No. 69 @OspreyMTEN Trumps Kennesaw State, 4-0

Thursday, March 26

Jacksonville, Fla.

12:00 p.m.

University of North Florida

Kennesaw State

Photo by: Todd Drexler

3/26/2015 6:00:00 PM | Men's Tennis

Box Score

By: North Florida Athletics

Boxscore

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – No. 69 University of North Florida men's tennis blanked Kennesaw State 4-0 on Thursday at the UNF Tennis Complex in a match that started and ended with inclement weather.

"I'm really proud how the guys acted today," said head coach Mark Finnegan. "We had a lot of adversity before the match, but everyone stuck together and came away with a good win. Kennesaw State did a good of competing and are a well-coached team."

Right as the first point of doubles was being played, rain came down on the courts, forcing a two-hour, 15-minute delay. All of the singles matches were supposed to be played, but a lightning strike near the UNF Tennis Complex occurred not long after the Ospreys won the last point and the match was called.

UNF won a close-fought doubles point. Lasse Muscheites and Zach Goldberg edged out David Durham and Drew Wendel 8-6 at No. 1 doubles. However, Kennesaw State evened the doubles advantage with Manuel Castellanos and Alejandro Valencia taking an 8-5 win over Yannick Zuern and Alberto De Meo on the No. 3 court. The Ospreys got the doubles point on Julian Bradley and Norbert Nemcsek's 8-5 No. 2 doubles triumph against Jorge Wilton and Sam Pritchard.

Goldberg took the first singles victory by defeating Durham 6-1, 6-3 on the No. 5 court and giving UNF the 2-0 lead. The Ospreys' last two points came close to each other. De Meo cruised past Wilton 6-2, 6-1 at No. 6 singles, while Nemcsek held off Pritchard 6-3, 6-4 at the No. 1 position.

UNF returns to action on Saturday against USC Upstate at 2 p.m., at the UNF Tennis Complex. Admission is free to all UNF home matches.

Match Results
No. 69 North Florida 4, Kennesaw State 0
Singles Competition:
No. 1 – Norbert Nemcsek (UNF) def. Simon Pritchard (KSU) 6-3, 6-4
No. 2 – Yannick Zuern (UNF) vs. Alejandro Valencia (KSU) 3-6, 6-5, unfinished
No. 3 – Julian Bradley (UNF) vs. Jake Bouchillon (KSU) 3-6, 2-3, unfinished
No. 4 – Lasse Muscheites (UNF) vs. Manual Castellanos (KSU) 7-5, 4-0, unfinished
No. 5 – Zach Goldberg (UNF) vs. David Durham (KSU) 6-1, 6-3
No. 6 – Alberto De Meo (UNF) vs. Jorge Wilton (KSU) 6-2, 6-1

Doubles Competition:
No. 1 – Lasse Muscheites/Zach Goldberg (UNF) def. David Durham/Drew Wendel (KSU) 8-6
No. 2 – Julian Bradley/Norbert Nemcsek (UNF) def. Jorge Wilton/Sam Pritchard (KSU) 8-5
No. 3 – Manuel Castellanos/Alejandro Valencia (KSU) def. Yannick Zuern/Alberto De Meo (UNF) 8-5

Order of Finish: Doubles (1, 3, 2); Singles (5, 6, 1)