Box Score AUBURN, Ala. - North Florida women's tennis earned its initial win of the 2025 spring season on Saturday when it defeated UAB, 4-3, in a neutral site match at Yarbrough Tennis Center in Auburn, Ala.
North Florida clinched the doubles points with wins at the top two positions from the pairs of junior
Laurie Barendse and redshirt junior
Anslee Long and freshman
Nicole Alfaro Solis and redshirt junior Isabel Oliveria. Bardense and Long first secured court two 6-1, while Alfaro Solis and Oliveira clinched the doubles point with a 7-6 win on court one.
The Ospreys took that momentum into singles action with wins on court three, five and six. North Florida's initial two wins in singles action came in straight sets. Freshman
Aryana Bartlett won court three, 6-3, 7-5, while Long claimed court five, 6-3, 7-6. UNF secured the match win when freshman
Gabby Goyins took court six, 6-2, 2-6, 6-2.
SINGLES
- Vanessa Mellynchuk (UAB) def. Laurie Barendse (UNF) 6-4, 6-2
- Kristyna Damaskova (UAB) def. Isabel Oliveira (UNF) 6-1, 6-4
- Aryana Bartlett (UNF) def. Klara Kajabova (UAB) 6-3, 7-5
- Mackenzie White (UAB) def. Nicole Alfaro (UNF) 6-4, 3-6, 6-1
- Anslee Long (UNF) def. Nera Tesankic (UAB) 6-3, 7-6
- Gabby Goyins (UNF) def. Enya Ratkic (UAB) 6-2, 2-6, 6-2
DOUBLES
- Nicole Alfaro/Isabel Oliveira (UNF) def. Klara Kajabova/Vanessa Mellynchuk (UAB) 7-6
- Laurie Barendse/Anslee Long (UNF) def. Nera Tesankic/Mackenzie White (UAB), 6-1
- Aryana Bartlett/Gabby Goyins (UNF) vs. Enya Ratkic/Kristyna Damaskova (UAB), unfinished
MATCH NOTES
- UNF (1-3), UAB (3-3)
- Order of finish: Doubles (2,1); Singles (4,2,3,1,6,5)
UP NEXT
North Florida returns home to host Kennesaw State and South Florida in a pair of weekend matches at UNF Tennis Complex. UNF will square off with Kennesaw State on Friday, Feb. 14, at 11 a.m., and South Florida on Sunday, Feb. 16, at 11 a.m.
