
First Serve - Women’s Tennis Takes on Challenging Charlotte Squad
3/4/2022 12:00:00 PM | Women's Tennis
Ospreys and 49ers Meet Saturday at 11 a.m. in Charlotte, N.C.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - North Florida women's tennis is away this weekend as it takes on a road challenge at #40 UNC Charlotte Saturday, March 5.
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Last Time Out
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - After adapting to a date and time change for a match originally scheduled for Monday, Feb. 28, North Florida women's tennis (5-6) centered its sights on Missouri and outshone the Tigers (5-8) under the lights in a 4-1 win against Mizzou Sunday, Feb. 27.
The UNF youth came through in the program's sixth-ever win against a Power Five team, with freshman Isabel Oliveira and Anslee Long combining to earn three of UNF's four points.
Series History
UNF and UNCC have only met once, with the Ospreys defeating Charlotte over a decade ago in a 6-1 win March 6, 2011 in Jacksonville.
Scouting Report
UNC Charlotte is 9-2 so far this season with a 4-1 home record … the 49ers are rolling, having won seven-straight matches … UNCC has defeated Liberty, Coastal Carolina, William & May, Virginia Tech, Dartmouth, Boston College and Oregon during that stretch … Charlotte's lone losses this season have come against North Carolina and Tennessee … UNCC is off to its best start in a decade.
News Updates
What's in Store?
The Ospreys have a 14-day break till they resume play at home against UAB on Mar. 18.
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| UNF vs. UNC CHARLOTTE | SATURDAY, MARCH 5 AT 11 A.M. | |
| Match 12Â Â Â Â | Halton-Wagner Tennis Complex | Charlotte, N.C. |
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Last Time Out
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - After adapting to a date and time change for a match originally scheduled for Monday, Feb. 28, North Florida women's tennis (5-6) centered its sights on Missouri and outshone the Tigers (5-8) under the lights in a 4-1 win against Mizzou Sunday, Feb. 27.
The UNF youth came through in the program's sixth-ever win against a Power Five team, with freshman Isabel Oliveira and Anslee Long combining to earn three of UNF's four points.
Series History
UNF and UNCC have only met once, with the Ospreys defeating Charlotte over a decade ago in a 6-1 win March 6, 2011 in Jacksonville.
Scouting Report
UNC Charlotte is 9-2 so far this season with a 4-1 home record … the 49ers are rolling, having won seven-straight matches … UNCC has defeated Liberty, Coastal Carolina, William & May, Virginia Tech, Dartmouth, Boston College and Oregon during that stretch … Charlotte's lone losses this season have come against North Carolina and Tennessee … UNCC is off to its best start in a decade.
News Updates
- UNF defeated an SEC school for the second time in history moving the Ospreys to 5-6 on the year after it downed Missouri, 4-1, Sunday.
- Kit Gulihur is ranked No. 66 in the ITA Singles ranking.Â
- Ana Paula Melilo and Gulihur come in ranked No. 13 in doubles.
- Anslee Long, Annabelle Davis and Isabel Oliveira all picked up singles wins against Mizzou.Â
What's in Store?
The Ospreys have a 14-day break till they resume play at home against UAB on Mar. 18.
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