KENNESAW, Ga. - Despite falling behind briefly following the doubles portion of play, North Florida men's tennis (10-4, 3-0 ASUN) put its foot down in singles competition by winning five of six courts in a 5-2 road win Thursday night.

The win gives UNF three-straight wins to open league play, as well as two-straight road wins during that stint. North Florida (10-4, 3-0 ASUN) improved to a dominant 15-2 against the Owls in the series history, snapping a two-match skid against KSU (8-5, 1-1 ASUN).

How it Happened
Rodrigo Crespo and Jonas Hartenstein continued their winning streak in doubles, taking the top slot, although Kennesaw State was tough at the other two positions en route to the point. 

Hot starts slowed the Owls in singles, with Crespo and Andreas Scott jumping out to large leads at six and second singles. Scott downed Anthony Weingarten, 6-1, 6-4, although Kennesaw State got one back with a straight-sets win at the fourth slot. 

North Florida didn't drop a set at the remaining four positions, with Hartenstein, Crespo, Matt Carroll and PJ Kotan all taking home wins to put the Owls away.
 
Singles Competition
1. Jonas Hartenstein (UNF) def. Raul Garcia (KSU) 6-2, 6-4
2. Rodrigo Crespo (UNF) def. Harvey Conway (KSU) 6-3, 6-2
3. Matt Carroll (UNF) def. Seru Tezuka (KSU) 6-4, 6-1
4. Hugo Salmeron (KSU) def. Bruno Vietri (UNF) 6-1, 6-3
5. PJ Kotan (UNF) def. Kevin Patel (KSU) 6-2, 6-4
6. Andreas Scott (UNF) def. Anthony Weingarten (KSU) 6-1, 6-4

Doubles Competition
1. Rodrigo Crespo/Jonas Hartenstein (UNF) def. Raul Garcia/Harvey Conway (KSU) 6-3
2. Anthony Weingarten/Seru Tezuka (KSU) def. Matt Carroll/Bruno Vietri (UNF) 6-4
3. Kevin Patel/Hugo Salmeron (KSU) def. Breno Marques/Andreas Scott (UNF) 6-4

Match Notes
North Florida 10-4, 3-0 ASUN
Kennesaw State 8-5, 1-1 ASUN
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (6,4,3,2,5,1)

Other Notes

• UNF is off to its best start in league play since the 2018 season
• Crespo is on a team-best four-match singles winning streak
• Crespo and Hartenstein have won seven-straight doubles decisions
• UNF has won each of its last two true road games, accounting for both of UNF's true road victories
• North Florida is 15-2 all-time against Kennesaw State
• The win broke a brief two-match winning streak for Kennesaw State in the series, the lone wins for the Owls in the head-to-head series

Up Next
UNF comes back home for a big conference matchup against FGCU Sunday, March 26 at 3 p.m.