JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - ECU won by tiebreaker to clinch doubles, but the Ospreys (5-8) roared back to win four singles matches to clip a strong East Carolina (11-3) program, 4-3, in match one of a five-match homestand at the UNF Tennis Complex March 6.

Doubles just slipped away from the Ospreys as ECU's Wisse Jonker and Javier Renones won the clincher against Nilo Duarte and Till Von Winning, 7-6 (9-7).

Sahil Deshmukh got UNF on the board by finishing first at the top spot, improving to 13-8 overall and 7-3 in his last 10. Duarte pushed his winning streak to three by taking number five singles after ECU's Javier Renones won the match at four singles.

Dominik Barton gave UNF its first lead, a 3-2 advantage, downing Vlad Anghel, 6-3, 6-4. The final two matches lingered into three sets as the the result rested on Federico Nani at six singles and Von Winning at the three spot.

Von Winning clinched the match by beating a tough opponent in Jonker who is 17-7 at singles this season, possessing the team's best winning percentage. Von Winning secured the match 6-2, 4-6, 6-4.

Nani raced to a 6-3 win in the first set, but a 5-3 lead in the third set slipped away as ECU's Will Bissett gave ECU a final point after the match was decided.

Coach Lucas' Comments:
"It was nice to see us come through in another tight match. We have been putting ourselves in position for the past six matches and we haven't come through in the end. Today was different, and I felt like we played with confidence today in those tight moments. ECU hasn't lost many times this year, so I was very proud of our resiliency even though we didn't play our best brand of tennis. Hopefully we can play with more passion, and have a bit more fun out there. I'm excited for next week against two great teams." -- Head coach Matt Lucas.

Notes:

• UNF is 3-0 against the Pirates in a series that dates back to 2006.
• This is UNF's first win by a 4-3 margin this season.
• The last three matches have concluded, 4-3.
• Dominik Barton is 17-7 in singles this season and is coming off his second ASUN Men's Tennis Player of the Week laurel of the year and his career.
• Nani and Nunez snapped a three-match skid as a pair.

Singles Competition
1. Sahil Deshmukh (UNF) def. Diogo Marques (ECU) 6-2, 6-4
2. Dominik Barton (UNF) def. Vlad Anghel (ECU) 6-3, 6-4
3. Till Von Winning (UNF) def. Wisse Jonker (ECU) 6-2, 4-6, 6-4
4. Javier Renones (ECU) def. Jorge Nunez (UNF) 6-2, 6-2
5. Nilo Duarte (UNF) def. Ronny Georgi (ECU) 6-3, 7-5
6. Will Bissett (ECU) def. Federico Nani (UNF) 1-6 (7-5), 6-3, 7-6
 
Doubles Competition
1. Wisse Jonker/Javier Renones (ECU) def. Nilo Duarte/Till Von Winning (UNF) 7-6 (9-7)
2. Austin Allen/Diogo Marques (ECU) def. Sahil Deshmukh/Dominik Barton (UNF) 6-3
3. Federico Nani/Jorge Nunez (UNF) def. Vlad Anghel/Will Bissett (ECU) 6-4

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

T: 2:56
A: 58

Up Next:
UNF's home stand stretches until March 26, but it won't play again until it hosts USF March 14 at 5 p.m.