Men’s Tennis Sweeps Two on Saturday to Head to FSU Spring Invite Finals

Saturday, January 12

Tallahassee, Fla.

9:00 AM

Florida Atlantic

Nebraska

Photo by: JC Ridley/Owlpix.com

Men’s Tennis Sweeps Two on Saturday to Head to FSU Spring Invite Finals

1/12/2019 7:56:00 PM | Men's Tennis

Box Score 1 Box Score 2 FAU 4, Nebraska 2 (Quarterfinals)FAU 4, UNF 1 (Semifinals)

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida Atlantic University men's tennis won both of their Saturday matches at the FSU Spring Invitational to advance to the tournament championship. The Owls (2-0) topped Nebraska and North Florida, and will next face No. 20 Florida State on Sunday at 1 p.m. to determine the tourney winner.

Notables:

In the quarterfinal win over the Cornhuskers, the Owls got the all-important doubles point behind the victories of top-seeded duo Jason Legall/Ignacio Garcia, 7-6 (7-3), and No. 2 Kirac Bekisoglu/Gabriel Sidney, 6-2
Alvaro Fernandez Horta got the team's first singles point with a straight-set 6-2, 6-4 win at No. 6
Mehdi Laalej earned one as well in the No. 4 slot, 6-3, 6-1
The clincher came courtesy of No. 2 Legall, coming back from down a set to win back-to-back decisions, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4
The semifinals too saw FAU pick up the doubles point, over UNF. Again, it was Legall/Garcia winning, along with the No. 3 pairing of Laalej/Thomas Guy, each by the score of 6-1
Fernandez Horta won his second singles match of the day at No. 6, 6-0, 6-4
That was followed by Bekisoglu, victorious in the top singles slot, 4-6, 6-3, 6-1
This time, No. 4 Laalej took the match-deciding point, 3-6, 7-6, 6-1

Full Results:
Quarterfinals – FAU 4, Nebraska 2
Doubles

1. Jason Legall/Ignacio Garcia (FAU) def. Toby Boyer/Micah Klousia (NU) 7-6 (7-3)
2. Kirac Bekisoglu/Gabriel Sidney (FAU) def. Isaac Nortey/Chris Dean (NU) 6-2
3. Alvaro Moreno Lozano/William Gleason (NU) def. Thomas Guy/Alvaro Fernandez Horta (FAU) 6-3

Singles

1. Toby Boyer (NU) def. Kirac Bekisoglu (FAU) 6-2, 6-4
2. Jason Legall (FAU) def. Micah Klousia (NU) 2-6, 6-3, 6-4
3. Victor Moreno Lozano (NU) def. Gabriel Sidney (FAU) 6-3, 3-6, 6-4
4. Mehdi Laalej (FAU) def. Chris Dean (NU) 6-3, 6-1
5. William Gleason (NU) vs. Ignacio Garcia (FAU) 4-6, 7-6, 1-2, unfinished
6. Alvaro Fernandez Horta (FAU) def. Isaac Nortey (NU) 6-2, 6-4

Semifinals – FAU 4, UNF 1
Doubles

1. Jason Legall/Ignacio Garcia (FAU) def. Nilo Duarte/Till Von Winning (UNF) 6-1
2. Sahil Deshmukh/Jorge Nunez (UNF) vs. Kirac Bekisoglu/Gabriel Sidney (FAU) 4-4, unfinished
3. Mehdi Laalej/Thomas Guy (FAU) def. Dominik Barton/Federico Nani (UNF) 6-1

Singles

1. Kirac Bekisoglu (FAU) def. Till Von Winning (UNF) 4-6, 6-3, 6-1
2. Sahil Deshmukh (UNF) vs. Jason Legall (FAU) 7-6, 2-6, 5-4, unfinished
3. Dominik Barton (UNF) def. Gabriel Sidney (FAU) 6-1, 6-1
4. Mehdi Laalej (FAU) def. Nilo Duarte (UNF) 3-6, 7-6, 6-1
5. Jorge Nunez (UNF) vs. Ignacio Garcia (FAU) 4-6, 6-1, 3-5, unfinished
6. Alvaro Fernandez Horta (FAU) def. Federico Nani (UNF) 6-0, 6-4

What's Next:
Sunday's finals, at the Scott Speicher Tennis Center, will see the Owls face off against the tournament hosts, Florida State. The No. 20 Seminoles took first-day wins over New Orleans and UAB to advance in their portion of the bracket.