Friday, April 15, 2011

DeLAND, Fla. – Defending Atlantic Sun Conference women's tennis tournament champion UNF set up a re-match of the 2010 tournament final as the third-seeded Ospreys upended second-seeded Campbell 4-0 in the semifinals Friday at Stetson’s Mandy Stoll Tennis Center. Melanie Aguirre and Simona Weymar won singles and doubles matches.

UNF put on a powerful display in closing out the Camels quickly and efficiently in both singles and doubles. Weymar and Aline Berkenbrock beat Lisa Sutton and Dominek Wallaart 8-4 at No. 1 doubles to begin the competition; Aguirre and Danielle Day soon followed with an 8-6 win on Court 2 against Karolina Chernaya and Borislava Nikolova to give the Ospreys a 1-0 lead in the match.

Aguirre, Victoria Krook and Weymar dispatched, respectively, Nikolova, Heather Robinson and Anais Gomar by a combined games score of 36-7 through the middle of the singles lineup, ending the match in UNF’s favor 4-0. The Ospreys, who had to defeat sixth-seeded Jacksonville in yesterday’s quarterfinals to advance to the semifinals, become the first team seeded third or lower to make the A-Sun finals in women's tennis since 2005, when fourth seed FAU defeated No. 3 Stetson in the championship match.

UNF and regular-season champion ETSU meet in the A-Sun tournament final for the second year in a row at 10 a.m. Saturday at Mandy Stoll Tennis Center; the Ospreys claimed a 4-1 win over the Lady Bucs in last season’s title match at the same site. The winner will receive the A-Sun’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

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The Atlantic Sun Conference is an 11-member league committed to Building Winners for Life. The A-Sun stands for achievement with integrity in both the academic and athletic arenas, with a focus on the balance between the two for our student-athletes. Headquartered in Macon, Ga., the A-Sun boasts five of the top eight media markets in the Southeast. The A-Sun includes a blend of the most prestigious and dynamic private and public institutions in the region: Belmont University, Campbell University, East Tennessee State University, Florida Gulf Coast University, Jacksonville University, Kennesaw State University, Lipscomb University, Mercer University, University of North Florida, University of South Carolina Upstate and Stetson University.