JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - UNF women's tennis will begin its 2023 season in Boca Raton to play the Florida Atlantic Owls on Friday, January 20, and the Kansas State Wildcats on Saturday, January 21.
GAME DETAILS
Date: Friday, Jan. 20 and Saturday, Jan. 21
Time: 1 p.m. Friday, 11 a.m. Saturday
Location: Kimberly V. Strauss Tennis Center; Boca Raton, Fla.
Opponent: FAU, KSU
About the Opponent - Florida Atlantic
- This will be the eighth matchup between FAU and UNF; record is tied 4-4
- The Owls last played the Ospreys February 26, 2022 and won 5-2
- FAU went 13-11 in the 2021-22 season
- Five out of the eight players on the Owls roster are returners
- Head Coach Ricardo Gonzalez enters his first year overseeing women's program; enters his ninth season as head coach for the men's program
About the Opponent - Kansas State
- This will be the first ever matchup between Kansas State and North Florida
- The Wildcats went 10-13 in the 2021-22 season
- Made it to the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Championship in the 2021-22 season
- Three out of six players on the Wildcats roster are returners
- Head Coach Jordan Smith enters his fifth season as head coach for Kansas State
North Florida Notes
- The Ospreys are ranked first in the 2023 ASUN Conference Women's Tennis Preseason Coaches Poll
- The team consists of six returners and two newcomers
- Graduate Student Kit Gulihur enters 2023 preseason ranked 107th in the ITA rankings; became the first NCAA Singles Championships selection in UNF's Division I history in 2022
- Head Coach Catherine Dunagan enters 2023 with a 43-18 record in her fourth season at North Florida; reigned 2021 ASUN Tournament Champions and 2021 ASUN Coach of the Year
- UNF went 15-9, 8-1 in the ASUN conference last season; made the ASUN Semifinals
