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Winner Charlotte CHA (5-7)
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North Florida UNF (4-8)
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Charlotte CHA
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Final
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North Florida UNF
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Match Recap: Men's Tennis |

Charlotte Slips Past Men’s Tennis, 4-3

Doubles Looms as Decisive Point

ATLANTA, Ga. - For the second time in as many days UNF grabbed three points at singles but the doubles point slipped away as UNC - Charlotte (5-7) edged the Ospreys, 4-3.

Jorge Nunez and Federico Nani were one point from taking three doubles, but the 49ers finished things up in doubles by taking spots one and two, 6-4, 6-3.

Charlotte carried its momentum into singles play,  winning in straight sets at both the fourth and third spots. The Ospreys (4-8) got traction with consecutive two-set wins from Federico Nani at five singles and Dominik Barton at the second spot.

The 49ers' Luca Keist clinched the match against Sahil Deshmukh though, 6-4, 7-6. Nilo Duarte picked up his second win of the weekend after the match was clinched, 7-5, 4-6, 6-3.

Coach Lucas' Comments:
"It was another tough one today. It feels like a broken record with all of these squandered opportunities in these big matches. We need to play with more confidence in these situations, and the wins will start rolling. We've had 10 of our 12 matches away from home, so we are excited to get back to work this week and start a nice little home stand." -- Head coach Matt Lucas.

Notes:
  • UNF's six-match road swing comes to an end.
  • Barton went 2-0 on the weekend and 1-1 in doubles. He is 16-7 on the season and 2-2 at the number-one singles position.
  • It was UNF's first neutral site match of the season.
 
Charlotte 4 , UNF 3
March 2, 2019 | Georgia State | Atlanta, Ga.

Singles Competition
1. #108 Luca Keist (UNCC) def. Sahil Deshmukh (UNF) 6-4, 7-6 (8-6)
2. Dominik Barton (UNF) def. Ignasi De Rueda (UNCC) 7-6 (7-4), 6-4
3. Constandinos Christoforou (UNCC) def. Till Von Winning (UNF) 6-0, 6-2
4. Ben Wayand (UNCC) def. Jorge Nunez (UNF) 6-2, 6-1
5. Federico Nani (UNF) def. Oliver Sec (UNCC) 7-5, 6-4
6. Nilo Duarte (UNF) def. Henry Lieberman (UNCC) 7-5, 4-6, 6-3
 
Doubles Competition
1. #18 Luca Keist/Constandinos Christoforou (UNCC) def. Nilo Duarte/Till Von Winning 6-4 (UNF)
2. Ben Wayand/Ignasi De Rueda (UNCC) def. Sahil Deshmukh/Dominik Barton 6-3 (UNF)
3. Oliver Sec/Oriol Puig Forne (UNCC) vs. Jorge Nunez/Federico Nani unfinished (UNF), 4-5

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

Up Next:
The Ospreys return home from their six-match road trip when they host ECU at 1 p.m. Wednesday, March 6.
 
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