Feb. 19, 2007
Orlando, Fla. (www.ucfathletics.com)- Having the first meeting postponed on Feb.2 due to weather, UCF (0-3) will face the University of North Florida on Tuesday, Feb. 20. Play will begin at 2:00 p.m. in Jacksonville.
UCF's Zoe Kent is 11-4 in singles play this season, including fall tournaments. In doubles action, Jennifer Carati and Megan Hunter have gone 5-1 and Kent and Kyla McNicol are 1-0 overall.
North Florida had an overall record of 14-7 last season. One of those seven losses came against the Golden Knights with a 5-1 defeat. UNF had an almost perfect record at home in 2006, going 8-1. To open their 2007 season the Ospreys are 6-0, defeating Georgia Southern, Lamar, Texas-Pan American, UTEP, Jacksonville and Stetson.
The Golden Knights have gone 3-2 against the Ospreys in the past and will face some competitive players from the UNF squad this Tuesday. Senior Florencia Torres played two seasons at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College in Tifton, Ga. before transferring to UNF in 2005. She was ranked as high as No. 4 nationally in the NJCAA in 2004 and as high as No. 3 in 2005, helping her squad to a pair of regional titles and appearances in the NJCAA national tournament both years. Senior Catalina Castillo played two seasons at Tyler (Texas) Junior College, earning NCJAA Division I All-America honors in singles in 2005 and in doubles in 2004 and 2005, and helped lead her squad to the 2005 Division I NJCAA national title.
UCF's next contest after meeting UNF will be in Boca Raton, Fla., against Florida Atlantic. The match will be held on Saturday at 1:00 p.m. For the latest news and information on the Golden Knights, tickets or apparel log on to www.ucfathletics.com - the official site for UCF athletics.