Box Score FORT MYERS, Fla. - Stetson University men's tennis advanced in the ASUN Championship to the final round on Friday, April 20th at the FGCU Tennis Complex after besting Kennesaw State 4-1 in the semifinals. Despite dropping the first doubles match, the Hatters battled back to take the point away from the Owls. Stetson then carried momentum into singles play where they won three of the six matches while two went unfinished. Stetson took the first set in five of the singles matches as Ervin Haris Eminefendic, Tim Gennes and Marc Saura all earned wins, the latter of the three providing the match winning point.

After defeating the EKU Colonels in the Quarterfinals, Stetson knocks off another conference foe that defeated them in the season as they look to complete the revenge tour against North Florida. For the first time since 2018, Stetson will return to the ASUN Championship Finals, also facing the Ospreys. 

Doubles:
#1: Saura, Marc / Rodriguez Garceran, Juan Jose [STET] vs. Raul Garcia / Harvey Conway [KSU] 7-5
#2: Baldi, Riccardo / Olivier, Lucas [STET] def. Anthony Weingarten / Joel Gibson [KSU] 7⁷-6³
#3: Sam Baldwin / Hugo Salmeron [KSU] def. Blanco, Eder / Haris Eminefendic, Ervin [STET] 6-4
 Order of Finish: 3, 1, 2

Singles:
#1: Raul Garcia [KSU] def. Olivier, Lucas [STET] 6-2, 6-1
#2: Haris Eminefendic, Ervin [STET] def. Harvey Conway [KSU] 6-1, 6-3
#3: Blanco, Eder [STET] vs. Sam Baldwin [KSU] 6-3, 6-5 UF
#4: Gennes, Tim [STET] def. Hugo Salmeron [KSU] 6-0, 6-2
#5: Saura, Marc [STET] def. Anthony Weingarten [KSU] 6-3, 6-4
#6: Ozzor, Sami [STET] vs. Seru Tezuka [KSU] 6-1, 5-4 UF
Order of Finish: 4, 2, 1 ,5

WORDS FROM COACH:
"It was a great semifinal, Kennesaw is a great team, they beat us at home a few weeks ago and we were looking forward to playing them again in the tournament," said Head Coach Christophe Noblet. "I'm just very happy that we brought a lot of former players, alumni and supporters to the game today and I think we played extra hard because of that. I think you could tell that the guys cared a lot and that it meant a lot to a lot of people and when you have that kind of feeling, you're just gonna move your legs a bit more, you're gonna hit the ball a bit better and you're gonna take more chances and it paid off big time."

UP NEXT:
Stetson will return to action at 1:00 PM tomorrow for the ASUN Championship Finals match against the North Florida Ospreys on Sunday, April 21st at the FGCU Tennis Complex in Fort Myers. They will play after the women's championship in the morning which also features the Stetson Hatters!

About Stetson University Athletics: Stetson University's Athletics Program is driven by a shared purpose. It is what inspires, motivates and binds us together. More than a task, a reason for being. THE HATTER PURPOSE is to create and provide an experience of a lifetime through teamwork and relationships to achieve excellence. This purpose is achieved through five Core Values: Communication, Integrity, Excellence, Value People and Commitment. To learn more about the HATS program and our Core Values, visit GoHatters.com/HATS.

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