{"id":195958,"date":"2026-03-18T06:15:27","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T06:15:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/195958\/"},"modified":"2026-03-18T06:15:27","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T06:15:27","slug":"dukes-tripped-up-at-north-florida","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/195958\/","title":{"rendered":"Dukes Tripped Up at North Florida"},"content":{"rendered":"

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2013 North Florida used the doubles point and straight-set wins on the top three courts to set the tone and down James Madison, 5-2, in men’s tennis action Tuesday at the UNF Tennis Center.
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\nThe Ospreys (9-7) won two of three doubles bouts and claimed singles wins on courts one, two, three and five. For the Dukes (8-5), they earned a win on the top doubles court and produced super tiebreaker victories by Francisco Sinopoli<\/a> and Zach Fleishman<\/a> on courts four and six, respectively.
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\nUNF improved to 2-1 all-time against JMU, as the teams met for the first time in 35 years Tuesday.
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\nJMU took an early advantage in doubles, as Esteve Agusti<\/a> and Aurelien Schmitt<\/a> registered a 6-2 victory on court one against Aron Major and Andreas Scott. UNF responded with a 6-2 win of its own on court three and clinched the doubles point by taking down JMU, 6-4, on court two.
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\nUNF used that momentum into singles, claiming four wins in straight sets, including on all three of the top courts.
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\nScott first downed Agusti by a 6-3, 6-2 margin on court one, before Youssef Labbene defeated Schmitt, 6-2, 6-0 on court two. Kyle Piqueras clinched for the Ospreys on court three with hiw 6-2, 6-1 win against Ryan Morgan<\/a>.
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\nThe lead stretched to 5-0 on court five, as Joao Portugal upended Gur Libal<\/a>, at 6-2, 6-4.
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\nJMU got on the board with its pair of wins in third-set, super tiebreakers. Sinopoli first took a 6-1, 6-7, 1-0 (10-6) victory against Breno Marques before Fleishman rallied from a set down to beat Major by scores of 4-6, 6-1, 1-0 (10-7).
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\nJMU completes the road trip on Friday, March 20 when it faces Sun Belt foe Georgia Southern in Statesboro. The opening serve is set for a 10 a.m. start.
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