JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - North Florida women's tennis (5-6) lost to Furman (3-9) on Thursday afternoon at UNF Tennis Complex.
A strong start for the Ospreys gave them the edge they needed to gain the doubles point in sweeping fashion. With the help of
Kendall Nash and
Anslee Long's seventh doubles win of the season, the Ospreys were going into singles play with all the momentum.
With the Paladins slowly pulling away in singles play, claiming all but one set on all six courts in the first set, the Ospreys needed to regain their momentum from earlier in the match.
Amy Kaplan aided in regaining that momentum to tie the score back up, 2-2, with her win in straight sets.
Alisa Lyshko was on the verge of forcing a third set on court four taking the second set to a tiebreak, but fell short, 7-5, giving the Paladins the 4-2 win.
Jasmin Makela's match was left unfinished.
Next up for the Ospreys, they will begin conference play on Wednesday, Mar. 13, against Kennesaw State at 11 a.m., at the UNF Tennis Complex.
SINGLES
- Amy Kaplan (UNF) def. Sara Snyder (FUR) 6-2, 7-5
- Maeve Thornton (FUR) def. Sofia Snitko (UNF) 6-1, 6-1
- Ellie Schulson (FUR) def. Kendall Nash (UNF) 6-2, 7-5
- Grace Thomas (FUR) def. Alisa Lyshko (UNF) 6-3, 7-6 [7-5]
- Macy Hitchcock (FUR) def. Anslee Long (UNF) 6-1, 6-2
- Jasmin Makela (UNF) v. Marissa Pennings (FUR) 4-6, 1-4, unfinished
DOUBLES
- Alisa Lyshko/Amy Kaplan (UNF) def. Sara Snyder/Maeve Thornton (FUR) 6-3
- Kendall Nash/Anslee Long (UNF) def. Ellie Schulson/Macy Hitchcock (FUR) 6-2
- Sofia Snitko/Jasmin Makela (UNF) vs. Jess Dawson/Grace Thomas (FUR) 4-3, unfinished
MATCH NOTES
- UNF 5-6, FU 3-9
- Order of Finish: Doubles (2,1); Singles (5,2,1,3,4)
OSPREY NOTES
- The Ospreys drop to 1-3 against Furman all-time and 0-3 against them when playing at home.
- Ospreys win their eighth doubles point of the season.
- Nash and Long improve to 7-1 on the season in doubles play.
- UNF's next matchup will be their first conference matchup on the season where they hold a 25-match win streak over Kennesaw State.