JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - North Florida men's tennis grabbed the momentum with a doubles win and all six singles slots took care of business as the Ospreys (1-2) swept Charleston (0-2) in the home opener on a crisp Sunday afternoon from the UNF Tennis Complex.
How it Happened
PJ Kotan and
Rodrigo Crespo were on a mission, winning 6-0 at the third doubles position to put UNF in front just minutes into the match. Slots one and two were tight, but UNF had the edge.
Jonas Hartenstein and
Jorge Nunez navigated down a 40-0 position to take their sixth set in a 6-4 defeat of Charleston's Robby Krick and Zach Larke.
Nunez and
Matt Carroll won back-to-back, combining to take 24 of 26 sets played between the two. With UNF up 3-0 and a team win in sight, Charleston put up some resistance at the remaining courts.
Hartenstein won 6-4 in the opening set and possessed a 5-2 lead in the second frame before Larke got within a set. It was
PJ Kotan that clinched it for the Ospreys, doing so in three sets thanks to a vicious response after dropping the opening frame. Kotan won 3-6, 6-0, 6-1 just before Hartenstein claimed a victory, 6-4, 6-4.
Nilo Duarte got gritty and pulled off his own three-set win. Down a frame, Duarte won a tiebreaker, 7-4, forcing a 10-point tiebreaker that he took, 10-7.
Not lost on the action was
Bruno Vietri, who clawed back into the match after dropping the first set of his Division I career, 2-6. Vietri turned the corner and got a lift from the team and strong home crowd, winning the final two sets 6-2, 6-1.
UNF, 7, Charleston 0
Sunday, Jan. 30 | UNF Tennis Complex | Jacksonville, Fla.
Singles Competition
1.
Jonas Hartenstein (UNF) def. Zac Larke (COFC) 6-4, 6-4
2.
PJ Kotan (UNF) def. Robby Krick (COFC) 3-6, 6-0, 6-1
3.
Nilo Duarte (UNF) def. Matias Gaedechens (COFC) 2-6, 7-6 (7-4), 1-0 (10-7)
4.
Matt Carroll (UNF) def. Johnny Wang (COFC) 6-0, 6-0
5.
Jorge Nunez (UNF) def. Noah Borges (COFC) 6-1, 6-1
6.
Bruno Vietri (UNF) def. Andre Limon (COFC) 2-6, 6-2, 6-1
Doubles Competition
1.
Jonas Hartenstein/
Jorge Nunez (UNF) def. Robby Krick/Zac Larke (COFC) 6-4
2.
Nilo Duarte/
Matt Carroll (UNF) vs. Noah Borges/Ben Husum (COFC) 4-5, unfinished
3.
PJ Kotan/
Rodrigo Crespo (UNF) def. Johnny Wang/Matias Gaedechens (COFC) 6-0
Match Notes
Charleston 0-2
North Florida 1-2
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1); Singles (5,4,2,1,3,6)
High 40s, breezy
T-3:03 A-119
Other Notes
- Vietri picked up his first singles win in his first appearance as an Osprey.
- Jonas Hartenstein earned his first-ever top slot win and second victory of the spring in three tries.
- UNF is 5-0 in home openers under head coach Matt Lucas.
- North Florida is 10-0 against Charleston in meetings in Jacksonville.
- UNF is 13-2 all-time against Charleston.
- Kotan earned his first-ever second singles victory.
Coach Lucas' Comments
Jonas Hartenstein on His Day and the Start of His Season
Up Next
The Ospreys go to USF Saturday, Feb. 5. First serve is 2:30 p.m.
