Thursday, March 28
Fort Myers, Fla.
5 p.m.
University of North Florida
at
FGCU
Men's Tennis Preview: at FGCU / Stetson
3/27/2024 5:30:00 PM | Men's Tennis
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - North Florida men's tennis (6-8) faces a challenging set of matches ahead of them this week, as they are set to take on a pair of in-state conference opponents in the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles (5-9) and the ITA No. 68 Stetson Hatters (14-2) on the road from Mar. 28-30.
The reigning Atlantic Sun conference tournament champions in FGCU are operating under interim head coach Mateo Ruiz. In addition, the team has brought in eight new freshmen after their victorious campaign just a season ago.
As for the Hatters, they are a red-hot program that is currently riding an active 13-match win streak going into this week's action. Stetson also holds the ASUN Player of the Week in Ervin Haris Eminefendic after his undefeated week helped to two conference victories.
Date: Thursday, Mar. 28
Time: 5 p.m.
Location: FGCU Tennis Complex, Fort Myers, Fla.
Opponent: Florida Gulf Coast Eagles
About the Opponent – FGCU (5-9)
Date: Sunday, Mar. 30
Time: 3:30 p.m.
Location: Mandy Stoll Tennis Center, Deland, Fla.
Opponent: Stetson Hatters
About the Opponent – Stetson (14-2)
The reigning Atlantic Sun conference tournament champions in FGCU are operating under interim head coach Mateo Ruiz. In addition, the team has brought in eight new freshmen after their victorious campaign just a season ago.
As for the Hatters, they are a red-hot program that is currently riding an active 13-match win streak going into this week's action. Stetson also holds the ASUN Player of the Week in Ervin Haris Eminefendic after his undefeated week helped to two conference victories.
GAME DETAILS
Date: Thursday, Mar. 28Time: 5 p.m.
Location: FGCU Tennis Complex, Fort Myers, Fla.
Opponent: Florida Gulf Coast Eagles
About the Opponent – FGCU (5-9)
- FGCU is 4-5 at home with a conference record of 2-2 this season.Â
- The doubles team of Eric Oncins and Hugo Magnusson have a record of 7-3 so far this season in doubles, with all matches from line one.
- Freshman Philipp Bosse is 3-1 in conference play singles this season, with all matches being played from court three.
- Last season, the Eagles went 7-1 in conference play, where they proceeded to beat Stetson, Kennesaw State and UNF in the ASUN Championship tournament.
GAME DETAILS
Date: Sunday, Mar. 30Time: 3:30 p.m.
Location: Mandy Stoll Tennis Center, Deland, Fla.
Opponent: Stetson Hatters
About the Opponent – Stetson (14-2)
- Stetson is 9-0 at home this year and 4-0 in conference play this year.
- The doubles team of Marc Saura and Juan Jose Rodriguez Garceran are 8-4 together on the season, while playing all their matches on line one.
- Graduate student Time Gennes is 13-3 on the season, while playing to an undefeated record (9-0) from court four.
- Last season, the Hatters went 4-5 in conference play before taking on Lipscomb in the first round of the conference tournament.
- They beat the Bison, 4-1, before their season ended in a 4-3 defeat to the eventual winners, FGCU, in the quarterfinals.
NORTH FLORIDA NOTES
- UNF is 12-12 in program history against the Eagles and has only won one of the last nine matchups against the Eagles.
- The Ospreys are 17-7 in program history against the Hatters and have won 12 of the last 13 matchups against the Hatters.Â
- The Ospreys are riding an active four-match win streak and are seeking their first road win of the season.
- A potential six-match winning streak would tie the longest for the Ospreys since the 2022 season.
- In addition, a potential 4-0 start to conference play would be the first time the Ospreys have accomplished that start since they went undefeated (6-0) in conference play back in 2018.
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