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BREAK POINT - Big Weekend of ASUN Play Awaits at Home for Men’s Tennis

Ospreys Host FGCU and Kennesaw State

3/24/2022 3:00:00 PM

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - An important weekend of home tennis awaits for North Florida men's tennis as the Ospreys host Kennesaw State Friday and FGCU Sunday. Both matches are set for 3 p.m. from the UNF Tennis Complex.

Series History
  • KSU: UNF is 14-1 against the Owls and 7-1 at home … the lone loss to the Owls came in the last meeting in Jacksonville April 3 of last season.
  • FGCU: The two teams have battled in a 20-match series history … UNF holds an 11-9 head-to-head advantage … North Florida is 6-2 against the Eagles in Jacksonville … FGCU got the advantage last season, winning 5-2 March 19 of 2021.
 
Scouting Report
  • KSU: Kennesaw State is 10-4 and 2-0 in ASUN play, riding a three-match winning streak into play … the Owls are 5-3 on the road … Kennesaw State downed defending ASUN Champions Liberty March 19 in the ASUN opener, before defeating Bellarmine a day later … Matthew Terry earned ASUN Men's Tennis Player of the Week honors last week.
  • FGCU: The Eagles were last year's runner-up in the ASUN Men's Tennis Championship … FGCU is 9-5 this season and 2-0 in ASUN play, winning against the same opponents KSU did last week with wins against Liberty and Bellarmine … Randy Wilson earned ASUN weekly honors last week.

Last Time Out
DELAND, Fla. - For the third-straight match between UNF men's tennis and Stetson (7-6, 0-1 ASUN), the final score came out to be 4-3. This go around it was North Florida (10-5, 1-0 ASUN) on top as the Ospreys won their ASUN Conference opener in DeLand Sunday, March 20.

Notables
  • UNF is 10-5 after defeating Stetson to open ASUN play last weekend.
  • Nilo Duarte is on a seven-match winning streak in singles play.
  • The Ospreys are coming into play undefeated at home on the season, posting a 7-0 mark.

What's in Store
UNF continues into the heart of ASUN play with road matches at Jacksonville State April 1 and Lipscomb April 3.
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