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Men's Tennis
vs. PTT
Florida Atlantic University Athletics
Saturday, February 16
Boca Raton, Fla.
8:30 AM
Florida Atlantic
4
vs
1
DePaul
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Men’s Tennis Posts Win in Home Opener
2/16/2019 10:31:00 PM | Men's Tennis
BOCA RATON, Fla. – The Florida Atlantic University men's tennis team topped DePaul in Saturday afternoon's home opening match, 4-1. The Owls and Tennessee Tech played later Saturday, but the match was suspended due to darkness, due to resume play Sunday morning at 9 a.m. with FAU leading 3-1.
Notables:
FAU 4, DePaul 1
Doubles
1. Boris Spanjaard/Christopher Casati (DEP) def. Jason Legall/Ignacio Garcia (FAU) 7-6 (8-6)
2. Kirac Bekisoglu/Thomas Guy (FAU) def. Vito Tonejc/Fran Tonejc (DEP) 6-4
3. Tripp Tuff/Tamas Zador (DEP) def. Alvaro Fernandez Horta/Mehdi Laalej (FAU) 6-3
Singles
1. Kirac Bekisoglu (FAU) def. Boris Spanjaard (DEP) 6-3, 6-1
2. Jason Legall (FAU) def. Vito Tonejc (DEP) 6-2, 6-3
3. Mehdi Laalej (FAU) def. Fran Tonejc (DEP) 6-3, 7-5
4. Ignacio Garcia (FAU) def. Christopher Casati (DEP) 6-1, 6-1
5. Alvaro Fernandez Horta (FAU) vs. Luuk Wassenaar (DEP) 6-1, unfinished
6. Luis Fernandez Labarta (FAU) vs. Tamas Zador (DEP) 2-3, unfinished
What's Next:
FAU and TTU will start at about 9 a.m. The Owls will then also take on Stetson Sunday, scheduled for a 12:30 p.m. start.
Notables:
- FAU (6-5) won the first doubles match, at the No. 3 slot, with Alvaro Fernandez Horta and Mehdi Laalej, prevailing, 6-3
- However, DePaul (5-3) won the other two matchups for the match's first point
- The Owls rallied and won all four singles matches in straight sets for the day-opening win
- Ignacio Garcia put the first result in, 6-1, 6-1 in the No. 4 spot
- Giving the Owls the lead was No. 1 Kirac Bekisoglu, winning 6-3, 6-1
- Next was Jason Legall at No. 2, 6-2, 6-3
- And the clincher was earned by Laalej, taking the No. 3 battle, 6-3, 7-5
- Full results for FAU vs. Tennessee Tech will be included in Sunday's recap
FAU 4, DePaul 1
Doubles
1. Boris Spanjaard/Christopher Casati (DEP) def. Jason Legall/Ignacio Garcia (FAU) 7-6 (8-6)
2. Kirac Bekisoglu/Thomas Guy (FAU) def. Vito Tonejc/Fran Tonejc (DEP) 6-4
3. Tripp Tuff/Tamas Zador (DEP) def. Alvaro Fernandez Horta/Mehdi Laalej (FAU) 6-3
Singles
1. Kirac Bekisoglu (FAU) def. Boris Spanjaard (DEP) 6-3, 6-1
2. Jason Legall (FAU) def. Vito Tonejc (DEP) 6-2, 6-3
3. Mehdi Laalej (FAU) def. Fran Tonejc (DEP) 6-3, 7-5
4. Ignacio Garcia (FAU) def. Christopher Casati (DEP) 6-1, 6-1
5. Alvaro Fernandez Horta (FAU) vs. Luuk Wassenaar (DEP) 6-1, unfinished
6. Luis Fernandez Labarta (FAU) vs. Tamas Zador (DEP) 2-3, unfinished
What's Next:
FAU and TTU will start at about 9 a.m. The Owls will then also take on Stetson Sunday, scheduled for a 12:30 p.m. start.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,2,1
#1 Singles Match
12
Boris Spanjaard / 0 [DEP]
31
66
#2 Singles Match
12
Vito Tonejc / 0 [DEP]
23
66
#3 Singles Match
12
Fran Tonejc / 0 [DEP]
35
67
#4 Singles Match
12
Christopher Casati / 0 [DEP]
11
66
#5 Singles Match
12
Luuk Wassenaar / 0 [DEP]
10
6UF
#6 Singles Match
12
Tamas Zador / 0 [DEP]
30
2UF
Order of Finish:
4,1,2,3
Players Mentioned
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