TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - UNF men's tennis (0-1) dropped its season opener against a tough Florida State (1-0) team, 5-0, on the road Sunday, January 17. It was the Ospreys' first match since a 5-2 defeat of Chattanooga March 11, 2020.

Rodrigo Crespo made his UNF debut Sunday, appearing at the five singles slot and three doubles alongside Nilo Duarte. 

The No. 56th ranked doubles pair of Dominik Barton and Matt Carroll opened the year at the one slot, while upperclassmen Federico Nani and Jorge Nunez had their second doubles match unfinished at 4-4.

PJ Kotan took the first set at six singles against Chase Wood before the match was decided.

  Singles Competition
1. Loris Pourroy (FS) def. Dominik Barton (UNF-M) 6-0, 6-3 
2. Richard Thongoana (FS) def. Nilo Duarte (UNF-M) 6-3, 6-3 
3. Sebastian Arcila (FS) vs. Matt Carroll (UNF-M) 6-2, 5-5, unfinished 
4. Andreja Petrovic (FS) def. Federico Nani (UNF-M) 6-2, 6-3 
5. Marcus Walters (FS) def. Rodrigo Crespo (UNF-M) 6-1, 6-3 
6. Chase Wood (FS) vs. Patrick Kotan (UNF-M) 3-6, 2-2, unfinished
 
Doubles Competition
1. Alex Knaff/Sebastian Arcila (FS) def. Dominik Barton/Matt Carroll (UNF-M) 6-2 
2. Loris Pourroy/Marcus Walters (FS) vs. Federico Nani/Jorge Nunez (UNF-M) 4-4, unfinished
3. Richard Thongoana/Chase Wood (FS) def. Nilo Duarte/Rodrigo Crespo (UNF-M) 6-4
 
Match Notes
North Florida 0-1 
Florida State University 1-0 
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3); Singles (1,5,4,2)

Other Notes

• It's UNF's 11th meeting all-time against the Seminoles
• UNF's home opener is February 5

Coach Lucas' Comments
"First off, thank you to FSU for doing a tremendous job with the COVID protocols. It was an absolutely safe environment. As far as the match goes, we started really strong in the doubles with breaks on all three courts. Unfortunately we weren't able to sustain that and the rust of not competing together for so long showed. After squandering what I thought should have been our doubles point we were very timid and on our heels in singles. We were able to make some adjustments and found a little moment where we could have turned the match around. But, again in those crucial moments we didn't play with enough belief and confidence. It's a learing experience for the guys hopefully and moving forward I want us to go after it and take those opportunities. We're looking forward to some great training the next two weeks before our next match. SWOOP!"

Up Next
UNF's next match is at Georgia Southern January 30.