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Dominik Barton eyes the tennis ball as he prepares to hit a forehand.
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North Florida UNF (4-5)
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Winner Vanderbilt VANDY (9-2)
North Florida UNF
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Final
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Vanderbilt VANDY
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Winner

Match Recap: Men's Tennis |

No. 25 Vanderbilt Tops Men’s Tennis, 6-1


NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Newly ranked No. 25 Vanderbilt defended its home courts Friday, upending the visiting Ospreys (4-5) at the Currey Tennis Center, 6-1.

Freshman Dominik Barton bumped his singles record to 6-3, moving his overall record to 14-6. Barton outlasted Vanderbilt's Macsen Sisam, 4-6, 6-2, 7-5, winning his sixth match at the third slot.

No. 25 Vanderbilt (9-2) was able to take the other five singles matches in straight sets after taking the doubles point to start the action.

Coach Lucas' Comments:
"It's always tough playing a top-25 team on the road. Vanderbilt was too good today, as they played downhill all day. Clearly they are used to playing indoor tennis, and we just didn't adjust like I had hoped we would. Hopefully we will be better against a good MTSU team Sunday morning. I thought Dominik played a solid match and got back to dictating, which is the way he needs to play to be at his best." -- Head coach Matt Lucas

Notes:
  • Vandy made its debut in the Oracle/ITA Division I Men's National Team Rankings this past week.
  • Senior Cameron Klinger and junior Billy Rowe earned the No. 52 spot in the nation.
  • This was the first-ever meeting between these two teams.
  • Vanderbilt moves to 6-0 on the season at home.
  • This is UNF's second match against a top 25 opponent this season after facing No. 25 NC State February 2.
 
No. 25 Vanderbilt 6 , UNF 1
Feb. 22, 2019 | Currey Tennis Center | Fort Myers, Fla.

Singles Competition
1. Cam Klinger (VAN) def. Sahil Deshmukh (UNF) 6-3, 6-2
2. George Harwell (VAN) def. Till Von Winning (UNF) 6-3, 6-2
3. Dominik Barton (UNF) def. Macsen Sisam (VAN) 4-6, 6-2, 7-5
4. Billy Rowe (VAN) def. Jorge Nunez (UNF) 6-3, 6-3
5. Marcus Ferreira (VAN) def. Federico Nani (UNF) 6-3, 6-3
6. Panu Virtanen (VAN) def. Nilo Duarte (UNF) 6-2, 6-4
 
Doubles Competition
1. #52 Klinger/Rowe (VAN) vs. Duarte/Von Winning (UNF) 5-4 (unfinished)
2. Sraberg/Worst (VAN) def. Barton/Deshmukh (UNF) 6-3
3. Harwell/Ferreira (VAN) def. Nani/Nunez (UNF) 6-3

Order of finish: Doubles (3, 2, -); Singles (4, 5, 2, 1, 3, 6)

Up Next:
The Ospreys finish up their weekend in Tennessee when they go to Murfreesboro Sunday for a 12 p.m. match with Middle Tennessee State.
 
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