Owls Pick up Road Win in Mobile

Sunday, February 7

Mobile, Ala.

1 PM

Florida Atlantic

South Alabama

2/7/2021 5:35:00 PM | Men's Tennis

Box Score

MOBILE, Ala. – Florida Atlantic University men's tennis won four unanswered matches during Sunday's singles portion to upend South Alabama on the road, 4-3.

Notables:

The Jaguars (0-2) took the early lead with the doubles point
The Owls (2-3) battled back immediately, with three straight-set wins put the team on the cusp of victory. Gerard Escandell won on No. 5, 6-1, 6-1; Alvaro Fernandez Horta on No. 4, 6-2, 6-2; and Finn Stodder came back from down 5-2 in the first set on No. 6 to eventually claim a 7-5, 6-4 win
The clincher came on court No. 3, with Kevin Huempfner dispatching his opponent in just two sets as well, 6-3, 7-6

Quotable

Assistant Coach Matthew Lasprilla:
"A great team win today against a very good South Alabama team. Lost a tough doubles point, but the boys came out with great energy in singles. Shout out to Gerard (Escandell) for being the first match off the court in singles with a great performance. Also shoutouts to Alvaro (Fernandez Horta) and Finn (Stodder) for solid wins, and to Kevin (Huempfner) for clinching his first match as an Owl. We'll get back to work this week for our first home match this coming weekend."

Full Results:
FAU 4, USA 3
Doubles
1. Cloes, Loic/Marzol, Clement (USA) def. Maxime Lapraille/Filip Krolo (FAU) 7-6 (7-6)
2. Evrard, Julien/Collard, Sebastien (USA) def. Kevin Huempfner/Alvaro Fernandez Horta (FAU) 6-0
3. Pet'ko, Leon/Coutinho, Jordan (USA) def. Gerard Escandell/Finn Stodder (FAU) 6-4

Singles
1. Evrard, Julien (USA) def. #122 Maxime Lapraille (FAU) 6-4, 6-7 (6-7), 6-4
2. Marzol, Clement (USA) def. Filip Krolo (FAU) 6-4, 6-7 (6-7), 6-4
3. Kevin Huempfner (FAU) def. Cloes, Loic (USA) 6-3, 7-6
4. Alvaro Fernandez Horta (FAU) def. Collard, Sebastien (USA) 6-2, 6-2
5. Gerard Escandell (FAU) def. Bugaj, Martin (USA) 6-1, 6-1
6. Finn Stodder (FAU) def. Pet'ko, Leon (USA) 7-5, 6-4

What's Next

After completing five contests away from home (of what was scheduled to be seven) to start the season, the Owls return to the friendly confines of the FAU Tennis Complex for their '21 home opener next Saturday. First serve will come at 2 p.m. as the Owls host Florida Gulf Coast.\