JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - UNF women's tennis begins the NCAA Tournament in Gainesville Friday against the No. 16 and host Florida Gators in the first round of the NCAA Tourney. The winner advances to the second round for a meeting with the winner of Georgia Tech and UCF.

UNF plays in its 10th NCAA Tournament since 2010 and aims to advance to the second round for the second time in North Florida Division I history. North Florida's last appearance came in 2021 when the Ospreys took down No. 25 Ole Miss in the Georgia Tech Regional.

GAME DETAILS
Date: Friday, May 5
Time: 2 p.m.
Location: Gainesville, Fla.
Opponent: No. 16 Florida
Watch: PlaySight
Live Stats: statbroadcast.com

All-Time Series vs. UF: UF leads, 3-0

• North Florida and Florida are meeting for the fourth time
• The last time the two teams met was Jan. 23, 2022 in Gainesville
• UNF has taken a point against the Gators in each meeting

Last Time Out
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – For the second time in three years and for the tenth time since 2010, UNF women's tennis (18-6, 7-1 ASUN) won the ASUN Championship title after defeating Stetson (18-8, 6-2 ASUN) Saturday afternoon.

Last Time vs. UF
GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Reigning 2021 ASUN Tournament MVP Kit Gulihur continued her success on the court with a top singles slot victory at No. 20 Florida (1-0), but the Ospreys (0-1) dropped the spring season opener, 6-1, in Gainesville on a brisk Sunday afternoon.

UNF Notes

• UNF is coming off its 10th ASUN Tournament Championship and seventh in the last eight years
• The Ospreys nearly swept the ASUN Postseason Superlative awards. UNF took all but one as Kit Gulihur was named ASUN Player of the Year, Tournament MVP, Scholar-Athlete of the Year and Doubles Pair of the Year with Ana Paula Melilo. Head coach Catherine Dunagan also earned her second ASUN Coach of the Year honor.
• UNF's last match against an SEC team in the NCAA Tournament resulted in a win as North Florida knocked off Ole Miss.
• North Florida has won 10-straight matches, going 8-4 in road matches this year
• Kit Gulihur will also represent UNF in the NCAA Singles Championships 
• The Ospreys are ranked No. 75 in the latest ITA Team Poll

Scouting UF

• The Gators enter ranked No. 16 in the nation
• UF was bounced by a very tough Texas A&M team in the SEC Semifinals
• The Gators went 21-7 last year, advancing out of its own regional by defeating South Alabama and Florida State before falling to No. 1 UNC Chapel Hill
• Florida has a bevy of representatives in the singles and doubles championships. Carly Briggs and Sara Dahlstrom make their singles championship debuts, while Alicia Dudeney and Bente Spee earned a spot in the doubles bracket.
• Florida is hosting a regional for the 22nd time
• UF had four All-SEC picks, paced by Dahlstrom's first team laurels
• This is Florida's 35th-straight appearance in the NCAA Championship
• Florida most recently won the national title in 2017

Also in the Field:
Georgia Tech: 15-9 and 7-6 in ACC … dropped its ACC Semifinals match against No. 5 NC State
UCF: 11-11 … dropped the AAC Championship finals against SMU.