STATESBORO – The Georgia Southern women's tennis team hits the road to face North Florida and Mercer Friday and Sunday in the first away in nearly a month.  
 
Action against the Ospreys begins at 1:00 p.m. Friday with the match against the Bears set for 2:00 p.m. Sunday.
 
Media Links:
Live Results-UNF
 
Last time out:
The Eagles (5-2) dropped a tough 3-4 match against at home to FGCU this past Friday before bouncing back to defeat Presbyterian 6-1 the following day.
 
North Florida Series history:
The Ospreys lead the series 9-2 including the past nine straight. UNF won last year's match 4-0 in Jacksonville. Both Eagle wins in the series came in the 1978 season, both by a score of 9-0.
 
Mercer Series history:
The Eagles have done historically well against the Bears with a 29-4 advantage in the series including the past 10 straight.
 
About UNF:
The Ospreys (6-1) have only lost once on the season. The lone blemish came several weeks ago at Florida by a score of 1-6. The team holds victories over FAMU, Flagler, Cornell, USF, South Alabama and Georgia State.
  
About Mercer:
The Bears (3-6) have rebound after a tough start to win two of the last three matches. The team has bested FAMU, Alabama A&M and Oral Roberts in 2020.
 
What head coach Sean McCaffrey said:
"Despite dealing with a whole lot of rain lately, the ladies have been hard at work as we inch toward conference play. This weekend, we meet up with two good teams. UNF is a really strong team which won their conference championship last year. They play quite aggressively and with a lot of spirit. We are excited about traveling down there and battling it out tomorrow in Jacksonville."
"Mercer is well coached and fights for every point. You simply can't take points off or give away freebies. We are all eager to face off against them on Sunday and continue to focus on developing our games as we prepare for Sun Belt play in a couple of weeks."
 
Up Next:
Following the weekend slate, the Eagles return home for their next seven matches, beginning with College of Charleston March 7 at 2:00 p.m.