Men's Tennis Tops No. 65 Stetson 5-2

Saturday, February 28

Deland, Fla.

3:00 PM

Florida Atlantic

Stetson

3/1/2009 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis

Box Score

March 1, 2009

Final Stats

BOCA RATON, FL - Florida Atlantic University's men's tennis team won its sixth-consecutive match and improved to 8-3 on the season with a 5-2 victory at No. 64 Stetson University. The victory marked the first in 2009 against a ranked opponent.

`We we were prepared and excited for the opportunity to go on the road against a talented and ranked Stetson team," said Brandon Stokes, FAU's head coach. "We are pleased with our overall effort. We missed some opportunities in doubles but came out determined and confident in singles. To compete next week, we must keep the momentum rolling in our next road trip against a talented UCF squad."

The Owls did something they haven't done in seven matches and that was to drop the double point. The no. 1 FAU duo of Eddie Majcher and Marc Abdelnour defeated Njal Stene and Chris Swanteson 8-3 to keep their doubles streak alive, but FAU found itself down by one heading into singles play. After dropping the doubles point, FAU responded by winning the first set on five of the six singles courts. Stetson would win just one more point as the Owls rolled through the singles. Marc Abdelnour, ranked no. 77, led the Owls with a straight-set victory and improved to 16-3 on the season. Abdelnour is 11-0 in dual match play.

Daniel Vardag took an exciting match at No. 2 defeating Mark Mestan 6-1, 3-6, 6-3. At no. 3 Lawrence Harradine also improved to 16-3 on the season with a 7-5, 6-4 victory over Njal Stene. Joshua Scholl and Eddie Majcher rounded out the scorers for FAU at nos. 4 and 6, respectively.

FAU will next travel to Orlando, FL where the team will face UCF on March 6 and Georgia State on the 7th.

Florida Atlantic University 5, #65 Stetson 2
Feb 28, 2009 at DeLand, Fla.
Singles competition
1. #77 Marc Abdelnour (MFAU) def. Filip Kricka (STET) 6-2, 6-2
2. Daniel Vardag (MFAU) def. Mark Mestan (STET) 6-1, 3-6, 6-3
3. Lawrence Harradine (MFAU) def. Njal Stene (STET) 7-5, 6-4
4. Joshua Scholl (MFAU) def. Maksim Levanovich (STET) 6-4, 6-4
5. Cesare Gallo (STET) def. Santiago Nieto (MFAU) 7-5, 3-6, 7-6
6. Eddie Majcher (MFAU) def. Alon DeKoker (STET) 6-2, 6-2

Doubles competition
1. Eddie Majcher/Marc Abdelnour (MFAU) def. Njal Stene/Chris Swanteson (STET) 8-3
2. Filip Kricka/Maksim Levanovich (STET) def. Daniel Vardag/Joshua Scholl (MFAU) 8-3
3. Cesare Gallo/Mark Mestan (STET) def. Lawrence Harradine/Santiago Nieto (MFAU) 8-5

Match Notes
Florida Atlantic University 8-3
Stetson 6-3; National ranking #64

The order of finish:
Doubles: 1.2.3
Singles: 1, 6, 4, 3, 2, 5