STARKVILLE, Miss. - North Florida men's tennis (1-3) got started on the right foot by taking the doubles point from Mississippi State (6-3), but fell short against the Bulldogs, 5-2, on Friday evening.
The doubles paring of
Jonas Hartenstein and
Rodrigo Crespo did their job winning their doubles match, 6-2. The undefeated doubles pair (3-0) of
Andreas Scott and
Breno Marques sealed the doubles point for the Ospreys in their match, winning 7-5.
UNF looked to carry its positive charge into singles play, as they were up 1-0 overall in the match.
Breno Marques won his singles match in a three-set thriller (7-6, 1-6, 6-3), but it was not enough for the Ospreys, as they faltered at the hands of the Bulldogs.
The Ospreys stay in Starkville, Miss., to take on VCU on Saturday afternoon in a neutral site match at 12 p.m. ET.
SINGLES
- Nemanja Malesevic (MSU) def. Jonas Hartenstein (UNF) 4-6, 6-3, 6-3
- Petar Jovanovic (MSU) def. Rodrigo Crespo (UNF) 6-3, 6-2
- Carles Hernandez (MSU) def. PJ Kotan (UNF) 6-4, 6-3
- Dusan Milanovic (MSU) def. Andreas Scott (UNF) 6-3, 6-3
- Breno Marques (UNF) def. Radomir Tomic (UNF) 7-6, 1-6, 6-3
- Roberto Ferrer Guimaraes (MSU) def. Chase Healey (UNF) 6-1, 6-2
DOUBLES
- Jonas Hartenstein/Rodrigo Crespo (UNF) def. Dusan Milanovic/Carles Hernandez (MSU) 6-2
- Andreas Scott/Breno Marques (UNF) def. Nemanja Malesevic/Marshall Landry (MSU) 7-5
- Petar Jovanovic/Roberto Ferrer Guimaraes (MSU) def. PJ Kotan/Spencer Dorosheff (UNF) 6-2
MATCH NOTES
- UNF (1-3), Miss State (6-3)
- Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (2,6,4,3,1,5)
POSTGAME INTERVIEW
OSPREY NOTES
- Jonas Hartenstein suffers his first loss of the season in singles (3-1).
- Junior Breno Marques moves to 2-0 in the fifth spot in singles this season.
- The doubles pair of Andreas Scott (4-0) and Breno Marques (3-0) move to 3-0 when together in doubles.
- This matches the hot start of last season for the duo when they started 4-0 in doubles as a pair.
