Singles Rally Lifts Men's Tennis Past Conference Foe Troy

Friday, March 16

Boca Raton, Fla.

2:00 PM

Florida Atlantic

Troy

3/17/2012 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis

Box Score

March 16, 2012

Final Stats

Boca Raton, FL - Four singles match victories paved the way for the Florida Atlantic University men's tennis team to pick up a hard-fought 4-3 win over Sun Belt Conference opponent Troy University on Friday, March 16, at Patch Reef Park in Boca Raton.

The Owls improve to 11-5 on the season and are 3-1 in matches decided by 4-3 scores. The team defeated Cleveland State University 4-3 on March 15.

After losing the doubles point, FAU grabbed momentum in the match with four straight singles victories.

Freshman Will Neuner began the rally with a 6-0, 6-3 win at No. 3 singles. Junior Taylor Albrecht only dropped three game in earning a decisive 6-1, 6-2 triumph in the No. 1 match. Albrecht improved to 15-1 on the spring season.

Freshman Boris Bogomolov put the Owls on the brink of the home victory with a straight-set win at No. 6 singles. Shortly thereafter, fellow freshman Sean Bacha clinched the team victory with a 6-2, 6-4 victory in the No. 5 match.

Freshman Chris Janssen dropped a hard-fought three-set match at No. 2 singles.

FAU returns to the court on Tuesday, March 22, at 2 p.m. when Oklahoma State University of the Big 12 Conference comes to Patch Reef Park, 2000 West Yamato Road in Boca Raton.

Florida Atlantic 4, Troy 3

Singles

No. 1 Taylor Albrecht (FAU) def. Anas Rouchdi (TROY), 6-1, 6-2

No. 2 Sami Ghorbel (TROY) def. Chris Janssen (FAU), 3-6, 6-3, 6-0

No. 3 Will Neuner (FAU) def. Mansingh Athare (TROY), 6-0, 6-3

No. 4 Patrick Eichler (TROY) def. Rober Dubuque (FAU), 6-4, 7-6 (8)

No. 5 Sean Bacha (FAU) def. Jamie Eccleton (TROY), 6-2, 6-4

No. 6 Boris Bogomolov (FAU) def. Ture Skinner (TROY), 6-3, 6-4

Doubles

No. 1 Athare/Ghorbel (TROY) def. Albrecht/Neuner (FAU), 8-5

No. 2 Janssen/Dubuque (FAU) def. Tommy Gundy/Eccleton (TROY), 8-2

No. 3 Rouchdi/Eichler (TROY) def. Bacha/Bogomolov (FAU), 8-5