JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - North Florida men's tennis (3-8) continues their homestand to open ASUN play against the No. 73 Kennesaw State Owls (7-3) on Sunday, Mar. 17, at 2 p.m., at the UNF Tennis Complex.
The Ospreys look to make it two straight victories against the Owls after defeating them last season in Kennesaw, Ga. UNF has lost two of the last three matches against Kennesaw State, but still hold an impressive 15-2 mark against the Owls.
GAME DETAILS
Date: Wednesday, Mar. 17
Time: 2 p.m.
Location: UNF Tennis Complex, Jacksonville, Fla.
Opponent: Kennesaw State Owls
About the Opponent – ITA No. 73 Kennesaw State (7-3)
- Sunday's match will also be the Owls' first match of conference play on the season.
- The Owls are 3-3 when on the road this season.
- Junior Sam Baldwin is 6-2 so far in singles play this season and 2-0 in doubles play with his first doubles play appearance on the season coming this past weekend on Mar. 9.
- Doubles duo of Joel Gibson and Anthony Weingarten have a record of 4-1 in doubles this season.
- Last season, the Owls had a record of 5-3 in conference play and held a .500 record on the road at 6-6.
- During the conference tournament last year, the Owls advanced to the semifinals before losing (0-4) to the eventual conference championship winners in Florida Gulf Coast.
NORTH FLORIDA NOTES
- This weekend's match will be the first ranked opponent the Ospreys have hosted all season.
- With a win, it would increase Breno Marques's active singles match win streak to four matches.
- If Jonas Hartenstein and Rodrigo Crespo win their potential doubles match, it will tie their Ospreys' career doubles match win streak as a duo at nine matches.
- Last season, the Ospreys went 7-1 in conference play and held an impressive 11-3 record when playing at home.