Men’s Tennis Opens C-USA Championship Play Friday

Florida Atlantic at 2019 Conference USA Championship
Match Details	Quarterfinals vs. UAB \| Friday, April 19 \| 10 a.m. Eastern Murfreesboro, Tenn. \| Adams Tennis Complex Potential Semifinal Match: Saturday, April 20 \| 1 p.m. Eastern Potential Championship: Sunday, April 21 \| 12 p.m. Eastern
Match Coverage	Middle Tennessee Tournament Central Friday: Live Stats Twitter: @FAUMensTennis
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FRIDAY'S MATCH TIME HAS BEEN CHANGED. It is now a 10 a.m. Eastern start for the quarterfinals against UAB.

BOCA RATON, Fla. – Florida Atlantic University men's tennis, as the field's No. 1 seed, begins play at the 2019 Air Force Reserve Conference USA Men's Tennis Championship in Murfreesboro, Tennessee on Friday, against eighth-seeded UAB.

Feature on Jason Legall

Owl Review
The Owls (17-9) come into the postseason having won nine of their last 11 matches, including three of four matches in a C-USA pod in Charlotte. Prior to that, they defeated their first round opponent, UAB, in mid-March in Boca Raton by the score of 6-1.

Five Owls have double-digit singles wins in the dual match season. No. 1 Jason Legall has 13 wins, 11 at the top slot, and the leading spring winner has been Mehdi Laalej at 19-2, including a 12-1 mark at No. 3. Next is Alvaro Fernandez Horta with a 15-4 singles record; Kirac Bekisoglu has recorded a dozen singles wins, 10 at No. 2; and last but not least, Ignacio Garcia picked up his 10th victory of the year in a C-USA win over Old Dominion.

Men's Tournament Singles Lineup

The doubles side has been led by Legall and Garcia, ranked No. 90 nationally by Oracle/ITA, and who have combined for 14 dual match wins, all in the No. 1 slot.

Owl Preview
UAB (8-12) also took part in a late-season C-USA showcase, though it was rain-shortened before their third match could be completed. The Blazers were topped by UTSA and Rice before rain hit Birmingham, and have lost their last six matches overall. The team's top singles player statistically has been Michal Lusovsky, 11-4 (and 7-0 at No. 4). At No. 1 doubles, Lusovsky combines with Roman Postolka and has gone 11-3.

The winner of the Friday opener advances to the semifinals to play either No. 4 Charlotte (8-14) or No. 5 Rice (13-11), Saturday at 1 p.m. Eastern. The 2019 C-USA title match is scheduled for Sunday at noon Eastern.

Owls on Social Media
Follow along with the team on Twitter at @FAUMensTennis. Fans can also view all the tournament information at Middle Tennessee's Tournament Central site, Friday's specific live stats link here.

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