University of North Florida
No. 2 Stetson
Players Mentioned
CHAMPS! Men's Tennis Wins Programs Second Championship
4/22/2018 3:20:00 PM | Men's Tennis
FULL RESULTSÂ | PHOTOSÂ
JACKSONVILLE -Â No. 1 North Florida men's tennis defeated No. 2 Stetson, 4-1, to earn its second-ever ASUN Championship title in program history on Sunday at the UNF Tennis Courts.
NOTES
- Lasse Muscheites grabbed the ASUN Tournament MVP clinching the match for the Ospreys at No. 2 singles in the third set.Â
- UNF last grabbed the ASUN title in 2016 when it took down USC Upstate in Spartanburg.
- Muscheites and Sahil Deshmukh went undefeated in the tournament - winning both of their doubles and singles matches.
HOW IT HAPPENED
-The day started with North Florida dominating in No. 2 doubles as Deshmukh and Till Von Winning grabbed a 6-1 win.
- In the No. 3 spot Stetson's Loic Blanco/Antione Sanchez took down the Ospreys, 6-3, to tie it 1-1.
- All eyes turned to the No. 1 court where Muscheites/Jefta Kecic battled it out against Hatters' tandem Linus Bergevi and Colter DeCoste, but the Ospreys clinched the doubles point winning, 7-5.Â
- In singles action, freshman Nilo Duarte put the Ospreys ahead 2-0 with a 6-4, 6-2 win over Bergevi in the No. 5 spot.
- Shortly after, Stetson grabbed its lone win with a straight-set win in the No. 1 spot to make it a 2-1 match.
- Deshmukh blanked Stetson's Antoine Sanchez in the first set, but then struggled in the second set as he fell, 4-6. It didn't matter to the junior though as he bounced back with a 6-0 victory in the final frame for the 3-1 lead.
- With all three of the remaining matches in the third set, it was Muscheites who fought to the end to clinch with a, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3, win in the No. 2 spot.
FROM THE COURTS
"What an emotional day for the entire department, university and especially the the tennis programs. I have to give a congrats to Mariana (and the women's program). But I am so proud of my guys; the resiliency they showed. Change is inevitable but its how you deal with the changes that show your character. They have embraced the new culture and I could not be more proud of what we have accomplished this year. We went undefeated in the ASUN and postseason. They did an amazing job of just buying in on what we are selling as a coaching staff. We are excited to go to the NCAAs - no matter where we go - its going to be fun. It is a special day for our athletic department. The support we got from other coaches and student-athletes was amazing. SWOOP!" - Head Coach Matt Lucas
UP NEXT
North Florida enters the NCAA Tournament 13-9 and going undefeated in conference play. The Ospreys find out who they will face on May 1 with the first and second rounds beginning May 11 on campus sites.
ASUN All-Tournament TeamÂ
- Lasse Muscheites, North Florida - MVPÂ
- Sahil Deshmukh, North FloridaÂ
- Malik Bhatnagar, Stetson
- William Shkrob, Stetson
- Fermin Calvo Barcelo, Kennesaw StateÂ
- Oliver Landert, FGCU
