Owls’ Trip to Arizona Concludes

Saturday, January 30

Tucson, Ariz.

2 PM

Florida Atlantic

Arizona

Photo by: JC Ridley/Owlpix.com

1/30/2021 6:06:00 PM | Men's Tennis

Box Score

TUCSON, Ariz. – Florida Atlantic University men's tennis was upended on the road Saturday evening by Arizona.

Notables:

Doubles was a hard-fought battle, but Arizona (4-1) recorded the point
After winning on No. 3, the other two courts came down to extra points, but the Wildcats took the slim edge on both. Maxime Lapraille and Filip Krolo fell on No. 1, 7-5, and Alvaro Fernandez Horta and Kevin Huempfner on No. 2, 7-6 (7-5)
The Owls (1-3) were unable to sustain that momentum into singles, with the order of finish being 1, 3 and 2 to clinch the match, followed literally seconds later by No. 4. Court 6 wasn't long after that
On No. 5, Gerard Escandell, after losing the first set, came back to force a third. In a 10-point tiebreaker, the Wildcats would eventually prevail (6-1, 3-6, 1-0 (10-8))

Quotable
Head Coach Ricardo Gonzalez:
"Very disappointing loss. Coming out flat and with no sense of urgency in singles in unacceptable. We are better than this. Arizona has a very good team and did a very good job overall so credit to them on their performance today."

Full Results:
Arizona 7, FAU 3
Doubles
1. Jonas Ziverts/Jett Middleton (ARIZ) def. Maxime Lapraille/Filip Krolo (FAU) 7-5
2. Carlos Hassey/Alejandro Reguant (ARIZ) def. Alvaro Fernandez Horta/Kevin Huempfner (FAU) 7-6 (7-5)
3. Filip Malbasic/Gustaf Strom (ARIZ) def. Gerard Escandell/Finn Stodder (FAU) 6-3

Singles
1. #50 Jonas Ziverts (ARIZ) def. #122 Maxime Lapraille (FAU) 6-2, 6-0
2. Alejandro Reguant (ARIZ) def. Filip Krolo (FAU) 6-2, 6-3
3. #105 Gustaf Strom (ARIZ) def. Alvaro Fernandez Horta (FAU) 6-1, 6-0
4. #54 Filip Malbasic (ARIZ) def. Kevin Huempfner (FAU) 6-3, 6-0
5. Carlos Hassey (ARIZ) def. Gerard Escandell (FAU) 6-1, 3-6, 1-0 (10-8)
6. Nick Lagaev (ARIZ) def. Finn Stodder (FAU) 6-3, 6-2

What's Next:
Next weekend, it's three matches in two days for the Owls. They travel to Tallahassee for a doubleheader Saturday, against Georgia Southern (10 a.m.) and then either Florida State or Furman (at 3 p.m.). The next day, it's off to Mobile, Alabama, to take on South Alabama at noon. Following those three matches – and in total, the first seven matches this year – will be the home opener, Saturday, Feb. 13 at noon against Florida Gulf Coast.