FLORENCE, Ala. (April 9, 2025) – Fresh off clinching at least a share of its first Atlantic Sun Conference Regular Season Championship, the No. 69 University of North Alabama men's tennis team is set to face the North Florida Ospreys in the final regular season home dual on Sunday, April 13 at 3 p.m. in Florence.
This past Sunday, North Alabama defeated Queens to lock up at least a share of the ASUN Regular Season Championship while clinching the No. 1 seed for the ASUN Tournament. If the Lions win this coming Sunday against North Florida, the Lions will secure the outright conference championship with an unbeaten conference record.
The Lions also carry their 9-0 home record into the dual and will look to remain unbeaten at home for the first time since moving to Division I in 2018. Last season, UNA finished 7-1 in home matches.
Sunday will also be Senior Day for North Alabama, who will honor Nazar Fedoryshyn prior to the dual.
The contest is set for first serve at 3 p.m. The event is free admission, and pizza will be provided to fans on a first-come, first-serve basis. The first 50 fans in attendance will also receive a free ASUN Men's Tennis Regular-Season Championship T-Shirt.
Live stats will be available courtesy of IonCourt, with the link to be provided closer to the start of the contest. Full results and a recap will be posted on RoarLions.com following the action, but fans can also follow along on the UNA Tennis social media pages.
DUAL INFO
Matchup: No. 69 North Alabama vs. North Florida
Date: Sunday, April 13
Time: 3 p.m.
Location: Florence, Ala.
Venue: UNA Tennis Courts
Social Media: @UNATennis
NOTES
LAST TIME OUT: UNA went 2-0 in the final regular-season road duals with wins over EKU and Queens. The Lions took 6-1 victories over both the Colonels and Royals, clinching the program's 15th and 16th wins. UNA set its Division I program record with the win over the Royals, also securing at least a share of the regular season conference championship.
SCOUTING THE LIONS: North Alabama enters the final regular-season weekend in the midst of 11-straight wins, sporting a 17-3 overall record while 7-0 in the ASUN. North Alabama is winning doubles matches at a 59.1 percent rate (26-18), increasing to 74.5 percent (70-24) in singles play. Sophomore Birtan Duran hold the top spot with 10 doubles victories, followed by senior Nazar Fedoryshyn and sophomore Izan Orgiles with nine doubles wins each. Fedoryshyn and Duran have a 9-2 record as a doubles pair, with Orgiles and sophomore Alberto Altur second on the team at 8-4. Five Lions have over 10 singles victories in Duran (13-5), Altur (12-1), freshman Satoru Nakajima (12-2), Orgiles (10-4) and junior Lachlan Brain (10-4).
ALTUR DOES IT ALL: Alberto Altur was named the ASUN Men's Tennis Player of the Week by the league office on Wednesday, April 9. Altur picked up his second weekly conference honor of his career, helping North Alabama finish 2-0 in duals versus EKU and Queens. The sophomore won two singles matches against both the Colonels and Royals, adding an additional victory from doubles against Queens.
TICKET PUNCHED: The postseason is on the horizon for the Lions, who have clinched a place in the 2025 ASUN Tournament. North Alabama also have secured the No. 1 seed in the tournament, due to having the head-to-head record against second-place Stetson.
MOVING ON UP: The Lions climbed in the latest International Tennis Association rankings on April 8, cementing the No. 69 spot. After making its way back in the rankings last week, North Alabama continues to improve with UNA's Division I ranking yet. The Lions also are the lone ranked team in the Atlantic Sun Conference.
THE TURNAROUND: In the first four years of UNA's transition from Division II to Division I, UNA totaled just 13 wins in men's tennis. In the last three seasons under the direction of men's tennis coach Aitor Reparaz and Director of Tennis Olaya Garrido-Rivas, the Lions have won 43 matches, including 17 in each of the last two seasons. This season alone trumps the win total of the first four transition years with one regular season match remaining.
SCOUTING NORTH FLORIDA: The Ospreys are 7-14 on the season, coming into the matchup with a 4-2 conference record. The last weekend of action saw North Florida go 0-2 with 4-3 defeats to both FGCU and Stetson. The Ospreys were picked to finish second in the 2025 ASUN Preseason Poll, also receiving one first-place vote. On the season, North Florida wins doubles at a 42.9 percent rate and a 41.4 percent rate in singles. Gianluca Filoramo leads the Ospreys with 10 doubles victories, while Chase Healey has the team high in singles play with 11 wins. North Florida is led by first-year head coach John Collins.
SERIES HISTORY: The Lions and Ospreys meet for the eighth all-time matchup, with North Florida leading, 7-0. The last meeting resulted in a 4-3 win for the Ospreys in the 2024 ASUN Tournament Semifinal.
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