Men's Tennis Hosts Georgia State, Charlotte

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla – The North Florida men's tennis team returns home as it hosts Georgia State on Friday and concludes the weekend against Charlotte on Sunday.

QUICK HITS

The Ospreys are coming off a 6-1 loss to LSU last Friday before bad weather conditions cancelled their match against South Alabama.
Lasse Muscheites played in the No. 2 spot and grabbed both sets from his opponent, making him the only Osprey to win against the Tigers. Muscheites moves to 4-2 in singles play.
Muscheites teamed up with Sahil Deshmukh in doubles competition and played a close first set before the match was called. The doubles duo still maintain an impressive 3-0 record.

MATCH DAY CENTRAL
WHAT: North Florida (3-5) vs. Georgia State (4-6)
WHEN: Feb. 16 – 3:00 p.m.
THE SERIES: Georgia State leads 4-3
LAST TIME: The Ospreys dropped a 4-0 decision to the Panthers in January at the FSU Spring Invitational.

OPPONENT NOTES
Georgia State

The Panthers fell 4-0 in their home opener to Louisville and now have an overall record of 4-6.
Georgia State finished the 2017 season with a Sun Belt Conference Title and a program-high ITA ranking of No. 30.
The Panthers welcome back six returners from last season, including senior Sebastian Acuna. Acuna went 16-4 in singles play the previous campaign and now continues the spring with a 5-1 singles mark.
Junior Giles Hussey and freshman Kevin Huynh paired up in doubles competition and earned a No. 60 ITA doubles ranking last fall. The two are currently 2-4 in doubles play.

WHAT: North Florida (3-5) vs Charlotte (5-4)
WHEN: Feb. 18 – 12:00 p.m.
THE SERIES: First meeting

OPPONENT NOTES
Charlotte

The 49ers are coming off a 7-0 loss to Louisville on the road and continue the spring campaign with a 5-4 mark.
Junior Oriol Puig Forne leads Charlotte in singles play with a 6-3 mark. Puig Forne was Co-MVP for the 2016-2017 season and earned Conference USA Player of the Week honors.
Junior Alejandro Garcia Moreno enters the spring season with a 4-5 singles record. Garcia Moreno joined Puig Forne as Co-MVP of the 49ers and earned ITA Scholar-Athlete honors.
Freshman Luca Heist joined Charlotte this spring and is No. 63 in the ITA rankings. Heist is currently 5-4 in singles competition.

LOOKING AHEAD
North Florida remains at home to host College of Charleston on Wednesday, Feb. 28 at 6 p.m.

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Players Mentioned

Sahil Deshmukh

Lasse Muscheites

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