UNF Men’s Tennis Ends Historic Season Against Florida State in NCAA Championship

North Florida men's tennis (14-9) falter in their first round matchup against No. 10 Florida State (22-7) in the NCAA Championship on Friday evening. After going undefeated in ASUN play and winning their third ASUN Championship tournament title in program history, UNF struggled against the reigning ACC Champion leading to their defeat, 4-1.

The Ospreys came out strong in doubles play taking a lead on every court early on. With their eyes set on claiming the doubles point, Chase Healey and Andreas Scott took court three to give them a 1-0 lead in doubles play. That was all UNF could get, as Florida State slowly fought back and took the remaining two courts to claim the doubles point.

UNF needed to win four courts to move on to the second round of the NCAA Championship. Much like in doubles play, the Ospreys started strong leading on all courts at one point. FSU came back to win two courts in a row to give them a 3-0 lead. Scott managed to get UNF one point back on court five, but the Seminoles soon after took the last court needed to defeat the Ospreys.

SINGLES

1. A. Cornut-Chauvinc (FSU) def. Jonas Hartenstein (UNF) 7-5, 6-2
2. Loris Pourroy (FSU) def. Rodrigo Crespo (UNF) 6-3, 6-2
3. Juan Pablo Cenoz (UNF) vs. Youcef Rihane (FSU) 6-7 [2-7], 1-1, unfinished
4. J. Dous-Karpenschif (FSU) def. PJ Kotan (UNF) 6-3, 6-3
5. Andreas Scott (UNF) def. Alex Bulte (FSU) 6-4, 6-2
6. Chase Healey (UNF) vs. Azariah Rusher (FSU) 6-3, 4-5, unfinished

DOUBLES

1. A. Cornut-Chauvinc/J. Dous-Karpenschif (FSU) def. Jonas Hartenstein/Rodrigo Crespo (UNF) 6-4
2. Loris Pourroy/Youcef Rihane (FSU) def. Juan Pablo Cenoz/PJ Kotan (UNF) 6-3
3. Andreas Scott/Chase Healey (UNF) def. Alex Bulte/Justin Lyons (FSU) 6-2

MATCH NOTES

• UNF 14-9, FSU 22-7
• Order of Finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (4,2,5,1)

OSPREY NOTES

• The Ospreys finished the season with a 14-9 record after losing to Florida State in the first round of the NCAA Championship.
• UNF claimed their third ASUN Championship in the program's history this season.
• Rodrigo Crespo and Jonas Hartenstein will end their UNF careers with back-to-back ASUN Doubles Pair of the Year honors.
• PJ Kotan and Bruno Vietri also capped off their UNF careers as vital pieces to the ASUN Championship team.
• Head Coach Matt Lucas achieved the ASUN Coach of the Year honor after coaching his team to an undefeated conference play.
• Hartenstein will compete in the first round of the NCAA Men's Tennis Singles Championship on May 20 in Stillwater, Okla.