EMBRY-RIDDLE
(6-4) RANK: 6th
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March 25, 2014 • Daytona Beach, Fla. • Crotty Tennis Complex
All-Time Series Record: ERAU leads 1-0
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MATCH CENTRAL
Embry-Riddle vs. No. 23 Northwestern Ohio
DATE: Tuesday, March 25, 2014
CITY: Daytona Beach, Fla.
SITE: Crotty Tennis Complex
TIME: 3:30 p.m.
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SERIES: ERAU leads 1-0
LAST MEETING: ERAU def. UNOH 9-0 on March 29, 2013
FIRST SERVE
• Embry-Riddle Women's Tennis is in its 15th season of competition
• Dave Paschal is in his 10th season as the Eagles' head coach
• Embry-Riddle and Northwestern Ohio are meeting in women's tennis for the second time.
THE EAGLES
The Eagles moved up one spot to No. 6 in the NAIA National Coaches' poll. ERAU improved its overall record to 6-4 with an 8-1 defeat of No. 11 Oklahoma Baptist on Tuesday. The Eagles swept all three doubles points, including an exciting win at the top doubles spot where top-ranked
Hui-I Huang and
Kristina Marova came from behind to top fifth-ranked Anastasia Baranova and Kateryn Shkot 9-7.
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Freshman
Paula Ortiz Couder is the Eagles' singles win leader with 10 victories in her first season wearing the Blue and Gold.
Hui-I Huang and
Kristina Marova are 15-4 on the year as the top-ranked doubles team in the nation.
NORTHWESTERN OHIO
Ranked 24th in the latest NAIA National Coaches Top 25 poll the Northwestern Ohio women's tennis team has an 8-6 overall record following an 8-1 loss to No. 8 Northwood on Sunday. The UNOH singles lineup is led by 24th-ranked Viktoria Zahorulko.
THE ERAU-UNOH SERIES
Tuesday's contest marks the second meeting between the Embry-Riddle and Northwestern Ohio women's tennis teams. The only match between the two schools was on March 29, 2013 when the Eagles bested the Racers 9-0 at the Crotty Tennis Complex.
The Last Meeting
The fourth doubles sweep of the season propelled the seventh-ranked Embry-Riddle women's tennis team to a 9-0 shutout of the University of Northwestern Ohio (4-5) on March 29.
Ana Gonzalez-Hoy and
Meena Bennett got the scoring started for the Blue and Gold, downing Andrea Arango and Lina Ramos at No. 3 doubles.
Giovanna Tomiotto and
Paola Montero followed with an 8-2 win over Jess Stambaugh and MaKenzie Klock and fourth-ranked
Kristina Marova and
Hui-I Huang completed the sweep with an 8-2 defeat of Shaleigh Mcclintock and Shaye Warman at the top spot.
Just over an hour later, both Marova and Montero were finished with their singles matches. Marova was the first to finish her contest at the No. 2 spot as she blanked McClintock 6-0, 6-0. Montero matched Marova's effort, shutting out Warman on court three to clinch the Eagle victory.
Next off the court was Tomiotto, whose 6-2, 6-3 decision against Stambaugh extended the Eagle lead to 6-0. Bennett engaged in the only three-setter of the day, pulling out a 4-6, 6-1, 10-3 win over Klock at No. 6. Gonzalez-Hoy followed with a 6-2, 6-3 defeat of Ramos at the fifth position and Huang secured the Eagles' third shutout of the year with a 6-1, 6-3 win over Arango at No. 1 singles.
BY THE NUMBERS
225 - All-time wins in ERAU Women's Tennis history
142 - Eagle victories under guidance of Head Coach Dave Paschal
68 - Conference wins in program history
13 - NAIA National Tournament appearances
10 - Seasons of competition with Dave Paschal at the helm
10 - Regular season conference championships
7 – The Eagles' current national ranking
4 – Conference regular season titles
2 – Individual doubles national titles
EAGLES IN THE RANKINGS
The Eagles are ranked seventh in the NAIA Women's Tennis Coaches' Top 25 poll, marking the sixth consecutive season that ERAU Women's Tennis is ranked among the nation's top 10. Three ERAU student-athletes are featured in the ITA/NAIA singles rankings as sophomore
Hui-I Huang is ranked 17th, freshman Anna Götz is ranked 20th and senior
Kristina Marova is ranked 37th. Huang and Marova are ranked No. 1 in the national doubles poll.
