Thursday, May 25
Athens, Ga.
9:00 a.m.
University of North Florida
vs
Singles Championship 2nd Round
Findel-Hawkins Earns All-America Status, Doubles Advance
5/25/2017 5:53:00 PM | Men's Tennis
ATHENS, Ga. - North Florida senior Jack Findel-Hawkins becomes the first-ever North Florida men's tennis Division I All-American with a win in singles before pairing up with Lasse Muscheites in doubles to take down South Carolina to advance in the NCAA championships on Thursday.
"It was an unbelievable performance from Jack. He has had an unbelievable career and I am excited for him to keep going," said head coach Mark Finnegan. "The guys played very well and stuck to their games. We are excited for the opportunity to take on the number one team in the country on their home courts and represents the Ospreys. All in all it was a great day and we are looking to come back tomorrow to have great success."
Findel-Hawkins dropped the opening set quickly, but buckled down and took down No. 52 USF's Sasha Gozun in the final two sets, 0-6, 6-2, 6-4 to become the first ITA All-American in the Ospreys' Division I history.Findel-Hawkins is now tied for fifth in the North Florida record book for singles wins with 61.
"It was a great match. I started off slow in the first set. He came out on fire and I had not gotten going yet," said Findel-Hawkins. "I really dug deep and raised my energy levels. I got a few points on serve and try to stick to my game and see where it took me. I was able to keep going as the match went on and really took control of the match. Once I had the momentum, I really felt like I had the match. I am super happy to be an All-American. I feel incredibly honored, not only for myself but for our university as well. North Florida has helped me so much in these four years and I am so happy to keep going in singles."
The singles match did not take any energy from Findel-Hawkins as he played with Muscheites to a victory against No. 13 Yancy Dennis and Harrison O'Keefe from South Carolina. The first set was a tight battle with the 11th-ranked Ospreys taking the 7-6 (3) win before coming back to shut the Gamecocks down with a 6-1 victory. Findel-Hawkins is second in the North Florida record book with 80 doubles wins, while Muscheites places fifth. The pair is 16-2 on the year.
He now takes on No. 45 Borna Gojo of Wake Forest. Gojo beat Nathan Ponwith from Georgia in straight sets. Match time is set for 10 a.m. The doubles match is set for 2 p.m. when UNF takes on the No. 1 pair of Robert Loeb and Jan Zielinski from Georgia.
"It was an unbelievable performance from Jack. He has had an unbelievable career and I am excited for him to keep going," said head coach Mark Finnegan. "The guys played very well and stuck to their games. We are excited for the opportunity to take on the number one team in the country on their home courts and represents the Ospreys. All in all it was a great day and we are looking to come back tomorrow to have great success."
Findel-Hawkins dropped the opening set quickly, but buckled down and took down No. 52 USF's Sasha Gozun in the final two sets, 0-6, 6-2, 6-4 to become the first ITA All-American in the Ospreys' Division I history.Findel-Hawkins is now tied for fifth in the North Florida record book for singles wins with 61.
"It was a great match. I started off slow in the first set. He came out on fire and I had not gotten going yet," said Findel-Hawkins. "I really dug deep and raised my energy levels. I got a few points on serve and try to stick to my game and see where it took me. I was able to keep going as the match went on and really took control of the match. Once I had the momentum, I really felt like I had the match. I am super happy to be an All-American. I feel incredibly honored, not only for myself but for our university as well. North Florida has helped me so much in these four years and I am so happy to keep going in singles."
The singles match did not take any energy from Findel-Hawkins as he played with Muscheites to a victory against No. 13 Yancy Dennis and Harrison O'Keefe from South Carolina. The first set was a tight battle with the 11th-ranked Ospreys taking the 7-6 (3) win before coming back to shut the Gamecocks down with a 6-1 victory. Findel-Hawkins is second in the North Florida record book with 80 doubles wins, while Muscheites places fifth. The pair is 16-2 on the year.
He now takes on No. 45 Borna Gojo of Wake Forest. Gojo beat Nathan Ponwith from Georgia in straight sets. Match time is set for 10 a.m. The doubles match is set for 2 p.m. when UNF takes on the No. 1 pair of Robert Loeb and Jan Zielinski from Georgia.
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