@OspreyMTen Clinches No. 2 Seed with Win at Stetson

Saturday, April 16

DeLand, Fla.

4:00 p.m.

University of North Florida

Stetson

4/16/2016 9:54:00 PM | Men's Tennis

Box Score

DeLAND, Fla. - North Florida men's tennis grabbed a 5-2 victory at Stetson on Saturday at the Mandy Stoll Tennis Center to clinch a No. 2 seed in the upcoming Atlantic Sun Tournament.

The Ospreys won the doubles point with wins in the No. 2 and No. 3 spots. Julian Bradley and Sahil Deshmukh knocked off the Hatters, 6-1, at the No. 3 court before Lasse Muscheites and Zach Goldberg paired up again after Goldberg was out with an injury. The No. 2 duo downed Stetson, 7-5 to clinch the doubles point.

Freshman Jonathan Deautriell won his point at the No. 6 spot after Coilin MacNamara was forced to retire. Jack Findel-Hawkins then put the Ospreys up 3-0 with a 6-4, 6-4 win at the No. 1 position.

The Hatters got their first victory from Graham Ball when he topped Julian Bradley at the No. 4 spot. It was a short lived excitement though as Muscheites took the No. 2 singles win to clinch the victory. Yannick Zuern, who had been out with an injury, bolstered UNF's score with another victory. Zuern took down Pierra Fossier, 6-3, 2-6, 6-3.

North Florida plays the winner of No. 3 Stetson and No. 6 Kennesaw State on Saturday, April 23 at 11:30 a.m. in Spartanburg, S.C.
Singles competition
1. Jack Findel-Hawkins (UNF) def. Loic Blanco (STET) 6-4, 6-4
2. Lasse Muscheites (UNF) def. Laurynas Antropikas (STET) 6-4, 7-5
3. Yannick Zuern (UNF) def. Pierre Fossier (STET) 6-3, 2-6, 6-3
4. Graham Ball (STET) def. Julian Bradley (UNF) 6-4, 6-3
5. Simon Julin (STET) def. Sahil Deshmukh (UNF) 7-5, 1-6, 6-4
6. Jonathan Deautriell (UNF) def. Coilin MacNamara (STET) 4-3, retired

Doubles competition
1. Loic Blanco/Laurynas Antropikas (STET) def. Jack Findel-Hawkins/Yannick Zuern (UNF) 6-4
2. Lasse Muscheites/Zach Goldberg (UNF) def. Simon Julin/Coilin MacNamara (STET) 7-5
3. Julian Bradley/Sahil Deshmukh (UNF) def. Graham Ball/Gonzalo Arroyo (STET) 6-1

Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (6,1,4,2,3,5)