UNF Remains Perfect with Win Against Lipscomb

Thursday, April 5

Jacksonville, Fla.

1 p.m.

University of North Florida

Lipscomb

Lasse Muscheites gets set to return the tennis ball.

Photo by: Todd Drexler

4/5/2018 5:13:00 PM | Men's Tennis

Box Score

JACKSONVILLE – North Florida men's tennis battled back after losing the doubles point and grabbed a 5-2 victory against Lipscomb to remain perfect in ASUN play.

QUICK HITS
- With the win North Florida (10-8, 5-0 ASUN) takes at least a share of the ASUN Regular Season title. With a win against Kennesaw State on Saturday, UNF claims the No. 1 seed and the regular season championship outright.
- Lipscomb quickly picked up the doubles point, winning at the No. 1 and No. 2 spots.
- UNF then tied the match with a win from freshman Nilo Duarte who won, 6-4, 6-3.
- Senior Lasse Muscheites put the Ospreys ahead where they remained as he won 6-4, 6-1 at the No. 2 spot.
- Junior Sahil Deshmukh then followed suit with a three-set win in the No. 3 spot.
- In the No. 1 spot, Jefta Kecic fell behind early in the first set, 0-3 before battling to a 7-6, 6-4 victory to clinch the match and keep UNF perfect.
- Till Von Winning ended his three-set match with a victory as well.

FROM THE COURTS
"It was a great team win in tough conditions today. We came out shockingly slow in the doubles point, but the coaches did a great job to regroup us for the task athand. The entire team bought in and we came out with a dominant singles performance." - Junior Sahil Deshmukh

UP NEXT
North Florida closes out its ASUN schedule as it hosts Kennesaw State on Saturday at 2 p.m.

FULL RESULTS
Singles competition
1. Jefta Kecic (UNF) def. Alejandro Manzanares (LIPM) 7-6, 6-4
2. Lasse Muscheites (UNF) def. Victor Chaw (LIPM) 6-4, 6-1
3. Sahil Deshmukh (UNF) def. Jorge Ortegon (LIPM) 6-2, 4-6, 6-1
4. Till Von Winning (UNF) def. Daniel Cardenas (LIPM) 4-6, 7-5, 6-4
5. Nilo Duarte (UNF) def. Francesco Tacconi (LIPM) 6-4, 6-3
6. Pedro Uribe (LIPM) def. Joe Ellis (UNF) 6-3, 4-6, 7-6

Doubles competition
1. Alejandro Manzanares/Victor Chaw (LIPM) def. Jefta Kecic/Lasse Muscheites (UNF) 6-3
2. Jorge Ortegon/Francesco Tacconi (LIPM) def. Sahil Deshmukh/Till Von Winning (UNF) 6-3
3. Nilo Duarte/Alberto De Meo (UNF) vs. Daniel Cardenas/Pedro Uribe (LIPM) 5-5, unfinished