JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The Ospreys face sixth-seeded Kennesaw State in the first round of the ASUN Tournament at 9 a.m. Friday, April 22, down in Fort Myers, Fla. The ASUN Women's Tennis Championship will consist of six teams, with the top two seeds earning byes. The tournament follows a single elimination format.

UNF won a share of the ASUN Regular Season Championship and will enter as the third seed after Stetson and FGCU possessed higher ITA rankings at the end of the regular season.

Last Time Out
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - North Florida women's tennis didn't waste any time with ASUN newcomer Bellarmine as the Ospreys (14-8, 8-1 ASUN) swept the Knights (1-22, 0-9 ASUN) to finish the regular season on an eight-match winning streak and lock up a share of the 2022 ASUN Regular Season Championship.

North Florida is 14-8 and 8-1 in conference play, earning a share of the regular season crown with Stetson (8-1) and FGCU (8-1). Seeding for the top three positions will be predicated on Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) ranking.

UNF's lone loss came to Stetson, while FGCU dropped a match to the Ospreys and Stetson was tripped up by FGCU.

Series History
Kennesaw State : UNF is taking on Kennesaw State for the 26th time … the last time these two teams met was during conference play in March, 2022 … UNF won that meeting, 6-1 … Taylor Dean was the only Owl to secure a win … this is the second time during the season that these two teams will be meeting. 

Scouting Report
Kennesaw State: Kennesaw State is 14-6 on the year and 4-5 in ASUN play … the Owls are 10-5 away … Kennesaw State has an overall singles record of 69-42 and an overall doubles record of 29-16 … the Owls are coming off of a hard loss against Central Arkansas April 16, 2022, 2-5 … head coach Matt Emery is the head coach for both men's and women's tennis. 

News Updates

• UNF is on an eight-match winning streak.
• Annabelle Davis is undefeated in singles and doubles in conference play.
• Davis is on a ten-match winning streak
• The Ospreys are 8-1 in conference play . 
• Kit Gulihur was named ASUN Women's Tennis Player of the Week Apr. 12 and 19.
• Gulihur is ranked 45 in the latest ITA singles poll.
• Gulihur and Melilo are ranked No. 30 in the latest ITA Doubles poll.
• The tournament field features North Florida, Stetson, FGCU, Kennesaw State, Central Arkansas and Liberty.

What's in Store?
UNF Women's Tennis looks to win the first round of the ASUN Tournament in order to advance to the second round to face Stetson April, 23. at 9 a.m at FGCU. The finals are set for Sunday, April 24 at 10 a.m.