NASHVILLE, Tenn. - North Florida men's tennis (13-6, 4-1 ASUN) edged Lipscomb in doubles and never looked back, taking all but one set in singles play en route to a 7-0 sweep of the Bisons (4-11, 1-4 ASUN) Sunday, April 3 in Nashville.

The Ospreys have now won four of five ASUN matches and improved to 15-0 all-time against Lipscomb. UNF is one win shy of tying its mark of 14 wins in 2019, good for the most victories in a season since 2015.

How it Happened
The doubles point came down to the wire, resting on the result of the second slot. After UNF took the third slot and Lipscomb the top position, Jonas Hartenstein and Rodrigo Crespo found themselves in a seven-point tiebreaker to decide the point. UNF's duo won, 9-7, in the tiebreaker, putting UNF up one tally.

Domination ensued for the Ospreys, with North Florida winning 12 of 13 sets played while not permitting its opponents to win more than three games in any of those set victories.

Joe Ellis was the one to clinch the match, doing so at six singles. Nilo Duarte nearly won 12-consecutive games and Dominik Barton earned his second dual-singles win in as many matches.
 
Singles Competition
1. Jonas Hartenstein (UNF) def. BOGDANOVICH, Maksim (LIP) 6-1, 6-3
2. Nilo Duarte (UNF) def. MESQUIDA, Alex (LIP) 6-1, 6-0
3. Matt Carroll (UNF) def. URIBE, Pedro (LIP) 6-3, 6-1
4. PJ Kotan (UNF) def. GARCIA-NIETO, Gon. (LIP) 6-2, 6-3
5. Dominik Barton (UNF) def. FISCHER, Sam (LIP) 1-6, 6-2, 1-0 (16-14)
6. Joe Ellis (UNF) def. PENNY, Jake (LIP) 6-2, 6-1

Doubles Competition
1. GARCIA-NIETO, Gon./URIBE, Pedro (LIP) def. Matt Carroll/Nilo Duarte (UNF) 6-3
2. Jonas Hartenstein/Rodrigo Crespo (UNF) def. FISCHER, Sam/MESQUIDA, Alex (LIP) 7-6 (9-7)
3. PJ Kotan/Dominik Barton (UNF) def. SKRABUT, David/STOJANOVIC, Luka (LIP) 6-4

Match Notes
North Florida 13-6, 4-1 ASUN
Lipscomb 4-11, 1-4 ASUN
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (2,1,6,3,4,5)

Other Notes

• Jonas Hartenstein is on a four-match singles winning streak and is now 12-4 at the top singles slot.
• UNF earned its second 7-0 sweep of the year after beating Charleston by the same score Jan. 30.
• UNF won 12 of 13 sets played in singles competition.

Coach Lucas' Comments
 

Business trip complete for the Ospreys - hear @CoachLucas10s talk about the weekend finale win ?? pic.twitter.com/DLNNXBOgTd

— UNF Men's Tennis (@OspreyMTEN) April 3, 2022

Up Next
UNF plays its regular season home finale Friday against North Alabama.