Men’s Tennis Snags Two More Wins to Sweep All Three Weekend Matches

Saturday, February 16

Boca Raton, Fla.

2:00 PM

Florida Atlantic

Tennessee Tech

Photo by: JC Ridley/Owlpix.com

Men’s Tennis Snags Two More Wins to Sweep All Three Weekend Matches

2/17/2019 5:15:00 PM | Men's Tennis

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BOCA RATON, Fla. – The Florida Atlantic University men's tennis team quickly completed Saturday's suspended match on Sunday morning, defeating Tennessee Tech, then posted another victory in the afternoon over Stetson to go undefeated on the weekend in the team's first three home matches of the year.

Notables:

FAU (8-5) had taken a 3-1 lead against Tennessee Tech when the sun set on Saturday, winning doubles first
Mehdi Laalej and Alvaro Fernandez Horta combined to win the No. 3 battle, 6-2, and Kirac Bekisoglu and Thomas Guy were victorious at No. 2, 6-4
Jason Legall notched the first singles win, at the top flight, 6-2, 6-3
TTU made it 2-1 with a win at No. 4, but FAU, and Bekisoglu, pushed back ahead with a three-set win in the No. 2 match (6-2, 5-7, 6-3)
Then, on Sunday morning, it didn't take long to get the victory, with Laalej taking the No. 3 matchup, 6-7, 6-1, 6-2
Later, against Stetson on Sunday afternoon, the Owls took the clean sweep
Legall and Ignacio Garcia came in first, in doubles, winning 6-2
Laalej and Gabriel Sidney were next, 6-3
Legall recorded another No. 1 singles victory, 6-4, 6-1, followed by Garcia with a 6-1, 6-1 win at No. 5
The clinching point came at No. 2, as Bekisoglu put away his opponent by a score of 6-2, 6-0

Quotable:
Head Coach Ricardo Gonzalez
"I am very proud of the way our team competed this weekend. We had many challenges along the road but we were able to hold our composure in the big moments. Big team effort to come out with three solid wins this weekend."

Full Results:
FAU 4, Tennessee Tech 1
Doubles
1. Jason Legall/Ignacio Garcia (FAU) def. KUBOTA, Riku/ALBIN, Wenceslao (TTU) 6-5, unfinished
2. Kirac Bekisoglu/Thomas Guy (FAU) def. GARCIA, Gonzalo/VICENTE, Carlos (TTU) 6-4
3. Mehdi Laalej/Alvaro Fernandez Horta (FAU) def. TOSETTO, Rafael/SILVA, Lucca (TTU) 6-2

Singles
1. Jason Legall (FAU) def. TOSETTO, Rafael (TTU) 6-2, 6-3
2. Kirac Bekisoglu (FAU) def. GRUBERT, Elias (TTU) 6-2, 5-7, 6-3
3. Mehdi Laalej (FAU) def. VICENTE, Carlos (TTU) 6-7, 6-1, 6-2
4. ALBIN, Wenceslao (TTU) def. Ignacio Garcia (FAU) 7-5, 6-1
5. Alvaro Fernandez Horta (FAU) vs. GARCIA, Gonzalo (TTU) 2-6, 2-5, unfinished
6. Luis Fernandez Labarta (FAU) vs. SILVA, Lucca (TTU) 0-6, 3-0, unfinished

FAU 4, Stetson 0
Doubles
1. Jason Legall/Ignacio Garcia (FAU) def. Josh Laka/Tim Gennes (STET) 6-2
2. Mehdi Laalej/Gabriel Sidney (FAU) def. Clement Hamel/Coilin MacNamara (STET) 6-3
3. Thomas Guy/Kirac Bekisoglu (FAU) vs. Antoine Sanchez/Dennis Moses (STET) 4-5, unfinished

Singles
1. Jason Legall (FAU) def. Clement Hamel (STET) 6-4, 6-1
2. Kirac Bekisoglu (FAU) def. Louis Gorregues (STET) 6-2, 6-0
3. Gabriel Sidney (FAU) vs. Tim Gennes (STET) 7-6 (7-2), 1-1, unfinished
4. Mehdi Laalej (FAU) vs. Christian Mills (STET) 6-2, 4-3, unfinished
5. Ignacio Garcia (FAU) def. Josh Laka (STET) 6-1, 6-1
6. Luis Fernandez Labarta (FAU) vs. Dennis Moses (STET) 1-6, 3-2, unfinished

What's Next:
The Owls take an out-of-state road trip for three, next weekend and into the following week. They will take on South Alabama in Mobile on Sunday at 10 a.m.; Georgia in Athens on Monday, Feb. 25, at 2:30; and Georgia State the next day, in Atlanta, at 1:30. The following six matches will all be at home, the first coming on March 9 versus George Washington, at 11 a.m.