JACKSONVILLE – The Stetson Hatters came up short in the Atlantic Sun Conference Championship final on Saturday afternoon, falling 4-1 to top-seeded North Alabama. It was Stetson's eighth appearance in the conference finals and came off the heels of a thrilling semifinal victory yesterday over FGCU.

After dropping the doubles point, something that had only happened eight times all season, the Hatters fell behind early. Haris Eminfendic provided the lone singles win for Stetson, earning a gritty three-set victory on Court 5 (6-4, 4-6, 6-2). His undefeated 3-0 weekend, which included both of his singles matches, earned him a spot on the ASUN All-Tournament Team.

The finals were hard-fought across the board, with five of the six singles matches pushing into third sets. Eder Blanco and Lucas Olivier were both locked in 6-6 battles in their final sets when play was called.

Despite falling short in the final, the Hatters closed the book on another strong campaign, finishing 17-5 for their second straight season with at least 17 wins.

DOUBLES
#1  Birtan Duran / Nazar Fedoryshyn [UNA] def. Blanco, Eder / Kuehne, Christian [STETSON] 6-2
#2 Alberto Altur / Satoru Nakajima [UNA] def. Saura, Marc / Olivier, Lucas [STETSON] 6-3
#3 Sarda Marti, Xavier / Ozzor, Sami [STETSON] vs. Samu Dominguez / Lachlan Brain [UNA] 5-2 UF
Order of Finish: 1, 2

SINGLES
#1 Blanco, Eder [STETSON] vs. Lachlan Brain [UNA] 2-6, 6-3, 6-6 UF
#2 Alberto Altur [UNA] def. Kuehne, Christian [STETSON] 6-3, 6-2
#3 Olivier, Lucas [STETSON] vs. Birtan Duran [UNA] 3-6, 7-5, 6-6 UF
#4 Satoru Nakajima [UNA] def. Sarda Marti, Xavier [STETSON] 5-7, 6-2, 7⁷-6⁵
#5 Haris Eminefendic, Ervin [STETSON] def. Samu Dominguez [UNA] 6-4, 4-6, 6-2
#6 Nazar Fedoryshyn [UNA] def. Ozzor, Sami [STETSON] 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
Order of Finish: 2, 5, 6, 4