Box Score Jacksonville, Fla. – After cruising to a quick victory to earn the doubles point on Thursday afternoon, the Stetson women's tennis team was unable to continue its success in singles play, falling to North Florida 5-2 at the UNF Tennis Complex.
 
The Hatters are now 6-7 overall with the loss and fall to 1-3 in ASUN play. UNF improved to 11-7 overall and a perfect 4-0 in league play.
 
Stetson's Brook Milner and Katie Kubicz took a decisive 6-2 win at the No. 2 position and were followed shortly by the tandem of Noa Cohen and Anais Gabriel at No. 3 with a 6-4 victory to secure the doubles point. Hatters' duo of Danel Ashirova and Elodie Foster had their doubles match halted with UNF leading 5-3.
 
In singles play the Ospreys took straight set wins on court two and court six to take a 2-1 lead, but Kubicz brought the Hatters back to even with a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Constanza Gorches on the third court. A straight set win on court four pushed UNF to the brink of the win.
 
On court one, Gabriel was in second set battle with Lucia Montano after falling in the opening set 6-3. Gabriel forced a tie-break at 6-6, but dropped it 7-5, giving UNF the match.
 
Cohen battled into a third set against Sean Lodzki before losing her match 6-2, 3-6, 6-4.
 
The Hatters close out the home portion of their 2021 spring schedule on Saturday against FGCU. The match is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m.
 
North Florida 5, Stetson 2
04/01/21 at Jacksonville, Fla. (UNF Tennis Complex)
 
Singles competition
1. Lucia Montano (UNF) def. Anais Gabriel (STET) 6-3, 7-6 (7-5)
2. Catherine Gulihur (UNF) def. Danel Ashirova (STET) 6-1, 6-0
3. Katie Kubicz (STET) def. Constanza Gorches (UNF) 6-2, 6-2
4. Annabelle Davis (UNF) def. Brooke Milner (STET) 6-4, 6-4
5. Sean Lodzki (UNF) def. Noa Cohen (STET) 6-2, 3-6, 6-4
6. Valentina Mariotto (UNF) def. Elodie Foster (STET) 6-3, 6-2

Doubles competition
1. Lucia Montano / Constanza Gorches (UNF) vs. Danel Ashirova / Elodie Foster (STET) 5-3, unfinished
2. Katie Kubicz / Brooke Milner (STET) def. Catherine Gulihur/Annabelle Davis (UNF) 6-2
3. Noa Cohen /Anais Gabriel (STET) def. Sean Lodzki/Florencia Rossi (UNF) 6-4

Order of finish: Doubles (2,3); Singles (2,6,3,4,1,5)
 
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