CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (March 14, 2025) – The University of North Alabama men's tennis team tallied its first Atlantic Sun Conference win Friday afternoon with a 7-0 sweep over the Austin Peay Governors in Clarksville, Tenn.
The Lions claimed their fourth-straight win and second-consecutive sweep with the outing. North Alabama's strong doubles display led to all six singles flight being claimed by UNA en route to a 1-0 start in ASUN play.
All seven competing Lions won on the day, with three Lions totaling a singles and doubles victory. UNA was led by senior Nazar Fedoryshyn, junior Lachlan Brain and sophomore Birtan Duran with two wins in the outing. Sophomores Izan Orgiles and Alberto Altur registered singles victories, along with freshman Satoru Nakajima. Freshman Samu Dominguez paired with Brain to secure their third doubles win of the season.
The dominant effort opened with two quick wins from courts two and three in doubles. Duran and Fedoryshyn defeated Glen Arnet and Tom Bolton from flight two, 6-2, followed by a 6-3 win from flight three by Dominguez and Brain. The pair beat the Governors' Giovanni Becchis and Lucas Ranciaro, concluding the action in doubles.
Top-flight pair Altur and Orgiles were leading 5-4 over Aeneas Schaub and Sota Minami, but the two were unable to finish due to the clinching point.
In singles, Brain led from court one with a 6-0, 6-1 triumph over Becchis. Nakajima nabbed his eighth win of the season with a 6-0, 6-3 win over Javier Tortajada from court six. Duran defeated Schaub, 6-1, 6-1, from court four to clinch the dual for UNA.
Fedoryshyn got back to his winning ways with a 6-1, 6-2 victory over Glen Arnet from court five. Altur extended his unbeaten run in singles with a 6-4, 6-3 win from court three over Bolton. The final win came from court two and Orgiles, cementing the dual with a 6-4, 6-4 victory over Minami.
North Alabama's record now stands at 10-3, while Austin Peay falls to 4-5.
North Alabama 7, Austin Peay 0
Doubles
1. Alberto Altur/Izan Orgiles (UNA) vs. Aeneas Schaub/Sota Minami (APSU), 5-4, unfinished
2. Nazar Fedoryshyn/Birtan Duran (UNA) def. Glen Arnet/Tom Bolton (APSU), 6-2
3. Lachlan Brain/Samu Dominguez (UNA) def. Giovanni Becchis/Lucas Ranciaro (APSU), 6-3
Singles
1. Lachlan Brain (UNA) def. Giovanni Becchis (APSU), 6-0, 6-1
2. Izan Orgiles (UNA) def. Sota Minami (APSU), 6-4, 6-4
3. Alberto Altur (UNA) def. Tom Bolton (APSU), 6-4, 6-3
4. Birtan Duran (UNA) def. Aeneas Schaub (APSU), 6-1, 6-1
5. Nazar Fedoryshyn (UNA) def. Glen Arnet (APSU), 6-1, 6-2
6. Satoru Nakajima (UNA) def. Javier Tortajada (APSU), 6-0, 6-3
Match Notes
North Alabama: 10-3
Austin Peay: 4-5
COMING UP NEXT
North Alabama continues ASUN play on the road, traveling to Louisville, Ky. to face Bellarmine on Sunday, March 16 at 2:30 p.m.
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