DeLand, Fla. – The Stetson Hatters earned a 4-3 victory over Kennesaw State in a rematch of last year's ASUN Championship Semifinal, Friday evening at the Mandy Stoll Tennis Center. After dropping the doubles point, Sami Ozzor clinched the win for the Hatters in the third set on Court 5, picking up his first win of the season in the process. Eder Blanco and Lucas Olivier also earned wins, the latter of the two now 2-0. Xavuer Sarda Marti put Stetson on the scoreboard, recording his first win as a Hatter, finishing first on court 6.
 
Doubles:
Mikolaj Lis/Hugo Salmeron def. Marc Saura/Lucas Olivier 6-4
Christian Kuehne/Eder Blanco def. Eric Vladimirov/Kyvan Rietkerk 6-4
Sam Baldwin/Anthony Weingarten def. Xavier Sarda Marti/Ervin Haris Eminefendic 6-2
Order of Finish: 3, 2, 1
 
Singles:
Eder Blanco def. Anthony Weingarten 6-3, 7⁷-6⁴
Mikolaj Lis def. Ervin Haris Eminefendic 0-6, 6-1, 7-5
Hugo Salmeron def. Christian Kuehne 0-6, 6-3, 6-2
Lucas Olivier def. Eric Vladimirov 7-5, 7-5
Sami Ozzor def. Xavi Ferrer 6-3, 2-6, 6-3
Xavier Sarda Marti def. Sam Baldwin 6-4, 6-2
Order of Finish: 6, 1, 3, 2, 4, 5
 
Words from Coach:
"That felt like conference match even though Kennesaw is not in the ASUN anymore," said Head Coach Christophe Noblet. "We certainly had our fair share of tight battles with them over the years but they came ready to play. It really felt like a battle, an ASUN battle, with it coming down to the last match. I think that made perfect sense for the way the match was playing out. I'm very proud of Sami for stepping up at the end and being a great leader for us and getting it done."
 
Up Next:
Stetson will return to the Mandy Stoll Tennis Center on Sunday, Jan. 26 when they take on Gardner-Webb at 2pm.