Men’s Tennis Shuts Out Louisville to Move to ITA Championship

Saturday, January 26

Gainesville, Fla.

7:15 PM

Florida Atlantic

Louisville

Photo by: JC Ridley/Owlpix.com

Men’s Tennis Shuts Out Louisville to Move to ITA Championship

1/26/2019 5:29:00 PM | Men's Tennis

Box Score

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Florida Atlantic University men's tennis team posted a clean sweep of Louisville on Saturday, 4-0, in the opening round of the Gainesville portion of ITA Kickoff Weekend. Coupled with host Florida's win over William & Mary, the Owls and Gators will play in Sunday's championship at 11 a.m.

Notables:

The Owls (4-3) started the day off of on the right foot by gaining the doubles point, winning two of three. The No. 3 pairing of Kirac Bekisoglu and Thomas Guy got the first win, 6-2
After a loss in the No. 2 matchup, the top-seed combo of Jason Legall and Ignacio Garcia earned the early lead with a 6-4 decision
Singles won three in a row for the shutout victory. First was Alvaro Fernandez Horta at No. 6, winning in straight sets, 6-2, 6-1
Another straight-set win came at No. 2, with Bekisoglu topping his opposition, 7-5, 6-2
The final point of the match came via No. 1, with Legall outlasting Christopher Morin-Kougoucheff (brother of current Owl Ivan and former Owl Andrei), 6-3, 4-6, 6-1=

Full Results:

FAU 4, UofL 0
Doubles
1. Jason Legall/Ignacio Garcia (FAU) def. Fabien Salle/C. Morin-Kougoucheff (LOU-MT) 6-4
2. Brandon Lancaster/Alex Wesbrooks (LOU-MT) def. Gabriel Sidney/Mehdi Laalej (FAU) 6-3
3. Kirac Bekisoglu/Thomas Guy (FAU) def. Federico Gomez/Sergio Ramirez (LOU-MT) 6-2

Singles
1. Jason Legall (FAU) def. C. Morin-Kougoucheff (LOU-MT) 6-3, 4-6, 6-1
2. Kirac Bekisoglu (FAU) def. Brandon Lancaster (LOU-MT) 7-5, 6-2
3. Fabien Salle (LOU-MT) vs. Gabriel Sidney (FAU) 7-5, 5-6, unfinished
4. Sergio Ramirez (LOU-MT) vs. Mehdi Laalej (FAU) 7-5, 0-6, 2-3, unfinished
5. Fredrik Moe (LOU-MT) vs. Ignacio Garcia (FAU) 6-3, 4-6, 3-2, unfinished
6. Alvaro Fernandez Horta (FAU) def. David Mizrahi (LOU-MT) 6-2, 6-1

What's Next:
The Owls and No. 4 Gators will play Sunday, but the time will be determined by finish of earlier matches. Because of weather, everything has been moved inside, and there will be no live streaming or live stats. The winner will advance out of the Gainesville bracket and to the ITA National Team Indoor Championships. The continuation of this tournament will take place in Chicago, Feb. 15-18.