#68 Ospreys get back on track

Sunday, February 17

UNF Tennis Complex

11:00 a.m.

University of North Florida

HOFSTRA

UNF's Graham Edgar

2/17/2008 6:10:00 PM | Men's Tennis

Box Score

UNF posts 7-0 win over Hofstra on Sunday afternoon

By: Tom Strother, UNF Athletics

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The University of North Florida men's tennis team got back on track Sunday afternoon at the UNF Tennis Complex, bouncing back from a pair of recent losses to deck Hofstra 7-0 in a non-conference matchup.

The 68th-ranked Ospreys (3-3) posted straight-set wins in all six singles matchups and allowed just five combined points to the Pride (1-2) in doubles.

UNF lost to Florida Atlantic 5-2 on Saturday and fell 4- 3 at Troy a week earlier after posting one of the biggest upsets in school history in a 4-3 win over then- 29th-ranked South Alabama. The squad broke into the national rankings for the first time earlier this week, and looked like one of the nation's best on Sunday.

Javier Ferrin (No. 1), Yuiti Lopes (No. 2), Graham Edgar (No. 3), Kurt Gattiker (No. 4), Adrian Escarate (No. 5) and Alejandro Argumedo (No. 6) posted singles wins for the Ospreys. Eduardo Pereira, who has won seven consecutive matches in singles play, teamed with Gattiker for an easy 8-1 win at No. 2 doubles but then sat out the singles lineup.

"This was a good result after the match against FAU," UNF head coach Igal Buberman said. "We are trying to focus and work on specific areas of each player's game, and this was a good opportunity to put that into practice. We are looking forward to facing College of Charleston next, and we know they will be a tough opponent."

UNF plays College of Charleston next Sunday at the UNF Tennis Complex. Match time is set for 10:30 a.m.

#68 North Florida 7, Hofstra 0

Singles competition
1. Javier Ferrin (UNF) def. Luka Djordjevic (HOFSTRA) 6-3, 6-2
2. Yuiti Lopes (UNF) def. Nenad Radokovic (HOFSTRA) 7-5, 6-3
3. Graham Edgar (UNF) def. Matt Wacks (HOFSTRA) 6- 1, 6-2
4. Kurt Gattiker (UNF) def. Stian Tvedt (HOFSTRA) 6-4, 6-1
5. Adrian Escarate (UNF) def. Alex Hosner (HOFSTRA) 6-2, 6-4
6. Alejandro Argumedo (UNF) def. Andy Cha (HOFSTRA) 6-4, 6-3

Doubles competition
1. Yuiti Lopes/Alejandro Argumedo (UNF) def. Tytus Stempniewicz/Luka Djordjevic (HOFSTRA) 8-1
2. Eduardo Pereira/Kurt Gattiker (UNF) def. Andy Cha/Matt Wacks (HOFSTRA) 8-1
3. Javier Ferrin/Adrian Escarate (UNF) def. Stian Tvedt/Alex Hosner (HOFSTRA) 8-3

Match Notes:
Hofstra 1-2
North Florida 3-3; National ranking #68