The UNF men's tennis team cleaned up in seven singles matches on its final day as a split squad Sunday at the Duke James Bonk Invite and the Mercer Gridiron Classic. The Ospreys combined to go 6-1, with UNF picking up two consolation crowns.
James Bonk Duke Invite
September 22, 2019 | Cary Tennis Park | Cary, N.C.
CARY, N.C. - It was four singles matches and four straight-sets wins for UNF Sunday, headlined by sophomore
Dominik Barton's Men's Singles Blue Consolation title after he downed Omni Kumar of Duke, 6-3, 6-4.
Joe Ellis picked up his third singles win of the weekend, rounding out a strong stay at the James Bonk Invite after he finished as a runner-up in doubles yesterday alongside Barton.
Singles Competition
Men's Singles White
Jorge Nunez def. Goncalo Ferreira (LU), 6-4, 6-4 - 13th Place Bracket Finals
Men's Singles Royal
Nilo Duarte def. Deji Thomas-Smith (LU), 6-1, 6-0 - 13th Place Bracket Finals
Men's Singles Blue
Dominik Barton def. Omni Kumar (Duke), 6-3, 6-4 - Consolation Finals
Men's Singles Black
Joe Ellis def. Maxwell Zucker (Elon), 6-2, 6-0 - Round Four
Mercer Gridiron Classic
September 22, 2019 | Leroy PeddyTennis | Macon, Ga.
MACON, Ga.- After dropping his weekend opening Flight A Singles match Friday, senior
Federico Nani rebounded to rattle off four consecutive wins and claim the Flight A Singles Consolation Crown Sunday with a comeback three-set triumph. Freshman PJ Kotan also nabbed a win in extras play.
Singles Competition
Flight C
Manuel Bernard (Troy) def.
Charley Castaing, 6-3, 7-5 - Extras Play
Flight B
PJ Kotan def. Trey Whittaker (Troy), 7-5, 6-2 - Extras Play
Flight A - Consolation
Federico Nani def. Harvey Maughan (KSU), 0-6, 6-1, 1-0 (8)
Coach Lucas' Comments
"Overall there were some really good things from the weekend," head coach
Matt Lucas said. "Fede winning four-tough matches and grinding through the backdraw shows a lot of fight. PJ gained some wins in his first-collegiate tournament and Charley making the finals is another good step. We still have to be tougher mentally and play with more purpose, but these three guys showed toughness all weekend. We will get back to work these next few weeks to be stronger for the Bedford Cup."
Up Next
UNF prepares for the Bedford Cup in Tallahassee, Fla., Oct. 11-13.
