Men's Tennis Looks to Stay Perfect at NJIT, Upstate

JACKSONVILLE – North Florida men's tennis heads out on the road for two more ASUN matches as it faces off with NJIT and USC Upstate.

MATCH DAY CENTRAL
WHAT: North Florida (7-8, 2-0 ASUN) at NJIT (9-4, 1-0 ASUN)
WHEN: March 29 - 6 p.m.
LIVE VIDEO: NJITHighlanders.com
THE SERIES: UNF leads 2-0
LAST TIME: The Ospreys have won both of the previous meetings. Last season, UNF shut out the Highlanders in Jacksonville

MATCH DAY CENTRAL
WHAT: North Florida (7-8, 2-0 ASUN) at USC Upstate (3-13, 0-1 ASUN)
WHEN: March 31 - 2 p.m.
THE SERIES: UNF leads 7-3
LAST TIME: The Ospreys have shut out the Spartans in the last two meetings including a 4-0 win in the 2016 ASUN Championship.

QUICK HITS

North Florida looks to remain undefeated as it enters its third week of ASUN action.
The Ospreys bounced back from a 2-0 deficit to Stetson on Saturday and came back to win with Lasse Muscheites clinching the match.
Muscheites is now 6-4 in No. 2 singles.
In doubles action, Sahil Deshmukh and Till Von Winning lead the team with four dual match victories, but have hit a three-game skid as of late.
Deshmukh continues to pace the squad in singles victories as he is 8-7 in dual matches and on a two-match win streak. In his primary spot of No. 3, the junior is 7-3.

OPPONENT NOTES
NJIT

The Highlanders are coming off of a 6-1 win against USC Upstate on Saturday.
NJIT has won four of its last five matches and Abdullah Fouad is on a win streak during that stretch to own a 10-3 mark overall including a 6-0 record in the No. 4 position.
Richard Rangga is also 10-3 on the year playing in the bottom three positions
The Highlanders are back-and-forth in doubles action as they own a 19-19 overall record. Rangga and Lukas Zvikas pair up for a team-best 7-5 mark in the No. 2 spot.

USC Upstate

Upstate is looking for its first win in four attempts and faces Stetson on Thursday prior to meeting with the Ospreys.
Francisco Neto leads the team in singles with six victories, but has hit a four-game skid as of late.
In doubles play, Luka Eble and Felix Ewers have a team-best seven wins in the No. 3 spot.

LOOKING AHEAD
North Florida returns home to host Lipscomb and Kennesaw State in its final weekend of ASUN action. The Bisons come to town on Thursday, April 5 for a 1 p.m. match before the Battle of the Birds on Saturday at 4 p.m.

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Players Mentioned

Lasse Muscheites

Till Von Winning

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