Ospreys Ousted by No. 21 Gators in Regular Season Finale

Tuesday, April 11

Gainesville, Fla.

5 p.m.

University of North Florida

Florida

Rodrigo Crespo hitting a forehand against Bellarmine

Photo by: Todd Drexler

4/11/2023 10:50:00 PM | Men's Tennis

Box Score

Ospreys Close Regular Season, 14-6

GAINESVILLE, Fla. - UNF men's tennis (14-6, 7-1 ASUN) completed the regular season with a road test against the No. 21 Florida Gators (13-10, 5-5 SEC) Tuesday evening, coming up short in the Power Five matchup.

Jonas Hartenstein and Rodrigo Crespo held a 6-5 lead against No. 6 Will Grant and Axel Nefve at the top doubles slot, but the court was left unfinished as Florida clinched it at the third slot.

The Gators kept their momentum going in singles, despite valiant efforts from Hartenstein and Crespo at first and second singles. Hartenstein nearly took the first frame against No. 41 Axel Nefve, while Crespo came up short, 6-4, 6-4. The top three singles positions saw UNF taking on ranked foes as the Gators snapped the Ospreys four-match winning streak.

The Ospreys will face the winner of North Alabama and Queens Friday, April 14 at 11 a.m. in the ASUN Conference Tournament Quarterfinals at the UNF Tennis Complex.

Singles Competition
1. #41 Axel Nefve (UF) def. Jonas Hartenstein (UNF) 7-6 (7-4), 6-0
2. #83 Will Grant (UF) def. Rodrigo Crespo (UNF) 6-4, 6-4
3. #106 Jonah Braswell (UF) def. PJ Kotan (UNF) 6-1, 6-2
4. Lukas Greif (UF) def. Bruno Vietri (UNF) 6-1, 6-1
5. Nate Bonetto (UF) def. Breno Marques (UNF) 6-0, 6-3
6. Tanapatt Nirundorn (UF) def. Andreas Scott (UNF) 6-0, 6-2

Doubles Competition
1. #6 Will Grant/Axel Nefve (UF) vs. Rodrigo Crespo/Jonas Hartenstein (UNF) 5-6, unfinished
2. Nate Bonetto/Tanapatt Nirundorn (UF) def. PJ Kotan/Bruno Vietri (UNF) 6-0
3. Jonah Braswell/Lukas Greif (UF) def. Breno Marques/Andreas Scott (UNF) 6-3

Match Notes
North Florida 14-6, 7-1 ASUN
Florida 13-10, 5-5 SEC; National ranking #21
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3); Singles (6,5,4,2,3,1) T-108 A-2

Osprey Notes