JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - UNF men's tennis comes back home after a 2-1 weekend in Charlotte, N.C., to host No. 24 Duke and Chattanooga at the UNF Tennis Complex March 10 and 11.
| Two Matches at Home |
| Matches 9-10 |
Tuesday, March 10 at 3 p.m. | Wednesday, March 11 at 5 p.m. |
| Series History |
UNF vs. No. 24 Duke (0-1) | UNF vs. Chattanooga (0-0) |
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Against Our Opponents
- UNF and Duke meet for just the second time and the first time in UNF's Division I days. The Ospreys and the Blue Devils faced off March 13, 1985.
- The Ospreys competed on Duke's home courts in the fall at the James Bonk Duke Invite.
- North Florida and Chattanooga are also squaring off for the first time.
Last Time Out
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.
Taking Inventory
- UNF is 7-1 and off to its best start over the first eight games of a season in the program's Division I history.
- North Florida is on a nine-match home winning streak dating back to March 14 of 2019, a 5-2 loss to No. 45 USF.
- Junior Nilo Duarte is 5-1 in dual singles play this year after splitting time at the one and two singles slot. Duarte picked up ASUN Player of the Week honors earlier this season.
- Federico Nani and Jorge Nunez are 6-1 in doubles play this year and on a three-match winning streak.
Scouting the Opponents
No. 24 Duke
- Duke is 12-2 and 1-1 in the ACC.
- Duke is coming off a 4-3 loss at No. 14 Wake Forest.
- The Blue Devils have defeated No. 19 Illinois, Northwestern and Kentucky this season.
- Nick Stachowiak is 7-2 at the one singles slot.
- Sean Sculley/Nick Stachowiak are 7-1 at one doubles.
Chattanooga
- Chattanooga is 12-5 and 1-1 in conference play.
- The Mocs are 2-3 over their last five.
- Chattanooga fell, 4-3, to Mercer and ASUN foe Lipscomb by the same score.
- Niklas Gerdes is 15-2 at the one singles slot.
- Tomas Rodriguez is 14-2 at two singles.
