BOCA RATON, Fla. – The Florida Atlantic University men's tennis team saw their 13-match home winning streak come to an end on Sunday at the hands of USF.
Notables:
- The two squads traded doubles results, with FAU (2-3) winning at No. 2 (Jason Legall and Alvaro Fernandez Horta, by a score of 6-1), and USF (3-0) taking No. 3
- The No. 1 tilt was close, but Maxime Lapraille and Filip Krolo fell, 6-4, to give USF the 1-0 lead
- Wins by the Bulls at No. 1, No. 5 and No. 2 clinched the victory for the visitors
- Krolo had taken the first set at No. 5 before USF won the next two
- The same scenario played out at No. 4 for Fernandez Horta
Head Coach
Ricardo Gonzalez:
"USF was simply tougher than us in every aspect of the game. We definitely have a long way to go. We need to stay positive and focus on the process. We have a long season ahead of us and we need to keep building."
Full Results:
USF 7, FAU 0
Doubles
1. Jakub Wojcik/Rithvik Bollipalli (USF) def.
Maxime Lapraille/
Filip Krolo (FAU) 6-4
2.
Jason Legall/
Alvaro Fernandez Horta (FAU) def. Chase Ferguson/Pierre Luquet (USF) 6-1
3. Ivan Yatsuk/Sergio Gomez Montesa (USF) def.
Gerard Escandell/
Yovan Lambros (FAU) 6-2
Singles
1. #121 Chase Ferguson (USF) def.
Jason Legall (FAU) 6-3, 6-0
2. Jakub Wojcik (USF) def. #58
Maxime Lapraille (FAU) 7-5, 6-2
3. Pierre Luquet (USF) def.
Gerard Escandell (FAU) 6-2, 6-4
4. Antonio Muniz (USF) def.
Alvaro Fernandez Horta (FAU) 5-7, 6-3, 6-0
5. Ivan Yatsuk (USF) def.
Filip Krolo (FAU) 2-6, 6-4, 6-2
6. Rithvik Bollipalli (USF) def.
Thomas Guy (FAU) 6-4, 6-3
FAU heads to Fort Worth, Texas, for next weekend's ITA Kickoff Weekend. The Owls face No. 8 TCU on Saturday, and then either Arizona or Notre Dame (both receiving votes) the following day.