Men’s Tennis Tops Owls for Fifth Consecutive Triumph

Thursday, April 4

Kennesaw, Ga.

4:00 p.m.

University of North Florida

Kennesaw State

Deshmukh is on a five-match winning streak in singles.

Photo by: Mackenzie Brown

4/4/2019 9:38:00 PM | Men's Tennis

Box Score

Ospreys Improve to 3-1 in ASUN

KENNESAW, Ga. - UNF men's tennis (10-9, 3-1 ASUN) won its sixth consecutive doubles point and nabbed four of six singles points to claim the squad's fifth win in as many matches Thursday, April 4, at the Betty Siegel Courts on the campus of Kennesaw State (8-11, 2-2 ASUN).

No. 83 Nilo Duarte and Deshmukh won their fourth match in five outings, cruising past KSU's Lucas deTorres Curth and Harvey Maughan, 6-2. The Owls got one back at the third spot, but Jorge Nunez and Federico Nani came up with the clincher, 6-4.

UNF won the first four singles matches to clinch the match and establish a 5-0 advantage. Deshmukh downed Fermin Calvo Barcelo in straight sets, 7-6, 6-3. The senior was the lone victor to claim the match in straight sets.

Duarte dogged Sebastian Osorio's 1-0 lead with a 6-1, 6-4, comeback to put the Ospreys up three. Nunez came through as the clincher once again, upending Kevin Patel, 6-0, 4-6, 6-2. Freshman Dominik Barton turned in his 20th win during the 2018-19 campaign, outlasting deTorres Curth who had to retire in the third set.

KSU got on the board by winning three-set decisions at the third and sixth slots.

Coach Lucas' Comments
"Glad we were able to pull out the victory. Credit Kennesaw, as they really battled well. The guys are being resilient and confident in tight situations which is great, but we are unnecessarily creating some of these tough situations. We must start closing out sets we have leads in and stop letting guys hang around in matches. If we can correct that I'm really confident we can do some great things. Looking forward to a tough match Saturday."

Notes

Nani and Nunez have won six consecutive doubles decisions.
Deshmukh has won five singles matches in a row and is 10-3 at the one slot.
UNF is 9-2 on the season when winning the doubles point.
The Ospreys are above .500 for the first time since February 10.
Duarte and Deshmukh played their first match since earning the No. 83 doubles ranking.
The Ospreys are 13-0 against KSU in the all-time series.
North Florida is 2-6 on the road this season, but it has won its last two road contests.

UNF 5, Kennesaw State 2
April 4, 2019 | Betty Siegel Courts | Kennesaw, Ga.

Singles Competition
1. Sahil Deshmukh (UNF) def. Fermin Calvo Barcelo (KSU) 7-6, 6-3
2. Dominik Barton (UNF) def. Lucas deTorres Curth (KSU) 6-4, 6-7, 2-1, retired
3. Bryan Triana (KSU) def. Till Von Winning (UNF) 7-5, 4-6, 6-4
4. Nilo Duarte (UNF) def. Sebastian Osorio (KSU) 1-6, 6-1, 6-4
5. Jorge Nunez (UNF) def. Kevin Patel (KSU) 6-0, 4-6, 6-2
6. Jose Galvez (KSU) def. Federico Nani (UNF) 6-3, 5-7, 6-3

Doubles Competition
1. #83 Nilo Duarte/Sahil Deshmukh (UNF) def. Lucas deTorres Curth/Harvey Maughan (KSU) 6-2
2. Jorge Nunez/Federico Nani (UNF) def. Fermin Calvo Barcelo/Jack Sorel (KSU) 6-4
3. Bryan Triana/Jose Galvez (KSU) def. Dominik Barton/Till Von Winning (UNF) 6-2

Match Notes
North Florida 10-9 (3-1 ASUN)
Kennesaw State 8-11 (2-2 ASUN)
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (1,4,5,2,3,6)

Up Next
The Ospreys stay on the road when they take on Liberty Saturday, April 6, at 3 p.m.