JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - North Florida men's tennis play Georgia State for the third time in four years on Saturday at Piedmont Park.
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MATCH DAY CENTRAL
WHAT: North Florida (2-2) at Georgia State (4-2)
WHERE: Atlanta,Ga. (Piedmont Park)
WHEN: Saturday, Feb. 4 – 3 p.m.
THE SERIES: UNF leads 3-2
LAST TIME: The Ospreys downed No. 64 Georgia State, 4-1, in the teams meeting last season.
NOTEABLES
-UNF is coming off of two straight victories after shutting out St. John's and taking down Miami on its home court on January 21 and 22, respectively.
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Lasse Muscheites clinched his first ASUN weekly honor of the season as Player of the Week as he clinched the match against Miami to move UNF to 2-2 on the year.
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Jack Findel-Hawkins and Lasse Mushceites have won all four of their doubles matches on the season.
SAY WHAT
"We can't wait to take on Georgia State. We had a fantastic week of preparation and I know the guys can't wait to compete again. Georgia State is well coached coming off some good wins over FSU and Auburn. We had a great battle with them last year and expect the same this year." -Head Coach
Mark Finnegan
OPPONENT NOTES
-In their opening weekend, the Panthers went 3-0 highlighted by a 4-2 win against No. 27 Florida State.
-Senior Zackery Kennedy helped the Panthers win with an upset against No. 59 Guy Iradukunda 6-3, 7-6 (7-5).
-Georgia State and UNF have both faced No.2 Wake Forest, but the Panthers failed to grab a point from the Demon Deacs while the Ospreys took the doubles point.
LOOKING AHEAD
The Ospreys head to New Orleans next weekend to play LSU Friday, February 10 at 3 p.m. and Tulane on Sunday at 1 p.m. Right after Sunday's match they go to Alabama to play Troy on Monday at 11 a.m.
