JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - An important weekend of road tennis awaits for North Florida men's tennis as the Ospreys travel to Alabama to face Jacksonville State Friday and then Lipscomb in Nashville Sunday afternoon.
Series History
Jacksonville State: UNF is 2-0 against the Gamecocks … the Ospreys have never faced Jacksonville State in Alabama … the last time these two teams met was in 1995.
Lipscomb: The two teams have met 14 times … UNF holds a 14-0 record against the Bisons … North Florida is 7-0 in away matches against Lipscomb … the last time these two teams battled was in 2019 … UNF won 4-2 in ASUN Championship play.
Scouting Report
Jacksonville State: Jacksonville State is 10-7 and 4-1 in conference play … the Gamecocks have a cumulative singles record of 38-25 and a doubles record of 17-13 … Jacksonville State has a 4-1 home record and 3-4 mark on the road.
Lipscomb: The Bisons come into play 4-9 on the season and 1-2 in league play … the Bisons are 4-3 at home and 0-6 on the road … the Bisons are coming off consecutive 5-2 losses … Lipscomb's last win was a 5-2 victory against North Alabama.
Last Time Out
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - After dropping a doubles point that could have gone either way, North Florida men's tennis responded with ferocity, winning five of six singles courts on the way to a pivotal 5-2 win against a strong FGCU (10-6, 3-1 ASUN) team Sunday, March 27.
The Ospreys rallied in front of a great showing at the UNF Tennis Complex, with
Nilo Duarte clinching the win at the second slot to give North Florida an 8-1 mark at home as well as its first victory against FGCU since the 2018 campaign.
North Florida (11-6, 2-1 ASUN) is just percentage points out of second place in the ASUN Conference with four more league matches remaining this month.
Notables
- UNF downed FGCU, 5-2, for the program's first win against the Eagles since 2018.
- Nilo Duarte is 6-2 at number two singles slot
- Jonas Hartenstein earned his 10th singles win at court one.
- Hartenstein was named ASUN Men's Tennis Player of the Week for March 29.
What's in Store
UNF continues with ASUN play with the regular season home finale April 8 against North Alabama.
