JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - North Florida men's tennis (10-8) returns home this weekend to close out the regular season, as they take on the likes of Eastern Kentucky (20-6) on Friday, Apr. 12, at 5 p.m., followed with senior day against Queens (11-9) on Sunday, Apr. 14, at 12 p.m., at UNF Tennis Complex. UNF will honor seniors Jonas Hartenstein, Rodrigo Crespo, PJ Kotan and Bruno Vietri before its match against Queens on Sunday afternoon.

The Ospreys look to stay undefeated in conference play, as they welcome in the second-place team in the conference in EKU, who hold a 5-2 record in the conference this season. The Colonels picked up their first ranked win in program history last week with a 5-2 home win over No. 68 Stetson.

Queens come into Sunday's match with a 3-4 record in conference play, as they are vying for a spot in the conference tournament.  A win for UNF this weekend against either EKU or Queens would clinch them the No. 1 seed in the ASUN Championship and sole possession of their seventh regular season conference title in program history.

GAME DETAILS

Date: Friday, Apr. 12
Time: 5 p.m.
Location: UNF Tennis Complex, Jacksonville, Fla.
Opponent: Eastern Kentucky Colonels

About the Opponent – Eastern Kentucky (20-6)

• The Colonels bring Evzen Holis into Friday's match, who impressively holds three conference Player of the Week awards this season and a record of 16-7 in singles, along with a 10-4 record on court one.
• Sophomore Fernando Bulnes is on an active five-match singles win streak and holds a singles record of 14-6 on the year.
• The doubles team of Moritz Mayer and Mario Monclus Martin have a record of 12-5 on the season, while holding an impressive 11-3 record from line three and a 5-1 record in conference play on the year.
• Last season, the Colonels went 1-7 in conference play before taking on Jacksonville State in the first round, where they went on to lose, 4-0.

GAME DETAILS

Date: Sunday, Apr. 14
Time: 12 p.m.
Location: UNF Tennis Complex, Jacksonville, Fla.
Opponent: Queens Royals

About the Opponent – Queens (11-9)

• Freshman Filippo Verdese holds a 13-7 record on the season, while going 8-6 from court six and winning three straight singles matches.
• The doubles team of Connor Enslin and Arenui Luethi hold a 6-3 record this season, while earning four straight match wins.
• Junior Laurenz Blickwede holds a 4-2 singles record in conference play this year, while winning his last three straight matches.
• Last season, the Royals went 1-7 in conference play before taking on the North Alabama in the first round, where they lost, 4-1.

NORTH FLORIDA NOTES

• UNF is 4-0 in program history against the Colonels, while holding an overall score of 30-2.
• This will be the Ospreys' first match in program history against the Royals on Sunday afternoon.
• The Ospreys are looking for their first undefeated conference slate since they went 6-0 back in 2018.
• A potential ten-match win streak would be the Ospreys longest since they won ten straight matches back in 2004.
• Four Ospreys are currently undefeated in conference singles play this season.
• Those players are Jonas Hartenstein (6-0), Rodrigo Crespo (6-0), Andreas Scott (5-0) and Breno Marques (6-0).