JACKSONVILLE, FLA. (Jan. 25, 2009)  The Georgia State men's tennis team dropped another close match, edged 4-3 by North Florida on Sunday afternoon.

Georgia State (0-2) won the doubles point for the second straight time, as Martin Shishkov and Nejc Podkrajsec rolled to an 8-3 win over Frederico Levi and Marc Misanovic at No. 1 and Jackson Moore and William Adeimy defeated Ronnie Sang and Graham Edgar 8-3 at No. 3.

No. 69 Podkrajsek dropped his first singles match of the season, losing 6-4, 6-3 to Levi at No. 1, to tie the score at 1-1.  Shishkov gave the Panthers a 2-1 lead, winning 7-5, 6-4 against Misanovic at No. 2 singles.  Henri Mangin added State's third point with a 6-2, 4-6, 6-1 victory over Gattiker at No. 3.  However the Ospreys cruised to three straight singles victories at No. 4-6.

Moore dropped a 7-5, 6-4 decision to Chiaretti at No. 4, Adeimy lost 6-2, 6-0 to Edgar at No. 5, and Orlando Battaglia feel 7-5, 6-2 to Sang at No. 6. 

The Panthers host back-to-back matches at home next weekend, welcoming Belmont on Friday, Jan. 30^th at 1 p.m. and Radford, Saturday, Jan. 31^st at 1 p.m.

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Results
UNF 4, GAST 3

Doubles

1. Shishkov/Podkrajsek (GAST) def. Levi/Misanovic (UNF) 8-3
2. Gattiker/Chiaretti (UNF) def. Spinks/Battaglia (GAST) 8-4
3. Moore/Adeimy (GAST) def. Sang/Edgar (UNF) 8-3

Singles

1. Levi (UNF) def. Podkrajsek (GAST) 6-4, 6-3
2. Shishkov (GAST) def. Misanovic (UNF) 7-5, 6-4
3. Mangin (GAST) def. Gattiker (UNF) 6-2, 4-6, 6-1
4. Chiaretti (UNF) def. Moore (GAST) 7-5, 6-4
5. Edgar (UNF) def. Adeimy (GAST) 6-2, 6-0
6. Sang (UNF) def. Battaglia (GAST) 7-5, 6-2