CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. - North Florida women's tennis (10-9) secured its second victory of the weekend in a 4-3 thriller against Austin Peay (10-7) on Sunday afternoon.
The Ospreys continued where they left off against Bellarmine and dominated in doubles play after taking the early lead. In a back-and-forth battle in singles play,
Amy Kaplan came in clutch to give UNF the 4-3 win over the Governors.
Doubles play started off hot for the Ospreys with a pair of early leads. Not long after
Amy Kaplan and
Alisa Lyshko claimed court one,
Sofia Snitko and
Jasmin Makela took court three to give the Ospreys the 1-0 team lead over the Governors.
It was a tightly knit contest during singles play, as every court would be needed to decide a winner. With the help of Lyshko and Anlsee Long, the score was tied at 3-3 to set up Kaplan for the final court win it for the Ospreys in the 4-3 victory.
Next up for the Ospreys, they will head back home to take on Eastern Kentucky on Friday, Apr. 12, at 10 a.m., at the UNF Tennis Complex.
SINGLES
- Amy Kaplan (UNF) def. Jana Leder (APSU) 6-4, 6-3
- Denise Torrealba (APSU) def. Sofia Snitko (UNF) 6-1, 6-1
- Sophia Baranov (APSU) def. Kendall Nash (UNF) 2-6, 4-6
- Anslee Long (UNF) def. Asia Fontana (APSU) 6-4, 6-4
- Alisa Lyshko (UNF) def. Luca Bohlen (APSU) 6-2, 6-0
- Pauline Bruns (APSU) def. Jasmin Makela (UNF) 6-3, 6-2
DOUBLES
- Amy Kaplan/Alisa Lyshko (UNF) def. Denise Torrealba/Sophia Baranov (ASPU) 6-2
- Anslee Long/Kendall Nash (UNF) vs. Jana Leder/Luca Bohlen (ASPU) 5-4, unfinished
- Sofia Snitko/Jasmin Makela (UNF) def. Yu-Hua Cheng/Asia Fontana (ASPU) 6-2
MATCH NOTES
- UNF 10-9, ASPU 10-7
- Order of Finish: Doubles (1,3); Singles (5,2,6,3,4,1)
OSPREY NOTES
- The Ospreys move to 10-9 on the season and 5-3 in conference play.
- Alisa Lyshko improves to 7-1 in singles conference play.
- UNF improves to 2-0 all-time against the Governors, ending their four-match win streak.
- Ospreys end the weekend 2-0 heading back home to take on Eastern Kentucky on Friday, Apr. 12.
