FAU Takes UNF Match, 5-2

Saturday, February 26

Jacksonville, FL

3 p.m.

Florida Atlantic

North Florida

Photo by: ©JC Ridley/Florida Atlantic

2/26/2022 8:29:00 PM | Women's Tennis

Box Score

BOCA RATON, Fla. – Florida Atlantic University women's tennis (4-6) downed host University of North Florida (4-6) 5-2, on Saturday afternoon. The win is the second consecutive win over the Osprey in as many years and evens the all-time record between the two at 4-4.

The match lasted nearly three hours and saw host UNF earn the doubles point. Down 1-0, the individuals went to work in their matches.

FAU freshman Millie-Mae Matthews captured court six 6-2, 6-2 to even the score. Fellow freshmen Lexi Silna and Amber McGinnis followed, also in straight sets to put the Owls up 3-1. Then, junior Katerina Filip won 6-4, 6-1 to clinch the match for the Owls. UNF closed out the day with a win on court one moments before FAU's Greta Schieroni captured court three 6-4, 6-2 for the matches' 5-2 final.

Quotable

"I'm extremely proud of the way the team competed today," said Ricardo Gonzalez, FAU's director of tennis. "We have been working a lot on our team culture and today was a big step in the right direction. We played together as one unit. We played for each other, and we played with a lot of fight and will to win. I am pleased with our performance today. Tomorrow, we have another tough challenge so we will quickly shift our focus and be ready for another battle."

The Results

at Jacksonville, Fla.
(UNF Tennis Complex)
Florida Atlantic W-Tennis 5, North Florida 2

Singles competition
1. Kit Gulihur (UNF) def. Kudelova, Martina (FAU-W) 6-2, 1-6, 7-5
2. Filip, Katerina (FAU-W) def. Summer Yardley (UNF) 6-4, 6-1
3. Silna, Lexi (FAU-W) def. Annabelle Davis (UNF) 6-4, 6-2
4. Schieroni, Greta (FAU-W) def. Isabel Oliveira (UNF) 6-4, 5-7, 1-0 (10-8)
5. McGinnis, Amber (FAU-W) def. Anslee Long (UNF) 7-5, 6-1
6. Matthews, Millie-Mae (FAU-W) def. Sean Lodzki (UNF) 6-2, 6-2

Doubles competition
1. Kit Gulihur/Ana Paula Melilo (UNF) def. McGinnis, Amber/Kudelova, Martina (FAU-W) 6-1
2. Isabel Oliveira/Anslee Long (UNF) vs. Filip, Katerina/Silna, Lexi (FAU-W) 4-4, unfinished
3. Summer Yardley/Kendall Nash (UNF) def. Matthews, Millie-Mae/Schieroni, Greta (FAU-W) 6-3

Match Notes:
Florida Atlantic W-Tennis 4-6
North Florida 4-6
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3); Singles (6,3,5,2,1,4)
T-2:57 A-65

Next Up

The Owls close out their long season-opening road swing, 10 of the first 11 matches, with a neutral site contest versus Missouri. The match will be played at UNF and will begin at 3 p.m.

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