JACKSONVILLE – In a rematch of last year's ASUN Championship Final, the Stetson Hatters outlasted the North Florida Ospreys 4-3 on Sunday afternoon in Jacksonville. Lucas Olivier delivered the clinching point for the Hatters, winning a second-set tiebreaker on Court 3 to seal the victory. With the win, Stetson improves to 14-4 overall and 5-1 in ASUN play.

The Hatters snapped a five-match losing streak to UNF, earning their first win over the Ospreys since 2021 and just their second since 2012.

Despite Marc Saura and Olivier posting a 6-4 win on Court 2, the Hatters dropped the doubles point after falling in a tiebreaker on Court 3.

Xavier Sarda quickly evened the score with a dominant straight-set win on Court 4, but the Ospreys regained the lead with a win on Court 2. Sami Ozzor responded with a pair of 6-3 victories on Court 6 to tie it up at 2-2.

After North Florida claimed Court 1, Haris Eminefendic pulled the Hatters even once again, winning a first-set tiebreak before closing it out 6-3 in the second on Court 5.

That set the stage for Olivier, who took the first set 6-3 and held his nerve in the second, clinching the match with a 7-4 tiebreaker win to give Stetson the dramatic 4-3 victory.

DOUBLES
#1 Andreas Scott / Bruno Vietri [UNF] def. Blanco, Eder / Kuehne, Christian [STETSON] 6-4
#2 Saura, Marc / Olivier, Lucas [STETSON] def. Jean Deloziere / Joao Portugal [UNF] 6-4
#3 Lorenzo Messina / Gianluca Filoramo [UNF] def. Mandla, Kartik / Rodriguez Garceran, Juan Jose [STETSON] 7⁷-6³
Order of Finish: 2, 1, 3

SINGLES
#1 Andreas Scott [UNF] def. Blanco, Eder [STETSON] 7-5, 6-2
#2 Bruno Vietri [UNF] def. Kuehne, Christian [STETSON] 6-2, 6-3
#3 Olivier, Lucas [STETSON] def. Gianluca Filoramo [UNF] 6-3, 7⁷-6⁴
#4 Sarda Marti, Xavier [STETSON] def. Youssef Labbene [UNF] 6-1, 6-0
#5 Haris Eminefendic, Ervin [STETSON] def. Chase Healey [UNF] 7⁷-6⁵, 6-3
#6 Ozzor, Sami [STETSON] def. Lorenzo Messina [UNF] 6-3, 6-3
Order of Finish: 4, 2, 6, 1, 5, 3

NEXT UP
The Hatters return home to the Mandy Stoll Tennis Center after finishing out their road schedule. They'll return to host Austin Peay at 2:00 PM on Friday, April 11.