Saturday, February 15
Jacksonville, Fla.
12:00 p.m.
University of North Florida
vs
Georgia Southern
Photo by: Todd Drexler
#MTEN Hosts Home Opener Against Georgia Southern and Bethune-Cookman
2/14/2014 9:08:00 PM | Men's Tennis
Live Stats
JACKSONVILLE, Fla.—The University of North Florida men's tennis team will be home to host a doubleheader against Georgia Southern and Bethune-Cookman on Saturday at the UNF Tennis Complex.
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The Ospreys enter the match with a 1-5 record. UNF and Georgia Southern met in matches this past fall at the Georgia Southern Championships. Back in October, the Ospreys accumulated four victories, including three singles wins over GSU. Bethune-Cookman and UNF saw play against each other in the 2013 Bedford Cup on Sept. 27, 2013. The Ospreys garnered a singles and doubles victory against the Wildcats.
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Georgia Southern enters the match the weekend winless in its first six matches. In the Eagles last time out, they fell 4-3 to James Madison on Feb. 8. This will be GSU's fourth match against a Florida-based team. The Eagles have taken falls to Florida Atlantic, UCF and Stetson this season.
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Bethune-Cookman also comes into the match seeking its first win of the season. The Wildcats fell, 8-1 to Lynn University in their most recent match back on February 9th in Boca Raton, Fla.
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The matches against Georgia Southern and Bethune-Cookman are scheduled for Noon and 5 p.m., respectively. Live stats of all the matches can be viewed here
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What Coach Finnegan says:
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On playing at home for the first time…
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"It is a relief to be home and defending the nest for the first time as a coach," said head coach Mark Finnegan. "To not have to grind out five hours on the road and to be able to sleep in our own beds is such an advantage."
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On what the team is looking to accomplish…
"Every match we create process goals and that is what we discuss after the match whether we win or not," said Finnegan. "Winning is uncontrollable, accomplishing process goals is controllable."
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla.—The University of North Florida men's tennis team will be home to host a doubleheader against Georgia Southern and Bethune-Cookman on Saturday at the UNF Tennis Complex.
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The Ospreys enter the match with a 1-5 record. UNF and Georgia Southern met in matches this past fall at the Georgia Southern Championships. Back in October, the Ospreys accumulated four victories, including three singles wins over GSU. Bethune-Cookman and UNF saw play against each other in the 2013 Bedford Cup on Sept. 27, 2013. The Ospreys garnered a singles and doubles victory against the Wildcats.
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Georgia Southern enters the match the weekend winless in its first six matches. In the Eagles last time out, they fell 4-3 to James Madison on Feb. 8. This will be GSU's fourth match against a Florida-based team. The Eagles have taken falls to Florida Atlantic, UCF and Stetson this season.
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Bethune-Cookman also comes into the match seeking its first win of the season. The Wildcats fell, 8-1 to Lynn University in their most recent match back on February 9th in Boca Raton, Fla.
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The matches against Georgia Southern and Bethune-Cookman are scheduled for Noon and 5 p.m., respectively. Live stats of all the matches can be viewed here
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What Coach Finnegan says:
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On playing at home for the first time…
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"It is a relief to be home and defending the nest for the first time as a coach," said head coach Mark Finnegan. "To not have to grind out five hours on the road and to be able to sleep in our own beds is such an advantage."
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On what the team is looking to accomplish…
"Every match we create process goals and that is what we discuss after the match whether we win or not," said Finnegan. "Winning is uncontrollable, accomplishing process goals is controllable."
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