 for the first time since 2009-10, a year in which UNF went 20-3. 

South Alabama took doubles with wins at slots two and three. But, that's when the tide turned as UNF transitioned out of a rain delay to take a 3-1 lead on three consecutive singles points.

Lucia Montano improved to 4-1 in singles play with a 6-3, 6-1, defeat of Cami Moreno. Ana Paula gave UNF the lead for good with a 6-1, 6-4, victory at the second slot just before Kendall Nash overturned Milka Pasanen, 7-5, 6-2. 

The Jags got one back at three singles, although Valentina Mariotto used a gritty 9-7 tiebreak win in set one to top Yurie Takanishi in straight sets at slot four, clinching the match. Sean Lodzki supplied one more win at position six, a 7-6 (8-6), 6-4, victory against Diana Monsalve. 

UNF completes a three-match road stretch at Florida Friday, Feb. 14.

Notes
  • UNF is 3-7 all-time against South Alabama.
  • South Alabama defeated UNF, 4-3, a year ago.
  • North Florida is 2-4 against the Jaguars in series history. 
  • The Ospreys are 2-0 on the road in 2020.
  • Head coach Catherine Dunagan is 5-0 to start her UNF career.
 
UNF 5, South Alabama 2
Feb. 8, 2020 | Bruce David Lubel Memorial Tennis Courts | Mobile, Ala.
 
Singles Competition
1. Lucia Montano (UNF) def. Moreno, Cami (USA) 6-3, 6-1
2. Ana Paula Melilo (UNF) def. Fujioka, Yu (USA) 6-1, 6-4
3. Kohoutova, Nikola (USA) def. Constanza Gorches (UNF) 6-2, 7-5 
4. Valentina Mariotto (UNF) def. Takanishi, Yurie (USA) 7-6 (9-7), 6-2 
5. Kendall Nash (UNF) def. Pasanen, Milka (USA) 7-5, 6-2
6. Sean Lodzki (UNF) def. Monsalve, Diana (USA) 7-6 (8-6), 6-4 
                
Doubles Competition
1. Kohoutova, Nikola/Fujioka, Yu (USA) vs. Lucia Montano/Ana Paula Melilo (UNF) 3-5, unfinished 
2. Takanishi, Yurie/Pasanen, Milka (USA) def. Constanza Gorches/Kendall Nash (UNF) 6-2
3. Moreno, Cami/Soto, Leslie (USA) def. Valentina Mariotto/Summer Yardley (UNF) 6-1 
                
Match Notes
North Florida 5-0
South Alabama 4-3
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2); Singles (1,2,5,3,4,6) 
                
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