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First Serve - Women's Tennis Returns to the Road for Final Regular Season Matches

Ospreys Travel to Liberty and Bellarmine

4/13/2022 8:45:00 PM

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - UNF looks to build on last weekend's success with matches at Liberty and Bellarmine. The Ospreys closed out their regular season home slate with an 8-2 record.

UNF is 12-8 overall and 6-1 in the ASUN. The Ospreys have clinched a spot in the ASUN Championship, although seeding implications are in the balance with North Florida deadlocked at 6-1 with Stetson, Liberty and FGCU.
 
UNF at Liberty | Thursday, April 14 - 11 a.m.
Match 21    Lynchburg, Va.
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UNF at Bellarmine | Saturday, April 16 - 10:30 a.m.
Match 22 Louisville, Ky.
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Last Time Out
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -
North Florida women's tennis capped an impressive regular season home slate with a 4-3 win against Central Arkansas (12-9, 4-2 ASUN) for Senior Day Sunday, April 10 in the home finale. UNF (12-8, 6-1 ASUN) honored Ospreys Sean Lodzki and Summer Yardley following the match as North Florida improved to 6-1 in league play.

With the win, UNF finishes the year with an 8-2 record at home, while improving its winning streak to six games, a season-best mark.

Series History
Liberty:
UNF is taking on the Liberty Flames for the second time … the last time these two teams met was in 2019 … UNF lost that meeting, 3-4 … this is the second time the two teams will be meeting in Lynchburg, Va.
Bellarmine: This will be the first time that North Florida competes against ASUN newcomer Bellarmine.

Scouting Report
Liberty:
Liberty is 17-5 on the year and 6-1 in ASUN play … the Flames are 9-0 at home … Liberty carries an overall singles record of 132-83 and an overall doubles record of 65-43 … the Flames are on a five-match winning streak … head coach Jeff Maren is a two-time conference coach of the year, earning Big South Coach of the Year honor in 2016 and ASUN Coach of the Year recognition in 2019.
Bellarmine: Bellarmine is 1-20 overall and 0-7 in conference play … the Knights are 1-11 at home … Bellarmine is on a nine-match losing streak … head coach Brian Slack was hired for the women's tennis team prior to the 2021-2022 season.

News Updates
  • UNF is on a six-match winning streak.
  • Annabelle Davis is undefeated in singles and doubles in conference play.
  • The Ospreys finished their 2022 home season 8-2 . 
  • Kit Gulihur was named ASUN Women's Tennis Player of the Week Apr. 12.
  • Gulihur is ranked 36 in the latest ITA singles poll.
  • Gulihur and Melilo are ranked No. 29 in the latest ITA Doubles poll.
  • UNF is a season-best two games above .500.

What's in Store?
UNF womens tennis will be on the road to compete in the ASUN Championship following this weekend. 


 
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