JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - North Florida women's tennis swept Bellarmine, 7-0, in its ASUN opener early Tuesday afternoon at UNF Tennis Complex.
The Ospreys had an early start off on the right foot with
Isabel Oliveira and
Nicole Alfaro Solis taking down their top-flight pair.
Laurie Barendse joined
Alisa Lyshko, as the sophomore made her first appearance since Jan. 24 against Furman, to notch a 6-2 win to clinch the doubles point.
Barendse continued her dominance with a clean 6-0, 6-2 sweep over Bellarmine on court one to grow the Ospreys' lead to 2-0.
Aryana Bartlett and
Alisa Lyshko were right behind the junior on courts three and six to deliver UNF the win.
North Florida continued to play the match through with another set of sweeps from
Gabby Goyins and
Jasmin Makela.
Isabel Oliveira went to a three-set tiebreaker after dropping the first set, but pulled out the 10-8 tiebreaker win to close out a successful conference opener.
SINGLES
- Laurie Barendse (UNF) def. Ekaterina Tikhonko (BELL) 6-0, 6-2
- Isabel Oliveira (UNF) def. Marika Caruk (BELL) 4-6, 6-3, 1-0 (10-8)
- Aryana Bartlett (UNF) def. Vendula Kryslova (BELL) 6-1, 6-1
- Gabby Goyins (UNF) def. Nikola Kollaritsch (BELL) 6-3, 7-6 (7-5)
- Jasmin Makela (UNF) def. Reese Parker (BELL) 6-1, 6-3
- Alisa Lyshko (UNF) def. Lillie Willis (BELL) 6-3, 7-5
DOUBLES
- Isabel Oliveira/Nicole Alfaro Solis (UNF) def. Ekaterina Tikhonko/Yeva Kramarova (BELL) 6-3
- Laurie Barendse/Alisa Lyshko (UNF) def. Vendula Kryslova/Reese Parker (BELL) 6-2
- Aryana Bartlett/Gabby Goyins (UNF) vs. Marika Caruk/Nikola Kollaritsch (BELL) 4-3, unfinished
MATCH NOTES
- North Florida (4-5, 1-0 ASUN), Bellarmine (2-11, 0-1 ASUN)
- Order Of Finish: Doubles (1,2), Singles (1,3,6,5,2,4)
UP NEXT
North Florida will take a week to prepare for its next match back in non-conference play against Presbyterian on Tuesday, Mar. 11, set for 11 a.m., at UNF Tennis Complex.