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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – University of North Florida men's tennis opens play in the 2015 Atlantic Sun Men's Tennis Tournament on Saturday afternoon at the UNF Tennis Complex. The Ospreys, who are seeded No. 2 in the tournament and ranked No. 73 nationally, face No. 3 USC Upstate in the semifinals at 2:30 p.m. Winner of the match advances to Sunday's championship.
 
"We've had the beat two weeks of practice all year," said head coach Mark Finnegan. "All of the guys are feeling super confident about their tennis game. It's going to be a challenge, but the guys are up for it. We hope to have a great crowd come out and cheer us on."
 
In each of the last four Atlantic Sun Tournaments, UNF has received a first-round bye and ultimately reached the championship match. The Ospreys earned the No. 2 seed after dropping their final Atlantic Sun Regular Season match to Florida Gulf Coast, who is the No. 1 in the tournament.
 
The Ospreys attempt to bounce back from two shutouts in their last two matches. In addition to falling 7-0 to Florida Gulf Coast, UNF dropped a 4-0 match to No. 73 Troy on Apr. 9 to finish the regular season. However, UNF has seen much success on its home courts and are 9-1 at the UNF Tennis Complex this season.
 
USC Upstate advanced to Saturday's semifinals after defeating No. 6 Northern Kentucky in a close 4-0 match during Friday's quarterfinals. The Spartans have won their last four matches, three of which have been shutouts.
 
In this season's earlier meeting, UNF edged out the Spartans 4-3 on Mar. 28 at the UNF Tennis Complex. After dropping the doubles point, the Ospreys came back to take four of the singles matches with Yannick Zuern's three-set No. 2 singles victory being the deciding point.
 
Admission is free to the Atlantic Sun Tournament.