JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The final push for the ASUN Championship begins Thursday from DeLand when the three-seeded Ospreys face No. 6 Lipscomb in the quarterfinals. First serve is set for 5 p.m. from Stetson's Mandy Stoll Tennis Center.
This is the third time that all rounds of the ASUN Men's Tennis Championship has been held in DeLand, with the last time being in 2011.
Championship Format
The championship follows a single-elimination format with the top two seeds receiving byes from competing in the quarterfinals. The winner of the North Florida and Lipscomb match will take on No. 2 Liberty Friday, April 19, at 5 p.m. On the other side of the bracket is No. 5 Stetson and No. 4 Kennesaw State. The victor goes up against FGCU Friday at 1 p.m.
Coverage
Live stats will be provided for all matches throughout the tournament. The title match will be broadcasted via ESPN+ Saturday at 1 p.m.
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UNF in the Championship
North Florida has made nine appearances in the ASUN Championship, with the first appearance occurring in 2010. UNF comes in as the reigning regular season and postseason champion after downing Stetson, 4-1, in the title match a year ago. It won its first championship in 2016, a 4-1 triumph against USC Upstate in Spartanburg, S.C.
UNF has made the semifinals every season that it has competed in the ASUN Championship. The Ospreys have appeared in six finals matches, going 2-4 in such appearances.
Last Time Out
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - UNF men's tennis (12-10, 5-2 ASUN) secured the number-three seed in the ASUN Championship with a sweep of North Alabama (3-16, 1-16 ASUN) to send off seniors
Sahil Deshmukh and
Till Von Winning on Senior Day Saturday, April 13, at the UNF Tennis Complex.
Taking Inventory
- UNF finished the regular season 12-10 and 5-2 in the ASUN.
- The Ospreys turned in an impressive 8-1 home record, its best home-winning percentage since turning in an 8-1 record in Jacksonville in 2013.
- North Florida garnered five ASUN Player of the Week honors this season. Dominik Barton nabbed two while Nilo Duarte, Sahil Deshmukh and Jorge Nunez all received one.
- UNF downed Lipscomb in the two teams' last meeting, 6-1. The Ospreys are 14-0 against the Bisons.
- Barton finished the year with a team-best 20 singles victories.
- Sahil Deshmukh garnered a team-best 14 singles duals triumphs.
- Jorge Nunez and Federico Nani closed out the regular season with a team-high 11 doubles victories as a pair.
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- The Bisons finished the regular season 7-13 and 2-5 in the ASUN.
- Lipscomb fell 5-2 at Stetson Saturday afternoon in the regular season finale.
- Victor Chaw sports the team's best record at 10-7 as the number one singles player.
- Chaw joins Pablo Caffarena for a 12-3 duals record.
- Lipscomb was the No. 4 seed a year ago, falling to No. 5 Kennesaw State, 4-1.
- The Bisons reached the finals as the six seed in the 2017 season, beating Kennesaw State and Stetson en route to the finals match.
