First Serve - North Florida Plays at USF Friday - University of North Florida Athletics

Friday, February 4

Tampa, Fla.

1:30 p.m.

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First Serve - North Florida Plays at USF Friday

2/3/2022 12:00:00 PM | Women's Tennis

Ospreys Play Fourth-Straight Road Match

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - North Florida women's tennis is on the road again to take on USF in Tampa Friday, Feb. 4.

UNF vs. USF - Feb. 4, 1:30 p.m.
Match 4	Tampa, Fla. USF Varsity Courts
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Series History

UNF and USF meet for the 14th time in series history.
This will be the ninth meeting in USF territory.
North Florida and USF last met Feb. 21, 2021 in Tampa.
USF leads the all-time series, 10-3.
Kendall Nash, Ana Paula Melilo, Kit Gulihur and Summer Yardley all competed in the last meeting with USF, four members of the current UNF women's tennis squad.

Scouting Report

USF's roster features eight student-athletes, including five upperclassmen.
Cristina Moros heads the USF women's tennis program, followed by assistant coach Ariel Gaitan.
Moros took over the USF women's tennis program in May 2015. Since Moros, the Bulls have posted a winning record in three out of four seasons.
USF went 8-15 last season and went to the second round of the American Athletic Conference Championship.
Grace Schumacher was the only Bull to pick up a win in their postseason loss. She defeated #99 Evgeniya Levashova at court two in 2021.
USF is 1-3 for the start of the spring 2022 season.

News Updates

Kit Gulihur has received Jan. 25 ASUN Women's Tennis Player of the Week honors.
Gulihur is ranked No. 32 in the ITA singles rankings and No. 9 in doubles with Ana Paula Melilo.
Summer Yardley picked up her first Power 5 win against Iowa at the Indoor ITA. Kickoff in Athens, GA.
Annabelle Davis earned her third Power 5 win this year against Iowa at the Indoor ITA.
Kit Gulihur and Isabel Oliveira were tied 4-4 in doubles against No. 3 Georgia. It was left unfinished.

What's in Store?

UNF plays 10 home matches this spring.
The Ospreys are on the road again Feb. 8 to play FSU and FAMU in Tallahassee.
North Florida competes against six different conferences during the season, going against teams from the SEC, ACC, Sun Belt, C-USA, AAC and ASUN.
North Florida doesn't play its home opener until February 12.
The Ospreys will face SEC schools FSU, Auburn and Missouri.