Men’s Tennis Rides Early Lead Past Chattanooga, 5-2

Wednesday, March 11

Jacksonville, Fla.

5 p.m.

University of North Florida

Chattanooga

Dominik Barton celebrates winning the match

Barton clinched the doubles point and the match with a second singles win Wednesday.

Photo by: Brock Borgeson

3/11/2020 9:30:00 PM | Men's Tennis

Box Score

Barton Clinches the Match With a Three-Set Winner at Two Singles

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - While the match lasted three hours and 19 minutes, it was UNF's work early on that propelled the Ospreys (8-2) past visiting Chattanooga (12-6), 5-2, Wednesday, March 11, from a humid UNF Tennis Complex.

UNF went up 1-0 thanks to a late push in doubles that earned North Florida wins at the first and second slots. Dominik Barton and Matt Carroll were able to hold off Kerim Hyatt and Simon Bustamante, 7-2, in the tiebreaker to clinch the point.

PJ Kotan stayed undefeated on the year at six singles, upending Jacob Marshall in straight sets to establish a 3-1 UNF lead after Matt Carroll provided his own straight sets triumph at four singles.

With a pair of three-set matches ensuing at three and five singles, sophomore Dominik Barton held off Kerim Hyatt, 6-1, 4-6, 6-4, clinching the match for North Florida.

The Mocs would pick up a point at the third slot before Jorge Nunez broke serve late in the third set to help him defeat Turner Voges, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4.

UNF 5, Chattanooga 2
March 11, 2020 | Jacksonville, Fla. | UNF Tennis Complex

Singles Competition
1. Tomas Rodriguez (UTC) def. Nilo Duarte (UNF) 6-4, 6-1
2. Dominik Barton (UNF) def. Kerim Hyatt (UTC) 6-1, 4-6, 6-4
3. Jeffrey Dewald (UTC) def. Federico Nani (UNF) 7-6 (7-5), 2-6, 6-2
4. Matt Carroll (UNF) def. Simon Bustamante (UTC) 6-3, 6-3
5. Jorge Nunez (UNF) def. Turner Voges (UTC) 4-6, 6-3, 6-4
6. Patrick Kotan (UNF) def. Jacob Marshall (UTC) 6-3, 6-4

Doubles Competition
1. Dominik Barton/Matt Carroll (UNF) def. Kerim Hyatt/Simon Bustamante (UTC) 7-6 (7-2)
2. Federico Nani/Jorge Nunez (UNF) def. Tomas Rodriguez/Kaisei Kuroki (UTC) 6-4
3. Turner Voges/Luke Plaisted (UTC) def. Patrick Kotan/Nilo Duarte (UNF) 6-4

Match Notes
Chattanooga 12-6
North Florida 8-2
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (4,1,6,2,3,5)
79 degrees, mostly cloudy - 43 percent humidity
Official: Kendyl Jennings T-3:19 A-31

Other Notes

It was the first meeting between these two teams.
North Florida is 5-1 at home this season.
PJ Kotan is now 4-0 at six singles.
Federico Nani and Jorge Nunez improve to 6-2 at second doubles.

Coach Lucas' Comments
"They are a really good team. They've won 12 matches already and are battle tested. We were fortunate to escape in doubles as they really took it to us at the beginning. We changed our mentality halfway through doubles and we were able to find our way back in and take that point, giving us some confidence. Matt and PJ did a really good job of getting two quick points on the board for us in singles. They had comprehensive efforts and gave us that comfortable cushion. I'm also really happy for Dom. He had a really good first set, wavered a bit in the second and was able to close it out in the third. Overall it was a quality win for us against a good team."

Up Next
UNF goes to Tampa for a neutral site match against South Alabama Saturday, March 14.