Women’s Tennis Sweeps Kennesaw State in Quarterfinals

Friday, April 22

Fort Myers, Fla.

9 a.m.

University of North Florida

Kennesaw State

UNF women's tennis team photo in the huddle

UNF has won nine-straight matches heading into the semifinals.

4/22/2022 2:52:00 PM | Women's Tennis

Box Score

Ospreys Win Every Singles Set Played

FORT MYERS, Fla. - North Florida women's tennis (15-8) took care of business in the ASUN Championship Quarterfinals, sweeping Kennesaw State while taking every singles set played in a 4-0 rout of the Owls (14-9).

North Florida has advanced to the semifinals every season in which it has played in the ASUN Championship. With the win, North Florida has won nine-straight matches, pitting the Ospreys against second-seeded Stetson in the ASUN Championship Semifinals Saturday, April 23.

UNF 4, KSU 0
Friday, April 22 | FGCU Tennis Complex | Fort Myers, Fla.

How it Happened
A day after being selected as ASUN Doubles Pair of the Year, Kit Gulihur and Ana Paula Melilo came through with a 6-1 win at the first slot. KSU evened things up with a 6-3 win at the second pair, but Annabelle Davis and Summer Yardley clinched it thanks to a 6-3 victory.

Singles started as doubles finished for the Ospreys, with UNF taking every single opening singles set. Davis won in straight-sets as did Gulihur, setting up a match-clinching win by Kendall Nash at the sixth position.

Singles Competition
1. Kit Gulihur (UNF) def. Kat Muzik (KSUW) 6-4, 6-2
2. Summer Yardley (UNF) vs. Taylor Dean (KSUW) 7-5, 4-2, unfinished
3. Annabelle Davis (UNF) def. Ji Youn Lee (KSUW) 6-3, 6-1
4. Isabel Oliveira (UNF) vs. Valentina Taddia (KSUW) 7-6 (7-5), 0-5, unfinished
5. Anslee Long (UNF) vs. Sophia Unger (KSUW) 6-3, 5-5, unfinished
6. Kendall Nash (UNF) def. Amulika Gottiparthy (KSUW) 6-4, 6-2

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

Match Notes
Kennesaw State 14-7
North Florida 14-9
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (3,1,6)

Other Notes

UNF improves to 15-8 on the season, giving the Ospreys nine-straight wins.
North Florida has reached the 15-win milestone every season since 2015-16.
UNF hasn't missed the semifinals every season in which the Ospreys have been in the tournament.
The last time the tournament was held in Fort Myers, North Florida won the title. That was in 2018.

Up Next
UNF advances to the semifinals to take on second-seeded Stetson at 9 a.m. tomorrow in Fort Myers.