Owls Lose to Liberty

Friday, March 12

Boca Raton, Fla.

10:30 AM

Florida Atlantic

Liberty

Photo by: JC Ridley/Owlpix.com

3/12/2021 3:41:00 PM | Men's Tennis

Box Score

BOCA RATON, Fla. – The three-match homestand for Florida Atlantic University men's tennis continued Friday, and saw the Owls suffer a 5-2 loss in a four-hour battle against Liberty at the FAU Tennis Complex.

Notables:

The Flames (9-5) and Owls (5-5) split the first two doubles decisions
Finn Stodder and Hunter Robbins sped to a win for the second straight day, 6-2 on No. 3. Liberty knotted it up on No. 2
Then, the top court was a back-and-forth struggle. Liberty moved ahead early, Maxime Lapraille and Filip Krolo recovered to tie and eventually force a tiebreaker, but the Flames' pair prevailed, 7-6 (7-4)
Again, FAU battled back to knot things up, with Stodder winning the first of just two straight-set results of the day, 6-4, 6-4 on No. 6
Liberty won the next two to come within a point of the win
The final three courts all went to a deciding third set, and the Flames took No. 2, and No. 4, the latter Gerard Escandell falling in yet another tiebreak: 2-6, 6-2, 7-6 (7-4)
The last court to wrap was No. 3. It too had extra points, with Krolo coming out ahead in the end, 4-6, 7-5, 7-6 (7-4)

Full Results:
LU 5, FAU 2
Doubles
1. Christiaan Worst/Deji Thomas-Smith (LIBERTYM) def. Maxime Lapraille/Filip Krolo (FAU) 7-6 (7-4)
2. R. Marques Da Silva/Nicaise Muamba (LIBERTYM) def. Kevin Huempfner/Alvaro Fernandez Horta (FAU) 6-2
3. Finn Stodder/Hunter Robbins (FAU) def. Thando Longwe-Smit/Zion Heaven (LIBERTYM) 6-2

Singles
1. Nicaise Muamba (LIBERTYM) def. #122 Maxime Lapraille (FAU) 6-2, 6-1
2. R. Marques Da Silva (LIBERTYM) def. Kevin Huempfner (FAU) 4-6, 6-4, 6-3
3. Filip Krolo (FAU) def. Deji Thomas-Smith (LIBERTYM) 4-6, 7-5, 7-6 (7-4)
4. Christiaan Worst (LIBERTYM) def. Gerard Escandell (FAU) 2-6, 6-2, 7-6 (7-4)
5. Thando Longwe-Smit (LIBERTYM) def. A. Fernandez Horta (FAU) 2-6, 6-3, 6-2
6. Finn Stodder (FAU) def. Zion Heaven (LIBERTYM) 6-4, 6-4

What's Next:
The third and final match of the extended weekend for the Owls takes place Saturday afternoon, following the completion of the FAU women's match. The opponent is UCF, and it's scheduled to begin at 12:30 p.m.