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Nash clinched the match at the fifth slot.
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UAB UAB (9-7)
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Winner North Florida UNF (6-7)
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North Florida UNF
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Match Recap: Women's Tennis |

Women’s Tennis Cruises by UAB to Close Non-Conference Play

Nash Clinches the Match, Yardley Plays First Match at Top Singles Slot

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - North Florida women's tennis (6-7) received an all-round performance from the team as a number of Ospreys stepped up in UNF's 6-1 rout of UAB (9-7) in the non-conference finale Friday, March 18.
 
UNF 6, UAB 1
Friday, March 18 | UNF Tennis Complex | Jacksonville, Fla.

How it Happened
UNF bookended the doubles point with wins at the third and first court. Ana Paula Melilo and Annabelle Davis proved very tough at the third slot, finishing first before UAB evened it at court two. The freshman duo of Isabel Oliveira and Anslee Long rose to the occasion to clinch the point, 6-4.

UAB did tie it, 1-1, by winning at the sixth slot, but wins from Davis and Long at courts two and four respectively quickly put UNF back on top, 3-1. Both Ospreys won in straight sets as courts one, three and five all went to three frames.

Kendall Nash ended up being the clincher for UNF, winning 6-4 in the third set to give UNF its fourth point. Summer Yardley and Oliveira tacked on two more, with Yardley winning at the top slot, 6-2, and Oliveira digging deep to win 7-5 in the third-set tiebreaker.

Singles competition
1. Summer Yardley (UNF) def. Adela Wasserbauerova (UAB) 6-2, 6-7 (1-7), 6-2
2. Annabelle Davis (UNF) def. Sydney Clarke (UAB) 6-3, 6-4
3. Isabel Oliveira (UNF) def. Mackenzie White (UAB) 2-6, 6-2, 7-6 (7-5)
4. Anslee Long (UNF) def. Jana Hecking (UAB) 7-5, 6-2
5. Kendall Nash (UNF) def. Maggie White (UAB) 6-3, 5-7, 6-4
6. Vanessa Mellynchuk (UAB) def. Sean Lodzki (UNF) 6-4, 6-1

Doubles Competition
1. Isabel Oliveira/Anslee Long (UNF) def. Sydney Clarke/Maggie White (UAB) 6-4
2. Adela Wasserbauerova/Mackenzie White (UAB) def. Summer Yardley/Kendall Nash (UNF) 6-2
3. Ana Paula Melilo/Annabelle Davis (UNF) def. Vanessa Mellynchuk/Enya Ratkic (UAB) 6-3

Match Notes
UAB 9-7
North Florida 6-7
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (6,2,4,5,1,3)
Official: Kendyl Jennings T-3:30 A-85

Other Notes
  • This was the final non-conference match of the regular season.
  • UNF has faced a Conference USA foe in consecutive matches.
  • This was Summer Yardley's first match at the top slot.
  • It was Anslee Long and Isabel Oliveira's first doubles match at the top slot.

Up Next
UNF goes to DeLand Sunday to open ASUN play at Stetson.
 
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