Men’s Tennis Topped by Miami

Sunday, February 9

Coral Gables, Fla.

12:00 PM

Florida Atlantic

Miami

Photo by: JC Ridley/Owlpix.com

2/9/2020 3:46:00 PM | Men's Tennis

Box Score

CORAL GABLES, Fla. – The four-match winning streak for Florida Atlantic University men's tennis came to an end at the hands of Miami on Sunday afternoon

Notables:

Miami (6-2) took the 1-0 lead by winning doubles matches on No. 1 and No. 3
As that point was clinched, the No. 2 FAU (5-6) pair – Alvaro Fernandez Horta and Jason Legall – were leading on their court, 5-4
UM took straight-set singles wins on No. 1, No. 5 and No. 3 to clinch, and at No. 2 to extend the lead
No. 4 Filip Krolo was even up late in his second set but would fall
In the final matchup, Gerard Escandell at No. 6 forced a third set and battled until the bitter end in the 10-set tiebreak, as he was just edged out, 5-7, 6-4, 0-1 (8-10)

Quotable

Head Coach Ricardo Gonzalez:
"Very disappointed with the result today. We need to be a lot better than what we showed today. I am excited about our doubles. We are really improving quickly."

Full Results:
UM 7, FAU 0
Doubles
1. #14 Franco Aubone/Benjamin Hannestad (UM) def. Filip Krolo/Maxime Lapraille (FAU) 6-3
2. Dane Dunlap/Bojan Jankulovski (UM) vs. Alvaro Fernandez Horta/Jason Legall (FAU) 4-5, unfinished
3. #46 Francisco Bastias/Adria Soriano Barrer (UM) def. Yovan Lambros/Thomas Guy (FAU) 6-3

Singles
1. #32 Adria Soriano Barrer (UM) def. Jason Legall (FAU) 6-0, 6-1
2. Francisco Bastias (UM) def. #114 Maxime Lapraille (FAU) 6-2, 6-0
3. Dane Dunlap (UM) def. A. Fernandez Horta (FAU) 6-3, 6-2
4. Bojan Jankulovski (UM) def. Filip Krolo (FAU) 6-2, 6-4
5. Franco Aubone (UM) def. Yovan Lambros (FAU) 6-1, 6-1
6. Will Grattan-Smith (UM) def. Gerard Escandell (FAU) 7-5, 4-6, 1-0 (10-8)

What's Next

FAU will have next weekend off from competition. Then, the Owls set off for the first three of what will be a five-match road trip. On Feb. 22, they head to Atlanta to take on Georgia State; the following day, it's on to Clemson to face the Tigers; and on Monday, Feb. 24, back to the Peach State and Athens to tangle with Georgia.