Men’s Tennis Drops Decision to UCF

Saturday, February 29

Orlando, Fla.

2:00 PM

Florida Atlantic

UCF

Photo by: JC Ridley/Owlpix.com

2/29/2020 5:45:00 PM | Men's Tennis

Box Score

ORLANDO, Fla. – Florida Atlantic University men's tennis and UCF faced off Saturday at the USTA National Campus, with the Knights prevailing by a 5-2 score.

Notables:

The No. 33 Knights (5-3) recorded the doubles point. They would clinch with the first three decisions on the singles courts, though the fourth point came after a long tiebreak
That was Gerard Escandell on No. 6, who fell in the first set, 7-6 (10-8)
FAU (5-10) notched the next tally, as No. 4 Yovan Lambros came back for a three-set win (3-6, 6-3, 6-2)
No. 3 went to three sets as well, with both a second-set and a 10-point third-set tiebreaker. Alvaro Fernandez Horta was edged out, 6-4, 6-7 (4-7), 5-10
The final point went the Owls' way, Filip Krolo at No. 5: 6-3, 5-7, 7-6 (7-3)

Quotable

Assistant Coach Matthew Lasprilla:
"Tough battle today against a very good UCF team. Very impressed with the way the guys competed on courts 3-6. Shoutout to Yovan and Filip for showing grit and getting solid wins over tough opponents. We will get back to work this week and continue getting better."

Full Results:
UCF 5, FAU 2
Doubles
1. #7 Gabriel Decamps/Juan Pablo Mazzuchi (UCF) def. Jason Legall/Alvaro Fernandez Horta (FAU) 6-2
2. Trey Hilderbrand/Bogdan Pavel (UCF) def. Maxime Lapraille/Filip Krolo (FAU) 6-2
3. Mikhail Sokolovskiy/Alan Rubio (UCF) vs. Yovan Lambros/Gerard Escandell (FAU) 5-3, unfinished

Singles
1. #14 Gabriel Decamps (UCF) def. Jason Legall (FAU) 6-2, 6-1
2. #59 Juan Pablo Mazzuchi (UCF) def. #114 Maxime Lapraille (FAU) 6-2, 6-0
3. Alan Rubio (UCF) def. Alvaro Fernandez Horta (FAU) 4-6, 7-6 (7-4), 10-5
4. Yovan Lambros (FAU) def. Bogdan Pavel (UCF) 3-6, 6-3, 6-2
5. Filip Krolo (FAU) def. Trey Hilderbrand (UCF) 6-3, 5-7, 7-6 (7-3)
6. Mikhail Sokolovskiy (UCF) def. Gerard Escandell (FAU) 7-6 (10-8), 6-0

What's Next

No. 7 Columbia is next on the docket for the Owls, on the road next Saturday. First serve from New York comes at 1 p.m. FAU will come back home March 14, hosting a doubleheader at the FAU Tennis Complex against Cleveland State and Army.