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.
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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
