Men’s Tennis Edged Out by Georgia State

Saturday, February 22

Atlanta, Ga.

1:00 p.m.

Florida Atlantic

Georgia State

Photo by: JC Ridley/Owlpix.com

2/22/2020 4:05:00 PM | Men's Tennis

Box Score

ATLANTA – The longest road trip of the year for Florida Atlantic University men's tennis opened up on Saturday, with the Owls falling to Georgia State, 4-2.

Notables:

GSU (2-6) notched the doubles point with wins on No. 3 and No. 1
The Owls (5-7) took the first singles decision, on No. 1, with Filip Krolo posting a straight-set 6-4, 6-1 win to tie things
The Panthers rallied back with to take the lead on back-to-back wins on No. 6 and No. 3
FAU pulled within one at 3-2, as Yovan Lambros earned a three-set victory at No. 5, 6-3, 3-6, 6-1
The clincher came at No. 1, as Jason Legall had battled back to force a third set, but was just squeaked past, 1-6, 6-1, 5-7
Alvaro Fernandez Horta was tied in his decisive set as the match was decided (6-1, 4-6, 4-4)

Quotable

Assistant Coach Matthew Lasprilla:
"Tough battle today that didn't go our way in the end. I am very happy with how the guys competed and fought for each other. We have another tough test tomorrow against a very good Clemson team. We will focus on recovery now and be ready for tomorrow."

Full Results:
GSU 4, FAU 2
Doubles
1. #58 Duarte, Andrei/Grinvalds, Roberts (GSU) def. Maxime Lapraille/Filip Krolo (FAU) 6-3
2. Lazo, Patrick/Padilha, Diego (GSU) vs. Jason Legall/Alvaro Fernandez Horta (FAU) 5-2, unfinished
3. Coulaud, Quentin/Showers, Bailey (GSU) def. Yovan Lambros/Thomas Guy (FAU) 6-2

Singles
1. Coulaud, Quentin (GSU) def. Jason Legall (FAU) 6-1, 1-6, 7-5
2. Grinvalds, Roberts (GSU) def. #114 Maxime Lapraille (FAU) 6-4, 6-4
3. Duarte, Andrei (GSU) vs. Alvaro Fernandez Horta (FAU) 1-6, 6-4, 4-4, unfinished
4. Filip Krolo (FAU) def. Huynh, Kevin (GSU) 6-4, 6-1
5. Yovan Lambros (FAU) def. Lazo, Patrick (GSU) 6-3, 3-6, 6-1
6. Showers, Bailey (GSU) def. Gerard Escandell (FAU) 6-2, 7-6

What's Next

FAU is right back at it on Saturday, as they are on to South Carolina. The afternoon matchup against Clemson begins at 1 p.m.