Saturday, February 24
Jacksonville, Fla.
2 p.m.
University of North Florida
vs
Radford
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - North Florida men's tennis (1-5) returns home, as they welcome in the Radford Highlanders (0-4) to the UNF Tennis Complex on Saturday afternoon.
The Ospreys look to get back on track at home after losing, 4-3, in a close one on the road last weekend to Georgia State. UNF is 1-0 at home this year and 21-4 over the past three seasons, including this season.
UNF aims to even the series history at two a piece against the Highlanders, as they meet for the first time since 2012 and for the first time in the Matt Lucas era. In their last matchup, the Ospreys were victorious, winning by a score of 5-2 at home over the Highlanders.
Date: Saturday, Feb. 24
Time: 2 p.m.
Location: UNF Tennis Complex, Jacksonville Fla.
Opponent: Radford Highlanders
About the Opponent – Radford (0-4)
The Ospreys look to get back on track at home after losing, 4-3, in a close one on the road last weekend to Georgia State. UNF is 1-0 at home this year and 21-4 over the past three seasons, including this season.
UNF aims to even the series history at two a piece against the Highlanders, as they meet for the first time since 2012 and for the first time in the Matt Lucas era. In their last matchup, the Ospreys were victorious, winning by a score of 5-2 at home over the Highlanders.
GAME DETAILS
Date: Saturday, Feb. 24Time: 2 p.m.
Location: UNF Tennis Complex, Jacksonville Fla.
Opponent: Radford Highlanders
About the Opponent – Radford (0-4)
- Head Coach J.D. Shade enters his second season as head coach of the Highlanders program and is the 11th head coach in program history.
- The doubles pairing of Robert Hagen and Filippo Marangoni look to win their second straight doubles match and move to 2-1 on the season when playing doubles together.
- Freshman Tom Saporta is aiming to win his second match of the year and move back to the .500 mark with a record of 2-2 on the year.
- The Highlanders brought in two freshman and one transfer for this season.
NORTH FLORIDA NOTES
- The ITA No. 44th doubles pairing of Jonas Hartenstein and Rodrigo Crespo aim to move to 5-1 when playing together in doubles this season.Â
- This would be the most wins without reaching two losses on the season in the pairs 30 doubles matches together.
- The trio of Rodrigo Crespo, Andreas Scott, and Juan Pablo Cenoz are all seeking their first singles wins of the season going into Saturday's matchup.
- With a win on Saturday, it would be head coach Matt Lucas' 75th win as the Ospreys head coach and his 96th as a head coach overall.
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