STATESBORO – The Georgia Southern men's tennis team travels to North Florida Saturday before returning home to host Gardener-Webb and South Carolina State Sunday at the Wallis Tennis Center.
Saturday's match against the Ospreys is set for 2:00p.m. The home matches Sunday will take place at 11:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. respectively.
Last time out:
The Eagles (2-4) dominated The Citadel 7-0 after winning every doubles and singles contest played before dropping a 3-4 close one to Clemson this past weekend.
Pascal Wagemaker was named Sun Belt men's tennis athlete for his performance over both matches. The junior won both his singles matches and one of his doubles alongside
Jonathan Morales.
North Florida Series history:
The Ospreys narrowly lead the all-time series 10-9 but have claimed four straight over the Eagles. The teams have not met since 2013 where UNF took a 6-1 win in Statesboro. The last win for the Eagles came in Ja. 2009 with a 5-2 victory.
Gardner-Webb Series history:
The Eagles are a perfect 6-0 against the Runnin' Bulldogs in a series that dates back to 1980. The last meeting was a 6-1 win for Georgia Southern in 2016.
South Carolina State Series history:
SCSCU leads the series 5-4 but the Eagles have won the last three meetings including last season's 6-1 win in Statesboro.
About UNF:
The Ospreys (0-0) have not yet begun their season and will see their first opponent in Georgia Southern. The team's last action was at the Georgia Southern Championships Tournament during the fall season. UNF went 14-11, 5-2 ASUN in 2019 where they ended the season with a 2-4 loss to Florida Gulf Coast in the ASUN Tournament championship round.
About GWU:
The Runnin' Bulldogs (0-2) had a tough opening weekend this past Sat. and Sunday with a 0-4 loss at Furman and a 0-7 loss at Liberty.
About SCSU:
The Bulldogs (0-1) in 2020 after falling 0-7 to Charlotte this past Saturday. SCSU went 10-13, 4-0 in the MEAC and made it to the conference championship match where they lost 2-4 to Morgan State.
What Eagles head coach Sander Koning had to say:
"We have a tough weekend against some good teams. I am looking forward to our first home matches. We have been going for a month and haven't played on our own court yet so it will be nice to play at Wallis Tennis Center. We had a different week with the weather so it will be key for us to have the right mindset and to compete hard."
Up Next:
Following the weekend, the team will host another three home matches beginning with the rescheduled contest with Mercer on Feb. 12.
