JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The University of North Florida men's tennis team shut-out Georgia Southern, 7-0 on Saturday afternoon at the UNF Tennis Complex.

UNF (4-2) got off to a solid start, claiming the doubles point early with wins at the No. 2 and No.3 matches.

Senior Hleb Maslau and sophomore Daniel Sotomarino teamed up at the No. 2 to defeat GSU's (3-3) Alain Garrido and Sebastien Felt, 8-3. At the No. 3 freshman Beuregard Treyz and sophomore Leonardo Nahar claimed a win over Mark Paetz and Derrick Davison, 8-2.

In singles action, UNF claimed points at the No. 2, 3, 5 and 6 singles in straight sets to secure the match for the Ospreys. Sotomarino dropped Garrido, 6-1, 6-0 at the No. 2 while Maslau defeated Matthijs Verdam, 6-1, 6-2 at the No. 3.

Treyz secured the 6-2, 6-4 decision over Edio Castanhel at No. 5 and freshman Pedro Davisson defeated Thomas Bekkers, 6-3, 6-0 at the No. 6.

In the No. 1 and No. 4 singles the Ospreys battled their respective opponents. Junior Moritz Buerchner fell behind 3-6 in the opening set at the No. 1, but rallied back to claim the second set, 6-3. Buerchner secured the point with a 10-3 decision in the tie breaker.

Nahar dropped the first set to Marco Osorio, 3-6 at the No. 4, but came back in the second with a 6-2 win. Nahar claimed the point with an 11-9 tiebreaker win.

The Ospreys will be back on the court on Sunday, Jan. 20 when they make the trip to Orlando to face Central Florida in an 11 a.m. match.

UNF 7, GSU 0

Singles
1. Moritz Buerchner (UNF) def. Juan Puigventos (GSU) 3-6, 6-3, 10-3
2. Daniel Sotomarino (UNF) def. Alain Garrido (GSU) 6-1, 6-0
3. Hleb Maslau (UNF) def. Matthijs Verdam (GSU) 6-1, 6-2
4. Leonardo Nahar (UNF) def. Marco Osorio (GSU) 3-6, 6-2, 11-9
5. Beuregard Treyz (UNF) def. Edio Castanhel (GSU) 6-2, 6-4
6. Pedro Davisson (UNF) def. Thomas Bekkers (GSU) 6-3, 6-0

Doubles
1. Puigventos/Verdam (GSU) def. Buercher/Davisson (UNF) 8-4
2. Maslau/Sotomarino (UNF) def. Garrido/Sebastien Felt (GSU) 8-3
3. Treyz/Nahar (UNF) def. Mark Paetz/Derrick Davison (GSU) 8-2