
Preview: Women's Tennis Plays No. 25 Ole Miss in NCAA First Round
5/6/2021 10:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The North Florida women's tennis travels to Georgia Tech in Atlanta to play No.25 Ole Miss in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.Â
Against Our Opponent
This is the first meeting between the Ospreys and the Rebels of Ole Miss.Â
Last Time Out
The Ospreys (17-7, 6-0 ASUN) are coming off a 4-2 win against FGCU in the ASUN Championship. Â
Taking Inventory
No. 25 Ole Miss
Against Our Opponent
This is the first meeting between the Ospreys and the Rebels of Ole Miss.Â
Last Time Out
The Ospreys (17-7, 6-0 ASUN) are coming off a 4-2 win against FGCU in the ASUN Championship. Â
Taking Inventory
- North Florida swept the 2021 ASUN Postseason Awards: Lucia Montano - Player of the Year; Doubles Pair of the Year - Montano and Constanza Gorches; Annabelle Davis - Freshman of the Year; Catherine Gulihur - Scholar-Athlete of the Year; Catherine Dunagan - Coach of the Year
- The Ospreys earned their sixth-straight conference title and ninth in program history after defeating FGCU in the 2021 ASUN Championship.Â
- North Florida is 20-3 in the two slot in singles with Catherine Gulihur leading the way, 17-3.Â
- Davis, Gulihur and Montano finished the ASUN regular season 6-0 in singles.
- Freshman Davis is 10-1 in singles.Â
- Gorches and Montano are 15-6 in doubles, 5-0 in conference play.Â
- In 2020 North Florida went 10-1, with their only loss at No.24 Florida before the season was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- North Florida's roster features eight returners and two newcomers. Freshman Annabelle Davis joins the squad this year along with junior transfer Catherine Gulihur from Oklahoma State.Â
- Head coach Catherine Dunagan enters her second season as the head coach at UNF. Assistant coach Ana Roman enters her second year with the Ospreys as well.Â
No. 25 Ole Miss
- The Rebels (11-8, 7-6 SEC) fell to No. 26 Kentucky in the second round of the SEC Tournament.Â
- Ole Miss has three nationally ranked singles players: No. 29 Sabina Machalova (15-9), No. 88 Tiphanie Fiquet (14-8), No. 116 Tereza Janatova (11-4)Â
- The Rebels also have two nationally ranked doubles pairs: No. 35 Alexa Bortles and Anna Vrbenska (2-3) and No. 76 Alexa Bortles and Sabina Machalova (5-6)
- Tereza Janatova leads Ole Miss with 10-3 singles record and went 5-1 in SEC play
- Ole Miss is 12-4 in the two slot , 11-3 on court three , and 10-4 in the four slot in singles
Players Mentioned
Women's Tennis 2021 ASUN Title Win
Monday, April 26
Ospreys 2016-2017 Year-in-Review
Saturday, July 01
2017 Student-Athlete Banquet Highlights
Monday, April 24
2016-2017 UNF Student Athlete Awards Banquet - Highlight Tape
Friday, April 21


















