STATESBORO, Ga. - Down a doubles point, UNF men's tennis (1-1) rallied to win four of six singles to defeat Georgia Southern (0-1) at the Wallis Tennis Center Saturday, January 30.
Rodrigo Crespo and
Nilo Duarte won at three doubles but the Eagles took the top slot as the point came down to two doubles.
Federico Nani and Jorge Junez took GSU's second pair to a tiebreak, but Georgia Southern hung on to go up, 1-0.
Dominik Barton defended the top slot with a 6-2, 6-4 win against Pascal Wagemaker to even the score. After Nani dropped the fourth slot in straight sets, the Ospreys rallied to win the next three points.
Matt Carroll,
Nilo Duarte and
Rodrigo Crespo all won their matches in UNF's decisive 3-0 run.
It was Crespo's first singles win as an Osprey and UNF's first team victory of the season.
UNF 4, Georgia Southern 3
January 30, 2021 | Statesboro, Ga. | Wallis Tennis Center
Singles Competition
1.
Dominik Barton (UNF-M) def. Pascal Wagemaker (GS) 6-2, 6-4
2.
Nilo Duarte (UNF-M) def. Murphy McCullough (GS) 6-2, 7-6
3.
Matt Carroll (UNF-M) def. Tao Castillo (GS) 3-6, 7-5, 6-1
4. Valentin Dun (GS) def.
Federico Nani (UNF-M) 6-3, 6-2
5. Jean Sibel (GS) def. Patrick Kotan (UNF-M) 6-7, 6-2, 6-4
6.
Rodrigo Crespo (UNF-M) def. Jonathan Morales (GS) 6-4, 7-5
Doubles Competition
1. Pascal Wagemaker/Alexandros Roumpis (GS) def.
Dominik Barton/
Matt Carroll (UNF-M) 6-3
2. Tao Castillo/Murphy McCullough (GS) def.
Federico Nani/
Jorge Nunez (UNF-M) 7-6
3.
Rodrigo Crespo/
Nilo Duarte (UNF-M) def. Jean Sibel/Valentin Dun (GS) 6-3
Match Notes
North Florida 1-1
Georgia Southern 0-1
Order of Finish: (1, 3, 2) | (1, 4, 6, 3, 2, 5)
Coach Lucas' Comments
"Proud of our resiliency today. We were harping the last two weeks to stay committed to who you are as a player and I felt we did a much better job of that today. We didn't play our best that's for sure, but the way in which we competed and played the right way is a major step in the right direction. We speak to the guys about exhausting themselves mentally and physically every single day and good things will happen. It's not going to be overnight, but I'm excited to see where this group can go!" - Head coach
Matt Lucas
Other Notes
- UNF is 23-7 all-time against Georgia Southern.
- Barton is 3-2 at the one spot for his career.
Up Next
UNF hosts Flagler February 5 for its home opener.
