JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - North Florida men's tennis (14-8) on the heels of their third ASUN championship in program history head to the state capital to take on No. 10-seeded Florida State (21-7) in the Round of 64 of the NCAA Team Championship on Friday, May 3, at 4 p.m., in Tallahassee, Fla.
The Ospreys have currently won their last 14 straight matches, including tournament play, as they went undefeated (8-0) in conference play and won the ASUN tournament en-route to its round of 64 appearance. Florida State went 7-5 in conference play and won its first ever ACC Championship this season en-route to their 24th NCAA tournament appearance and fifth time hosting of a regional in program history.
GAME DETAILS
Date: Friday, May. 3
Time: 4 p.m.
Location: Scott Speicher Memorial Tennis Center, Tallahassee, Fla.
Opponent: Florida State Seminoles
About the Opponent – Florida State (21-7)
- FSU holds a 12-0 record in program history against the Ospreys.
- The Noles have won five straight matches, including four in four days to win the ACC tournament.
- Florida State faced four (Jacksonville State, Mississippi State, Florida, and Georgia State) common opponents with the Ospreys this season, winning every match.
- Senior Antoine Cornut-Chauvinc is an outstanding 23-2 from court one in singles play this season.
- They are led by head coach Dwayne Hultquist, who is the winningest coach in program history in his 24 seasons at the helm.
NORTH FLORIDA NOTES
- The Ospreys bring in four players from their last matchup with the Noles in PJ Kotan, Jonas Hartenstein, Rodrigo Crespo, and Breno Marques.
- Sophomore Andreas Scott is riding an 11-match singles winning streak going into Friday's action.
- Hartenstein and Marques are on active eight-match singles winning streaks of their own.
- Top doubles team pair of Hartenstein and Crespo come into Friday's action with a 16-4 record together in doubles on the season as the ASUN Doubles Pair of the Year.
- The Ospreys are led by head Coach Matt Lucas, who is in his seventh season at the helm.
