Owls Get Back in Action with Win over Stetson

Friday, March 5

Deland, Fla.

3 PM

Florida Atlantic

Stetson

Photo by: JC Ridley/Owlpix.com

3/5/2021 8:15:00 PM | Men's Tennis

Box Score

DELAND, Fla. – Florida Atlantic University men's tennis picked up a win in their first match in 26 days, defeating Stetson on the road on Friday afternoon, 5-2.

Notables:

The Owls (3-3) won the doubles point, taking decisions on the first and second courts
On No. 1, Maxime Lapraille and Filip Krolo were 6-4 victors; Kevin Huempfner and Hunter Robbins prevailed on No. 2, 6-3
Singles began with the Hatters (1-2) knotting things up, but three straight wins clinched it, and the fourth in a row was the cherry on top
Huempfner put the Owls back ahead with a 6-3, 6-2 straight-set win at No. 4
No. 5 Finn Stodder was next in, winning 7-5, 6-2
The clincher came courtesy of Alvaro Fernandez Horta, winning his match on No. 3, 6-4, 7-6
And also winning was No. 1 Maxime Lapraille in three, coming from down a set, 3-6, 6-2, 6-2

Full Results:
FAU 5, Stetson 2
Doubles
1. Maxime Lapraille/Filip Krolo (FAU) def. Hamel, Clement/Marques, Diogo (STET) 6-4
2. Kevin Huempfner/Hunter Robbins (FAU) def. Thiergard, Sven/Penzkofer, Fabian (STET) 6-3
3. Hillhouse, Alexandre/Sanchez, Antoine (STET) def. Yovan Lambros/Thomas Guy (FAU) 6-4

Singles
1. #122 Maxime Lapraille (FAU) def. Sanchez, Antoine (STET) 3-6, 6-2, 6-2
2. Marques, Diogo (STET) def. Filip Krolo (FAU) 6-1, 6-4
3. Alvaro Fernandez Horta (FAU) def. Hamel, Clement (STET) 6-4, 7-6
4. Kevin Huempfner (FAU) def. Hillhouse, Alexandre (STET) 6-3, 6-2
5. Finn Stodder (FAU) def. Gennes, Tim (STET) 7-5, 6-2
6. Thiergard, Sven (STET) def. Gerard Escandell (FAU) 6-3, 4-6, 7-5

What's Next:
Tomorrow morning, 10 a.m., the Owls tangle with Georgia Southern. After that is the 2021 home opener, hosting USF at noon on Sunday at the FAU Tennis Complex (the first of four straight matches scheduled to be played in Boca Raton).