JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - UNF men's tennis (12-8, 8-1 ASUN) will look to defend their ASUN regular season title and undefeated conference mark, as they await the winner of #4 North Alabama (15-7, 6-3 ASUN) and #5 Lipscomb (11-11, 5-4 ASUN) as the top overall seed in the semifinals of the ASUN Championship on Saturday, Apr. 20, at 5 p.m., in Fort Myers, Fla.
North Florida defeated North Alabama, 7-0, at the UNF Tennis Complex in their only matchup this season. UNF was set to play Lipscomb in a home contest, but the match was later canceled due to rain and travel conflicts.
GAME DETAILS
Date: Saturday, Apr. 20
Time: 5 p.m.
Location: Fort Myers, Florida - FGCU Tennis Complex
Opponent: #4 North Alabama or #5 Lipscomb
About the Opponent – #4 North Alabama Lions
- The Lions ended their regular season with back-to-back wins over Austin Peay and Bellarmine.
- Freshman Izan Orgiles finished with a singles record of 13-8, while going 5-0 from court four.
- Sophomore Lachlan Brain finished the season on a five-match singles winning streak from court one.
- The Lions bring in three players with ASUN Player of the Week honors this season.
About the Opponent - #5 Lipscomb Bison
- The Bison ended their regular season on a three-match winning streak, grabbing wins over North Alabama, Bellarmine, and Austin Peay in that stretch.
- Sophomore Facundo Perlov won his final five singles matches from regular season play and is 5-0 on the season from court six.
- Doubles team of Matheus Lima and Henrique Ushizima went 10-3 on the season and have picked up a win from every line this season, as well as 9-1 in their last ten.
- Fellow doubles team of Sebastian Dominguez and Krzysztof Wetoszka finished with an 11-6 record in doubles this season, while going 9-5 from line one.
NORTH FLORIDA NOTES
- UNF is undefeated against both programs, going 6-0 against the Lions and a whopping 15-0 against the Bison.
- This is the third straight season in which the Ospreys have qualified for the ASUN Championship semifinals.
- Saturday's match will mark the team's 14th ASUN tournament appearance.
- The Ospreys bring in five players who finished the season on career-long singles winning streaks.
- They are Jonas Hartenstein (seven matches), Rodrigo Crespo (nine matches), Juan Pablo Cenoz (four matches), Andreas Scott (nine matches), and Breno Marques (seven matches).