No. 71 UNF to Open A-Sun Championship as the Top Seed

DeLAND, Fla. – No. 71 University of North Florida enters the 2011 Atlantic Sun Conference Men's Tennis Championship as the No. 1 seed and is set to do battle with the winner of No. 4 Stetson vs. No. 5 Mercer on Friday, April 15 at 2 p.m. at the Mandy Stoll Tennis Center on the campus of Stetson University.

UNF (16-7, 9-1 A-Sun) claimed a share of the regular season title after defeating Jacksonville last week, but earned the No. 1 seed with a win over ETSU earlier in the season.

The Ospreys are led by a pair of unanimous A-Sun First Team All-Conference selections, Hleb Maslau and Moritz Buerchner. Maslau has posted a 17-6 overall record this season and went 9-1 in conference play while Buerchner was 15-4 overall and 8-1 in the league. Both players saw time all season at the No. 1, 2 and 3 singles.

UNF also earned second team recognition as Maslau along with partner Daniel Sotomarino and the tandem of Leonardo Nahar and Pedro Davisson were honored for their doubles plays this season. Maslau and Sotomarino compiled a league-leading 20-3 record this season, including 9-1 in the A-Sun. Davisson and Nahar posted an overall record of 9-5 and 6-1 in conference play.

Davisson along with teammate Beauregard Treyz were named to the All-Freshman team. Davisson has a singles record of 10-11 and 5-5 in the A-Sun while Treyz is 10-10 overall and 7-2 in conference matches.

In addition to their doubles success, Sotomarino and Nahar have also been strong in singles matches. Sotomarino is 14-8 overall and 5-5 in the league while Nahar is 13-9 overall and 6-3 in the A-Sun.

The Ospreys defeated both Stetson (18-9, 6-4 A-Sun) and Mercer (9-11, 5-5 A-Sun) during the regular season.

Against the Hatters, the Ospreys picked up a 6-1 win. Stetson took the doubles point, but the Ospreys responded by winning all six singles points. The Hatters are led by first team selection Njal Stene and second team honoree, Cesare Gallo.

UNF claimed a 5-2 road win over Mercer, claiming the doubles point to start the match. The Ospreys secured the match with singles wins from Buerchner, Maslau, Nahar and Treyz. Mercer's Guilherme Frias earned a spot on the All-Freshman team.

The winner of Friday's match will advance to the title match on Saturday, April 16 at 1 p.m.

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