MATCH CENTRAL
No. 2 Embry-Riddle vs. Flagler
DATE: Wednesday, February 4, 2015
CITY: St. Augustine, Fla.
SITE: Flagler Tennis Center
TIME: 3 p.m.
SERIES: FC leads 8-5
LAST MEETING: ERAU Won 6-3 (March 3, 2006)

FIRST SERVE
• Embry-Riddle is in its 16th season of competition
• Hui-I Huang and Paula Ortiz Couder are ranked third in the ITA/NAIA national doubles poll.
• Head Coach Dave Paschal is in his 11th season as the Eagles' head coach.
• Embry-Riddle and Flagler are meeting in women's tennis for the 14th time

ABOUT THE EAGLES
Embry-Riddle opened the 2015 season with a 9-0 defeat of Ave Maria on Sunday. The Eagles gained an early advantage as Ave Maria defaulted at No. 3 doubles and at the fifth and sixth singles positions, putting the Eagles up 3-0 before the first serve. Kathryn Bock and Paula Ortiz Couder quickly made it 4-0 when they downed Jessica Cocks and Alex Liz-Planells 8-0 at No. 2 doubles.
 
At the top doubles spot, Hui-I Huang and Anna Götz fell behind 3-0 to open the match. But the ERAU duo rebounded and won eight straight games to top Marianna Vargas and Mary Kate Lee 8-3 and seal the Eagle win.

ABOUT THE SAINTS
The Flagler women will be seeing their first action of the season against Embry-Riddle. The Saints, ranked No. 30 ITA/NCAA II preseason poll, were 16-5 overall in 2014 and finished third in the Peach Belt Conference. Two Flagler players are ranked in the ITA/NCAA II singles polls, including Barbora Sebkova (11^th) and Esther Santiago (16^th).

THE ERAU-FC SERIES
The Eagles and the Saints have faced each other in women's tennis 13 times. The last meeting was in 2006, the Saints' last season in the NAIA. Flagler leads the series 8-5.

The Last Meeting
Embry-Riddle picked up its second conference win of 2006 with a 6-3 decision against Flagler on March 3. The Saints were the first on the board in No. 3 doubles as Allison Hess and Amy Montero sat down Racheal Lund and Evan Halhuber 8-1. The Eagles responded in No. 1 and 2 doubles as Nora Kluge and Alex Buttazzoni defeated Viviana Rojas and Sandy Meric 8-4, and Natalie Anaya and Lindsey Kurtz overwhelmed Monica Burbelo and Leigh Ann Moss 8-3 to give the Eagles a 2-1 advantage.
 
In singles play, ERAU got down to business winning the first three singles matches to seal the Eagle victory. Winning the first singles match was Buttazzoni in the No. 3 position as she dominated Moss 6-1, 6-0. At No. 2 singles Natalie Anaya beat Meric 6-4, 6-3 while Kluge defeated Rojas 7-6, 6-3 to hand Embry-Riddle a 5-1 lead.
 
Flagler's Hess and Montero came through for the Saints in No. 5 and 6 singles as Hess defeated Lund 6-3, 6-0 and Montero took down Halhuber 6-2, 6-1.
 
Picking up a win for the Eagles in No. 4 singles was Kurtz as she won over Burbelo.

BY THE NUMBERS
238 - All-time wins in ERAU Women's Tennis history
155 - Eagle victories under guidance of Head Coach Dave Paschal
43 - 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 in the preseason ratings. Two ERAU student-athletes are featured in the ITA/NAIA singles rankings as junior Hui-I Huang is ranked 13 and sophomore Anna Gotz is ranked 29th. Huang and Paula Ortiz Couder are ranked No. 3 in the national doubles poll.