Men’s Tennis Goes to Georgia Southern Saturday

OSPREYS vs EAGLES
MATCH 2 - Georgia Southern	Saturday, Jan. 30 at 1 p.m. \| Statesboro, Ga. (Wallis Tennis Center)
Series History	UNF leads, 22-7
Last Meeting	UNF W, 4-3 (2.1.2020)
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Next up for UNF men's tennis is familiar foe Georgia Southern Saturday, Jan. 30.

Against Our Opponents

UNF leads the all-time series 22-7.
The Ospreys are 15-4 at Georgia Southern.
UNF last downed the Eagles, 4-3, Feb. 1, 2020

Last Time Out
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.

Taking Inventory

Rodrigo Crespo made his UNF debut at Florida State Jan. 17.
This is the second road match for UNF before making its 2021 home debut Feb. 5.
Dominik Barton and Matt Carroll were ranked No. 56 in the ITA Preseason Doubles Rankings.
Head coach Matt Lucas enters his fourth season as the head coach at UNF. Assistant coach Bart Van Leijsen begins year two.
North Florida's roster features seven returners and three newcomers. Charley Castaing is the lone member of the 2019-20 team that is not returning.
UNF went 8-2 last year before the season was cut short.
UNF newcomers include Rodrigo Crespo, Jonas Hartenstein and Breno Marques. Crespo went 20-10 with Western Michigan in singles play a year ago, while Hartenstein picked up time with Mississippi State.Federico Nani returns for another year after his senior year was shortened due to COVID-19.

Georgia Southern

Georgia Southern opened the season at the MLK Invite hosted by Georgia Tech.
The Eagles competed against South Carolina, Georgia Tech and Georgia.
Pascal Wagemaker and Alexandros Roumpis won at one doubles vs. South Carolina, the Eagles' lone win on the weekend.
Georgia Southern has a large roster, featuring 14 student-athletes.
Head coach Sander Koning enters with a 79-67 career record at Georgia Southern and 10-20 record in the Sun Belt.

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Players Mentioned

Dominik Barton

Matt Carroll

Charley Castaing

Rodrigo Crespo

Jonas Hartenstein

Breno Marques

Federico Nani

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