Owls Post Win No. 1, Topping FGCU

Saturday, January 23

Fort Myers, Fla.

5 PM

Florida Atlantic

Florida Gulf Coast

Photo by: JC Ridley/Owlpix.com

1/23/2021 9:10:00 PM | Men's Tennis

Box Score

FORT MYERS, Fla. – Florida Atlantic University men's tennis evened up their record at 1-1 with a 5-2 win on the road Saturday night over Florida Gulf Coast.

Notables:

The Owls swept the doubles portion to go up 1-0
Kevin Huempfner and Alvaro Fernandez Horta took the first decision, winning 6-2 on No. 2, then Maxime Lapraille and Filip Krolo earned a 6-4 victory on No. 1
At No. 3, Gerard Escandell and Finn Stodder were leading, 5-3, when the point was tallied
The first two singles results were split, with Fernandez Horta winning on No. 4 (6-4, 6-3)
Stodder's first win in an Owl uniform made it a 3-1 advantage, also 6-4, 6-3
The clinching point came courtesy of Escandell, taking the No. 5 matchup in three sets (1-6, 6-2, 6-1)
Huempfner won two tiebreaks on court No. 3 to extend the lead, 7-6 (12-10), 7-5. Like Stodder, this marked his first FAU victory
Finally, the first court went to a third set and a 10-point tiebreaker. Lapraille was barely edged out, 3-6, 7-6 (7-3), 0-1 (7-10)

Full Results:
FAU 5, FGCU 2
Doubles
1. Maxime Lapraille/Filip Krolo (FAU) def. RAMIREZ, Felipe/WILSON, Randy (FGCU) 6-4
2. Kevin Huempfner/Alvaro Fernandez Horta (FAU) def. MONTES, Juan/JOHNSON, Magnus (FGCU) 6-2
3. BRADFORD, Carter/STEFANACCI, Gugli (FGCU) vs. Gerard Escandell/Finn Stodder (FAU) 3-5, unfinished

Singles
1. JOHNSON, Magnus (FGCU) def. #122 Maxime Lapraille (FAU) 6-3, 6-7 (3-7), 1-0 (10-7)
2. MONTES, Juan (FGCU) def. Filip Krolo (FAU) 6-4, 6-1
3. Kevin Huempfner (FAU) def. RAMIREZ, Felipe (FGCU) 7-6 (12-10), 7-5
4. Alvaro Fernandez Horta (FAU) def. WILSON, Randy (FGCU) 6-4, 6-3
5. Gerard Escandell (FAU) def. STEFANACCI, Gugli (FGCU) 1-6, 6-2, 6-1
6. Finn Stodder (FAU) def. CONCA, Alessandro (FGCU) 6-4, 6-3

What's Next

The Owls head out west for a doubleheader in the Grand Canyon State. Next Friday, at 4 p.m. Eastern, they will be in Tempe, Arizona, to play Arizona State; the following day, at 3 p.m. Eastern, it's off to Tucson to battle Arizona (who received votes in the preseason Oracle/ITA poll).