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Juan Pablo Cenoz on the court four
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Jacksonville State JSU (9-7)
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Winner North Florida UNF (5-8)
Jacksonville State JSU
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Final
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North Florida UNF
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Match Recap: Men's Tennis |

Men's Tennis Executes Comeback Win Over Jacksonville State, 4-3

Third Straight Win For the Ospreys Over Home Stretch

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - North Florida men's tennis (5-8) picked up its third straight win, as they took down Jacksonville State (11-7) in a match that took all seven points and multiple tiebreaks to decide in a 4-3 win on Wednesday afternoon at the UNF Tennis Complex.

The Ospreys lost the point in doubles play, as they dropped its doubles point for the first time since Mar. 1, when they played ITA No. 35 FAU. While it took all three courts to decide the point, a loss in tiebreak on flight three was the deciding factor of the doubles point.

UNF kept battling in singles, as we dropped court six, but picked up wins on courts six and three. Both PJ Kotan and Rodrigo Crespo won their matches in straight sets to tie the score at 2-2. Jonas Hartenstein battled in his top flight matchup, but fell to the Gamecocks' line one player to leave the match to Juan Pablo Cenoz and Andreas Scott on the fourth and fifth courts.

Cenoz won a tiebreaker in the first set and eased his way to a sweep, leading to a winner-take-all match for Scott. The fifth-flight player took all three sets to notch the victory for the Ospreys, executing on the comeback rally in a 4-3 win.

The Ospreys host two more matches at home this weekend to close out the homestand, as they are set to take on the Lipscomb on Friday, Mar. 22, at 5 p.m., followed by a match against the North Alabama on Sunday, Mar. 24, at 3 p.m., at the UNF Tennis Complex.


SINGLES

  1. Ivan Marrero Curbelo (JSU) def. Jonas Hartenstein (UNF) 6-4, 6-4
  2. Rodrigo Crespo (UNF) def. Vanja Dobrnjac (JSU) 6-4, 6-4
  3. PJ Kotan (UNF) def. Alin Fatu (JSU) 6-3, 6-0
  4. Juan Pablo Cenoz (UNF) def. Xavier Sarda Marti (JSU) 7-6 [9-7], 6-4
  5. Andreas Scott (UNF) def. Marko Milosavljevic (JSU) 7-6 [7-5], 1-6, 6-3
  6. Liam Day (JSU) def. Breno Marques (UNF) 6-3, 6-2


DOUBLES

  1. Zach Murphy/Marko Milosavljevic (JSU) def. Jonas Hartenstein/Rodrigo Crespo (UNF) 7-5
  2. Andreas Scott/Breno Marques (UNF) def. Lucius Soller/Vanja Dobrnjac (JSU) 7-5
  3. Ivan Marrero Curbelo/Xavier Sarda Marti (JSU) def. Juan Pablo Cenoz/PJ Kotan (UNF) 7-6 [7-4]


MATCH NOTES

  • UNF (5-8), JSU (11-7)
  • Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (6,3,2,1,4,5)


OSPREY NOTES

  • The active three-match win streak is the longest all season by the Ospreys.
  • Breno Marques and Scott won their fifth straight match in doubles and their tenth on the season, which is a new career-high win streak for the duo.
  • Scott won his third straight singles match and moved to 4-0 when playing on court five.
  • Cenoz picked up his second singles win of the season Wednesday.
  • Crespo won his third singles match on the season and back-to-back singles match.
  • The Ospreys now move to 5-0 in program history, as well as 3-0 at home, against the Gamecocks.
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