Men’s Tennis Trip Ends with Loss to No. 9 Columbia

Saturday, March 7

New York, N.Y.

1:00 p.m.

Florida Atlantic

Columbia

Photo by: JC Ridley/Owlpix.com

3/7/2020 5:22:00 PM | Men's Tennis

Box Score

NEW YORK – The six-match road trip for Florida Atlantic University men's tennis came to a close Saturday, as the Owls were topped by No. 9 Columbia at the Dick Savitt Tennis Center in New York City.

Notables:

The Lions gained the doubles point (though Maxime Lapraille and Filip Krolo were leading on No. 1 when that matchup ended), and clinched with wins in singles on Courts No. 1, 3 and 6
The No. 2 matchup went to a third-set, 10-point tiebreaker, with Lapraille falling 3-6, 7-5, 1-0 (10-3)
Too, No. 4 went to three sets, and Alvaro Fernandez Horta was also edged out, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3
Finally, Krolo battled in two tiebreakers, one to force a third, but was nipped as well: 7-5, 6-7 (3-7), 1-0 (10-7)

Quotable
Assistant Coach Matthew Lasprilla:
"We showed up and competed very well against a tough Columbia team. They converted in the tough moments and took it to us. We will get back to work and ready for our doubleheader at home next Saturday."

Full Results:
Columbia 7, FAU 0
Doubles
1. Jack Lin/Jason Lui (COL) vs. Maxime Lapraille/Filip Krolo (FAU) 3-4, unfinished
2. Adam Ambrozy/Alex Kotzen (COL) def. Jason Legall/Alvaro Fernandez Horta (FAU) 6-3
3. Rian Pandole/Jackie Tang (COL) def. Gerard Escandell/Yovan Lambros (FAU) 6-4

Singles
1. #23 Jack Lin (COL) def. Jason Legall (FAU) 6-0, 6-0
2. #100 Jackie Tang (COL) def. Maxime Lapraille (FAU) 3-6, 7-5, 1-0 (10-3)
3. Rian Pandole (COL) def. Yovan Lambros (FAU) 6-3, 6-0
4. Alex Kotzen (COL) def. Alvaro Fernandez Horta (FAU) 6-4, 3-6, 6-3
5. Adam Ambrozy (COL) def. Filip Krolo (FAU) 7-5, 6-7 (3-7), 1-0 (10-7)
6. Austen Huang (COL) def. Gerard Escandell (FAU) 7-5, 6-0

What's Next:
Next Saturday, March 14, the Owls return home to host two matches at the FAU Tennis Complex, against Cleveland State and Army. First serves are at 8:30 a.m. and 3 p.m., respectively.