ATHENS, Ga. – In the middle of three matchups on the road, the Florida Atlantic University men's tennis team continued to be battle-tested, falling in a 5-2 decision as they completed the entire match Monday afternoon against Georgia.
Notables:
- FAU (8-7) fell in the doubles round
- Picking up a win was Alvaro Fernandez Horta at No. 6. Despite losing the first set, he came all the way back to win, 2-6, 6-2, 6-4
- At No. 3, Mehdi Laalej also battled for a three-set win. He won the first, fell into a tie after the second, but won in extended time in the final result of the day, 6-4, 3-6, 10-6
Full Results:
Georgia 5, FAU 2
Doubles
1. Robert Loeb/Jan Zielinski (UGA) def.
Jason Legall/
Ignacio Garcia (FAU) 6-4
2. Trent Bryde/Philip Henning (UGA) vs.
Mehdi Laalej/
Gabriel Sidney (FAU) 5-2, unfinished
3. Emil Reinberg/Alex Diaz (UGA) def.
Kirac Bekisoglu/
Thomas Guy (FAU) 6-0
Singles
1. #5 Jan Zielinski (UGA) def.
Jason Legall (FAU) 6-1, 6-3
2. #19 Emil Reinberg (UGA) def.
Kirac Bekisoglu (FAU) 7-6 (7-4), 6-4
3.
Mehdi Laalej (FAU) def. Trent Bryde (UGA) 6-4, 3-6, 10-6
4. #110 Robert Loeb (UGA) def.
Gabriel Sidney (FAU) 7-5, 6-2
5. #85 Philip Henning (UGA) def.
Ignacio Garcia (FAU) 6-4, 6-1
6.
Alvaro Fernandez Horta (FAU) def. Walker Duncan (UGA) 2-6, 6-2, 6-4
The road trip concludes Tuesday, with the Owls facing Georgia State in Atlanta. First serve comes at 1:30 p.m., and GSU will have live stats available at
this link.