MATCH CENTRAL
NAIA No. 2 Embry-Riddle (4-1) vs. NCAA II No. 14Saint Leo (4-1)
DATE: Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015
CITY: Saint Leo, Fla.
SITE: Saint Leo Tennis Center
TIME: 3 p.m.
SERIES:SLU leads 7-0-0
LAST MEETING: Saint Leo def. ERAU 6-3, March 26,  2014

FIRST SERVE
• Embry-Riddle women's tennis is in its 16th season of competition
• Head Coach Dave Paschal is in his 11th season as the Eagles' head coach.
• Embry-Riddle and Saint Leo are meeting in women's tennis for the eighth time

ABOUT THE EAGLES
The second-ranked Embry-Riddle women's tennis team will taking on its third ranked NCAA II opponent of the season on Thursday. Playing their first match in a week, the Eagles bring a 4-1 record into Thursday's contest. Their last time out saw the Eagles notch their second Sun Conference win of the season via a 7-0 shutout of Southeastern on March 19.
 
Hui-I Huang leads the Eagles with seven singles and 12 doubles wins on the year, playing at the top spot in the Eagle lineup.
 
ABOUT THE LIONS
The Saint Leo women's tennis team improved to 4-1 on the year by way of a 9-0 win over Palm Beach Atlantic on Feb. 20. Pauline Helgesson and Isabella Robbiani are leading the Lions with identical 3-1 singles records.
 
THE ERAU –SLU SERIES
Saint Leo has won all seven meetings between the Eagles and the Lions, including a 6-3 decision against the Blue and Gold last season (March 26).

The Last Meeting
The Eagles got an early two points when Saint Leo defaulted at No. 6 doubles and No. 3 singles. The No. 1 doubles team of Kristina Marova and Hui-I Huang fought hard but eventually fell to NCAA II Laura Kemkes and Pauline Helgesson, 8-5. Anna Götz and Paola Montero were the second doubles team to compete against the Lions, working against Saint Leo's Maria Benkirane and Anatastia Wagner, but the ERAU pair posted a loss of 8-2 to finish the women's doubles competition.
 
During the singles competition, Huang had a tough match against Coralie Pesenti at No. 1 singles. After losing the first set 6-1, she fought back to win the second set 6-2, but fell to Pesenti 6-1 in the third.
 
Götz took on Kemkes at No. 2 singles, but Kemkes was able to get the better of the matchup, downing Götz 6-2, 6-0.
 
Marova was able to hold off Benkirane in the first set on court three, 6-2, but Benkirane was able to solidify a win against Marova, taking the next two sets 6-2, 6-2.
 
Ortiz Couder carried a 5-1 lead over Wagner and posted a win when Wagner retired due to injury.
 
The final women's singles matchup featured sophomore Meena Bennett against Leo's Pauline Helgesson. Helgesson wrapped up the Lions sixth point by tallying 6-2, 6-2 over Bennett.

BY THE NUMBERS
242 - All-time wins in ERAU Women's Tennis history
158 - Eagle victories under guidance of Head Coach Dave Paschal
44 - Conference wins in program history
11 - Seasons of competition with Dave Paschal at the helm
14 - NAIA National Tournament appearances
5 - Regular season conference championships
3 – Conference tournament titles
2 - The Eagles' current national ranking

EAGLES IN THE RANKINGS
The Eagles are ranked second in the NAIA Women's Tennis Coaches' Top 25 poll, marking the seventh consecutive season that ERAU Women's Tennis is ranked among the nation's top 10. Two ERAU student-athletes are featured in the ITA/NAIA singles rankings as junior Hui-I Huang is ranked 13th and sophomore Anna Gotz is ranked 29th.