FLORENCE, Ala. -- For the second time in 16 days, the University of North Alabama men's tennis team downed Jacksonville State in ASUN Conference action, this time 4-1 at the UNA Tennis Complex .
The Lions defeated the Gamecocks 4-3 in Jacksonville back on March 20 in a thriller that came down to a third set win by UNA's
Lachlan Brain at No. 1 singles.
Brain delivered again Wednesday as his 6-1, 4-6, 6-3 win at No. 1 singles over JSU's Xavier Sarda Marti gave UNA the deciding point.
North Alabama took the doubles point with wins at No. 1 and No. 2, then added singles wins from
Fedrricos Scotuzzi at No. 6,
Nazar Fedoryshyn at No. 4 and Brain at No. 1.
JSU's Alin Fatu earned the Gamecocks only point with a win at No. 3.
The North Alabama men are now 8-9 overall and 3-4 in ASUN play. Both are the most wins by a UNA men's team on the Division I level.
Tennis Match Results
Jacksonville State vs North Alabama Men
4/5/2023 at Florence, Ala.
(UNA Tennis Complex)
North Alabama Men 4, Jacksonville State 1
Singles competition
1.
Lachlan Brain (UNAM) def. Xavier Sarda Marti (JSUM) 6-1, 4-6, 6-3
2. Carlos Matarredona (UNAM) vs. Matei Palcau (JSUM) 2-6, 7-5, 2-1, unfinished
3. Alin Fatu (JSUM) def.
Guilherme Diniz (UNAM) 6-3, 6-3
4.
Nazar Fedoryshyn (UNAM) def. Vanja Dobrnjac (JSUM) 2-6, 6-1, 6-3
5.
Chris Zhang (UNAM) vs. Lucius Soller (JSUM) 6-3, 6-7, 4-5, unfinished
6.
Fedrricos Scotuzzi (UNAM) def. Vicente Arbelaez (JSUM) 6-4, 6-2
Doubles competition
1. Carlos Matarredona/
Nazar Fedoryshyn (UNAM) def. Lucius Soller/Vanja Dobrnjac (JSUM) 6-4
2.
Guilherme Diniz/
Lachlan Brain (UNAM) def. Konstantin Benneman/Alin Fatu (JSUM) 6-1
3.
Fedrricos Scotuzzi/
Chris Zhang (UNAM) vs. Logan Haga/Xavier Sarda Marti (JSUM) 2-5, unfinished
Match Notes:
Jacksonville State 11-10, 3-4
North Alabama Men 8-9, 3-4
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1); Singles (6,3,4,1)