Men’s Tennis Completes Undefeated Weekend

Monday, March 11

Boca Raton, Fla.

12:00 PM

Florida Atlantic

UNC Asheville

Photo by: JC Ridley/Owlpix.com

3/11/2019 3:28:00 PM | Men's Tennis

Box Score

BOCA RATON, Fla. – The Florida Atlantic University men's tennis team battled for a crucial doubles point, then swept the top three singles pairings to shut out a third straight opponent, defeating UNC Asheville Monday at the FAU Tennis Complex, 4-0.

Notables:

The doubles scores were all tight. FAU (12-7) won the No. 1, with Jason Legall and Ignacio Garcia taking a 6-4 decision
After UNC Asheville (10-2) eked out the win at No. 2, No. 3 not only came down to tiebreaker, but to extra points
Kirac Bekisoglu and Thomas Guy were down 6-4 in the tiebreak, but battled back and scored all of the last four points to win 7-6 (8-6)
Singles had less drama. Legall won in straight sets first, at No. 1, 6-3, 6-3
Taking the fourth point of the day was No. 3 Mehdi Laalej, winning on an ace, 6-2, 6-4
The clincher came on Court No. 2, with Bekisoglu going over, 6-4, 6-2

Quotable

Head Coach Ricardo Gonzalez:
"This team is gritty and hungry. Today was another impressive win for our team. We got tested at every spot and our boys handled themselves very well. We were mentally and physically tough. I am really pleased with our progress. We continue to get better."

Full Results:
FAU 4, UNC Asheville 0
Doubles
1. Jason Legall/Ignacio Garcia (FAU) def. PATTEN, Henry/CULL, Olly (AVLM) 6-4
2. NOLAN, Oli/DAOSAENGSAWANG, S. (AVLM) def. Mehdi Laalej/Gabriel Sidney (FAU) 6-3
3. Kirac Bekisoglu/Thomas Guy (FAU) def. FENDER, Quinn/MORKEL, Charlie (AVLM) 7-6 (8-6)

Singles
1. Jason Legall (FAU) def. PATTEN, Henry (AVLM) 6-3, 6-3
2. Kirac Bekisoglu (FAU) def. NOLAN, Oli (AVLM) 6-4, 6-2
3. Mehdi Laalej (FAU) def. MORKEL, Charlie (AVLM) 6-2, 6-4
4. Gabriel Sidney (FAU) vs. DAOSAENGSAWANG, S. (AVLM) 6-7 (5-7), 3-2, unfinished
5. Ignacio Garcia (FAU) vs. CULL, Olly (AVLM) 7-5, 4-1, unfinished
6. Alvaro Fernandez Horta (FAU) vs. BIERBAUM, Leo (AVLM) 6-4, 4-1, unfinished

What's Next

Two more home matches are next for the men's squad, both on this upcoming Saturday. At 9 a.m., the Owls host Conference USA foe UAB, and then come back to the FAU Tennis Complex courts at 2:30 p.m. to take on UConn.