No. 51 @OspreyMTEN Overpowers No. 57 South Alabama, 4-1

Wednesday, March 4

Jacksonville, Fla.

5:00 p.m.

University of North Florida

South Alabama

Photo by: Todd Drexler

3/4/2015 8:46:00 PM | Men's Tennis

Box Score

By: North Florida Athletics

Boxscore

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – No. 51 University of North Florida men's tennis extended its winning streak to six matches with a hard-fought 4-1 victory over No. 57 South Alabama. It was also the Ospreys' sixth triumph over a nationally-ranked team this season.

"We had an amazing crowd and beautiful weather. We really played solid tennis and got great results," said head coach Mark Finnegan. "I am so proud of these guys. I have a lot of respect for South Alabama and they pushed us all the way, but it was our night."

UNF dominated No. 2 and No. 3 doubles en route to taking the doubles point and going up 1-0 in the match. Lasse Muscheites and Zach Goldberg cruised to a 6-1 win at No. 3 doubles against Tim Srkala and Olivier Gingras. Caio Gomes and Yannick Zuern overpowered Tuki Jacobs and Juan Troglia 6-1 at the No. 2 spot, allowing UNF to clinch the doubles point.

Singles was a close competition as four of the six matches went into three sets. South Alabama tied the match at 1-1 after No. 84 Daniel Leitner won after No. 85 Jack Findel-Hawkins retired at No. 1 singles. The match was tied at 5-5 in the first set at the time of Findel-Hawkins' retirement.

UNF gained a 2-1 advantage after Norbert Nemcsek held off Gerhard Gruindelingh 6-3, 7-5 at No. 3 singles. At the No. 5 court, Lasse Muscheites hung on for a 6-4, 2-6, 6-3 win against Olivier Gringras to give the Ospreys a 3-1 lead. Zach Goldberg secured match-point at No. 6 singles with a 6-0, 4-6, 6-1 triumph over Juan Troglia.

UNF is scheduled to return to action on Sunday against East Carolina at 3 p.m.

Match Results
No. 51 North Florida 4, No. 57 South Alabama 1
Singles Competition:
No. 1 – #84 Daniel Leitner (South Alabama) def. #85 Jack Findel-Hawkins (UNF) 5-5, retired
No. 2 – Caio Gomes (UNF) vs. Tim Srkala (South Alabama) 3-6, 6-4, 1-5, unfinished
No. 3 – Norbert Nemcsek (UNF) def. Gerhard Gruindelingh (South Alabama) 6-3, 7-5
No. 4 – Julian Bradley (UNF) vs. Tuki Jacobs (South Alabama) 6-4, 2-6, 2-0, unfinished
No. 5 – Lasse Muscheites (UNF) def. Olivier Gingras (South Alabama) 6-4, 2-6, 6-3
No. 6 – Zach Goldberg (UNF) def. Juan Troglia (South Alabama) 6-0, 4-6, 6-1

Doubles Competition:
No. 1 – Jack Findel-Hawkins/Norbert Nemcsek (UNF) vs. #60 Daniel Leitner/Gerhard Gruindelingh (South Alabama) 3-4, unfinished
No. 2 – Caio Gomes/Yannick Zuern (UNF) def. Tuki Jacobs/Juan Troglia (South Alabama) 6-1
No. 3 – Zach Goldberg/Lasse Muscheites (UNF) def. Tim Srkala/Olivier Gingras (South Alabama) 6-1

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