Men’s Tennis Sweeps Saturday in Charlotte

Saturday, March 7

Charlotte, N.C.

11 a.m.

University of North Florida

Georgia State

Carroll secured the clincher in the match with Georgia State.

3/7/2020 8:51:00 PM | Men's Tennis

Box Score 1 Box Score 2

Ospreys Pick Up a Pair of Neutral Site Wins

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Men's tennis rebounded from its first loss of the season Friday with a sweep of a pair of neutral site matches Saturday. The Ospreys upended Georgia State (4-8), 4-3, before finishing the weekend trip with a 4-1 defeat of Appalachian State (3-10) March 7.

The Ospreys are now 7-1, UNF's best start through eight matches in the program's Division I history.

"Hats off to the guys for today's effort," head coach Matt Lucas said. "We have a resilient bunch on this team and that showed today."

Match 1

Despite a doubles point victory, Georgia State managed to reverse the momentum by taking a 3-1 win after singles triumphs at the fifth, second and first slots.
Joe Ellis got UNF back in the win column with a 7-5, 6-3, defeat of Patrick Lazo and Federico Nani tied the match with a three-set win against Kevin Huynh.
Sophomore transfer Matt Carroll came up clutch, grinding out the clincher in a three-set tiebreaker. Carroll won set one, 6-3, before being overturned, 6-0, in the second. The Ospreys' three-slot player won 7-6 (7-2) in the third, giving UNF the win.

UNF 4, Georgia State 3
March 7, 2020 | Charlotte, N.C. | Halton-Wagner Tennis Complex

Singles Competition
1. Grinvalds, Roberts (GSU) def. Nilo Duarte (UNF) 6-4, 6-2
2. Coulaud, Quentin (GSU) def. Dominik Barton (UNF) 6-4, 6-3
3. Matt Carroll (UNF) def. Duarte, Andrei (GSU) 6-3, 0-6, 7-6 (7-2)
4. Federico Nani (UNF) def. Huynh, Kevin (GSU) 6-0, 1-6, 6-3
5. Showers, Bailey (GSU) def. Patrick Kotan (UNF) 6-2, 6-0
6. Joe Ellis (UNF) def. Lazo, Patrick (GSU) 7-5, 6-3

Doubles Competition
1. Dominik Barton/Matt Carroll (UNF) def. #28 Duarte, Andrei/Grinvalds, Roberts (GSU) 6-4
2. Jorge Nunez/Federico Nani (UNF) def. Lazo, Patrick/Padilha, Diego (GSU) 6-2
3. Coulaud, Quentin/Showers, Bailey (GSU) vs. Patrick Kotan/Nilo Duarte (UNF) 6-5, unfinished

Match Notes
North Florida 6-1
Georgia State 4-8
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1); Singles (5,2,1,6,4,3)

Coach Lucas' Comments
"It would have been very easy to pack this weekend in after giving one away yesterday, but that's not who this 2020 team is. We came out firing in doubles against Georgia State and that gave us the 1-0 lead. I have so much respect for Jon and his team and I knew they would make a run, and they did in singles. They got three points on the board quickly, but we never wavered in belief and confidence and it showed in how we played. Joe got us to 3-2 and then our senior captain Fede comes back from a break down to tie the match. Matt Carroll found himself in the same situation as Charlotte, holding a 4-2 lead. He stayed composed and aggressive and played his best tennis in the most tense moments to clinch the win. It was a big win for him and the whole team."

Match 2

Appalachian State won at doubles positions one and three to earn a 1-0 advantage. Federico Nani and Jorge Nunez did improve to 6-1 in dual doubles play with a 6-3 victory at the second slot.
Four consecutive straight set singles wins at slots two, four, three and five allowed UNF to take the match before completion. Joe Ellis and Nilo Duarte had their matches left unfinished in the third set after Nunez clinched things with a 6-4, 6-4, defeat of Alessio Azzalini at five singles.

UNF 4, Appalachian State 1
March 7, 2020 | Charlotte, N.C. | Halton-Wagner Tennis Complex

Singles Competition
1. Petrovic, Aleksandar (APPM) vs. Nilo Duarte (UNF) 3-6, 6-3, 0-1, unfinished
2. Dominik Barton (UNF) def. Radionov, Matvey (APPM) 6-1, 6-2
3. Federico Nani (UNF) def. Carter, Blake (APPM) 6-2, 6-4
4. Patrick Kotan (UNF) def. Stone, Campbell (APPM) 6-1, 6-1
5. Jorge Nunez (UNF) def. Azzalini, Alessio (APPM) 6-4, 6-4
6. Srivastava, Karan (APPM) vs. Joe Ellis (UNF) 6-4, 0-6, 0-4, unfinished

Doubles Competition
1. Petrovic, Aleksandar/Radionov, Matvey (APPM) def. Dominik Barton/Matt Carroll (UNF) 6-2
2. Federico Nani/Jorge Nunez (UNF) def. Carter, Blake/Stone, Campbell (APPM) 6-3
3. Srivastava, Karan/Azzalini, Alessio (APPM) def. Patrick Kotan/Nilo Duarte (UNF) 6-4

Match Notes
North Florida 7-1
Appalachian State 3-10
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (2,4,3,5)

Other Notes

The Ospreys are now 4-6 all-time against Georgia State.
Saturday was UNF's first win against Georgia State since 2016.
It was UNF's first meeting with Appalachian State since a 5-2 win in Jacksonville March 9, 2010.
Saturday marked UNF's first neutral site contests of the year.
Carroll and Dominik Barton defeated the nation's No. 28 doubles pair in Georgia State's Andrei Duarte and Roberts Grinvalds.

Coach Lucas' Comments
"Against App State we came out lethargic in doubles after a short turnaround, and they took full advantage. I thought we were very mature with singles and took care of business from there. It was a really great day for the Ospreys and we couldn't be more exicted to host a top-20 Duke team Tuesday. Swoop!"

Up Next
UNF comes back to Jacksonville to face Duke at 3 p.m. Tuesday, and Chattanooga at 5 p.m. Wednesday.