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Makela clinched the win for the Ospreys Thursday afternoon - her third clinch this season.
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Eastern Kentucky EKU (5-17, 1-6 ASUN)
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Winner North Florida UNF (14-6, 6-1 ASUN)
Eastern Kentucky EKU
(5-17, 1-6 ASUN)
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Final
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North Florida UNF
(14-6, 6-1 ASUN)
Winner

Match Recap: Women's Tennis |

Women’s Tennis Earns Sixth-Consecutive Conference Win

Ospreys Defeat Eastern Kentucky, 6-1

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - UNF women's tennis (14-6, 6-1 ASUN) secured another conference win after beating Eastern Kentucky (5-17, 1-6 ASUN) in a 6-1 victory Thursday morning. The Ospreys have won six consecutive matches in conference play and are in position to secure a share of the regular season title with a win tomorrow.

UNF picked up where it left off from last weekend by dominating in doubles. Kit Gulihur and Ana Paula Melilo secured a 6-1 victory in the top slot. Shortly after, Kendall Nash and Isabel Oliveira clinched the doubles point for the Ospreys in a 6-2 win. The final court was left unfinished. 

The Ospreys wasted no time in singles as Gulihur secured a 6-0, 6-1 win in the top slot. Oliveira dominated at the third court with a 6-0, 6-0 victory to give UNF a 3-0 lead over the Colonels. Jasmin Makela clinched the win for the Ospreys by defeating her opponent 6-1, 6-0. Not long after, Nash earned the fifth point for UNF in a 6-1, 6-3 win. Davis secured a victory in two sets to give the Ospreys a 6-0 lead. Although Melilo fell in a ten-point tiebreaker, the Ospreys secured the 6-1 win to stay at the top of the ASUN standings. 

The Ospreys face Bellarmine tomorrow, April 7 at 2 p.m. at the UNF Tennis Complex in the regular season finale, honoring three seniors post-match. 

Singles competition
1. #103 Kit Gulihur (UNF) def. Masha Fedenko (EKU) 6-0, 6-1
2. Annabelle Davis (UNF) def. Sasha Parkhomenko (EKU) 6-1, 7-5
3. Isabel Oliveira (UNF) def. Elena Tairian (EKU) 6-0, 6-0
4. Emmeline Polevoi (EKU) def. Ana Paula Melilo (UNF) 6-4, 1-6, 1-0 (12-10) 
5. Kendall Nash (UNF) def. Daniela Hernandez (EKU) 6-1, 6-3
6. Jasmin Makela (UNF) def. Mariia Triska (EKU) 6-1, 6-0

Doubles competition
1. #85 Kit Gulihur/Ana Paula Melilo (UNF) def. Masha Fedenko/Daniela Hernandez (EKU) 6-1
2. Kendall Nash/Isabel Oliveira (UNF) def. Sasha Parkhomenko/Emmeline Polevoi (EKU) 6-2 
3. Jasmin Makela/Annabelle Davis (UNF) vs. Elena Tairian/Mariia Triska (EKU) 4-2, unfinished

Match Notes:
Eastern Kentucky 5-17, 1-6 ASUN
North Florida 14-6, 6-1 ASUN
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2); Singles (1,3,6,5,2,4)

Osprey Notes: 
  • Ospreys are on a six-match winning streak, all of which are conference wins
  • UNF is now 6-0 in all-time matchups against EKU 
  • The last match in 2012 resulted in the same score (6-1 UNF victory) 
  • This is Makela's third time clinching this season, first two were against Georgia Southern and Presbyterian 
  • One match remains on the regular season schedule before ASUN Conference Tournament begins, hosted at the UNF Tennis Complex
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