Women's Tennis Keeps Home ASUN-Winning Streak Alive

Friday, March 25

Jacksonville, Fla.

11 a.m.

University of North Florida

Kennesaw State

Anslee Long clinched the match at the fifth slot.

Photo by: Brock Borgeson

3/25/2022 3:31:00 PM | Women's Tennis

Box Score

Women’s Tennis Wins Seventh-Straight Home ASUN Regular Season Match

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - North Florida women's tennis (7-8, 1-1 ASUN) got in the conference win column with a strong showing against Kennesaw State (11-3, 1-2 ASUN) Friday, March 25. UNF took doubles and cruised through singles, winning 6-1 to pick up the program's seventh-straight regular season ASUN home match.

UNF 6, KSU 1
Friday, March 25 | UNF Tennis Complex | Jacksonville, Fla.

How it Happened
Slots one and two took care of business quickly, taking the doubles point. No. 15 Kit Gulihur and Ana Paula Melilo won 6-3 before Isabel Oliveira and Anslee Long clinched with a 6-4 win.

UNF used three straight-sets wins at slots one, three and five respectively to clinch the match 4-0. Gulihur won, 6-2, 6-3, Davis won minutes later at 6-0, 6-3 and Long grinded out a 7-5, 6-3 match to clinch things.

All of the east-end courts were finished, with courts two, four and six remaining. KSU's Taylor Dean earned the Owls only point of the afternoon, winning 2-6, 6-4 and 6-3. Oliveira and Nash added to the total score and their personal win column with a pair of three-set wins.

Singles competition
1. #38 Kit Gulihur (UNF) def. Kat Muzik (KSUW) 6-2, 6-3
2. Taylor Dean (KSUW) def. Summer Yardley (UNF) 2-6, 6-4, 6-3
3. Annabelle Davis (UNF) def. Ji Youn Lee (KSUW) 6-0, 6-3
4. Isabel Oliveira (UNF) def. Valentina Taddia (KSUW) 6-2, 2-6, 6-4
5. Anslee Long (UNF) def. Sophia Unger (KSUW) 7-5, 6-3
6. Kendall Nash (UNF) def. Soomin Kim (KSUW) 6-3, 5-7, 1-0 (11-9)

Doubles Competition
1. #15 Kit Gulihur/Ana Paula Melilo (UNF) def. Kat Muzik/Taylor Dean (KSUW) 6-3
2. Isabel Oliveira/Anslee Long (UNF) def. Ji Youn Lee/Valentina Taddia (KSUW) 6-4
3. Summer Yardley/Annabelle Davis (UNF) vs. Sofia Pinedo/Sophia Unger (KSUW) 4-3, unfinished

Match Notes
Kennesaw State 11-3, 1-2 ASUN
North Florida 7-8, 1-1 ASUN
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2); Singles (1,3,5,2,6,4)
Official: Kendyl Jennings T-3:22 A-85

Other Notes

UNF has won seven-straight home ASUN regular season matches.
UNF is 5-2 at home.
Gulihur improves to 9-2 in dual singles and is on a six-match singles winning streak.
The Ospreys are 26-1 against KSU.

Up Next
UNF finishes the weekend against FGCU Sunday.