JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - UNF men's tennis clinched doubles in convincing fashion and had that momentum spill over into singles play to generate three quick points as the Ospreys defeated Georgia Southern, 4-3, Sunday, Feb. 20.
North Florida improves to 2-0 at home on the season with the victory in the opening match of the four-match home stand.
How it Happened
Nilo Duarte and
Matt Carroll were the first to finish in doubles, winning 6-1 shortly before
Rodrigo Crespo and
PJ Kotan followed suit with a 6-3 win.
Jorge Nunez and
Jonas Hartenstein won their third-straight match as a duo after the point was clinched.
The bottom half of the UNF lineup did the scoring in singles, doing so quickly. The Ospreys won courts, five, six and four in that order to create a 4-0 lead and clinch the match.
Duarte's 6-3, 6-3 win against Valentin Dun was the deciding point on the day, coming after Crespo and Nunez secured straight-sets wins.
Slots one and two went to 10-point tiebreakers after Georgia Southern got on the board at the three slot. Hartenstein came up just short in the 10-point tiebreaker with Pol del Castillo, while
PJ Kotan fell by the same fate at the second slot.
UNF 4, Georgia Southern 3
Sunday, Feb. 20 | UNF Tennis Complex | Jacksonville, Fla.
Singles Competition
1. Pol del Castillo (GSMTN) def.
Jonas Hartenstein (UNF) 7-6 (7-2), 5-7, 1-0 (10-3)
2. Tao Castillo (GSMTN) def.
PJ Kotan (UNF) 7-6 (7-4), 4-6, 1-0 (10-5)
3. Alexandros Roumpis (GSMTN) def.
Matt Carroll (UNF) 7-6 (7-3), 6-1
4.
Nilo Duarte (UNF) def. Valentin Dun (GSMTN) 6-3, 6-3
5.
Jorge Nunez (UNF) def. Dimitris Paliouras (GSMTN) 6-2, 6-1
6.
Rodrigo Crespo (UNF) def. Laurent Julia Calac (GSMTN) 6-3, 6-2
Doubles Competition
1.
Jorge Nunez/
Jonas Hartenstein (UNF) def. Tao Castillo/Jacob Mitchell (GSMTN) 7-5
2.
Rodrigo Crespo/
PJ Kotan (UNF) def. Alexandros Roumpis/Valentin Dun (GSMTN) 6-3
3.
Nilo Duarte/
Matt Carroll (UNF) def. Pol del Castillo/Laurent Julia Calac (GSMTN) 6-1
Match Notes
Georgia Southern 3-4
North Florida 3-4
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (5,6,4,3,1,2)
T-3:10 A-110
Other Notes
- UNF improved to 2-0 at home on the season.
- North Florida is 24-7 all-time against Georgia Southern.
- Jonas Hartenstein and Jorge Nunez have won three-straight as a pair.
Coach Lucas' Comments
Up Next
UNF faces SC State tomorrow at 2 p.m.
