Owls Post Second Win of Weekend, over Eagles

Saturday, March 6

Statesboro, GA

10 AM

Florida Atlantic

Georgia Southern

3/6/2021 1:30:00 PM | Men's Tennis

Box Score

STATESBORO, Ga. – The Florida Atlantic University men's tennis team won their second match in as many days, and third straight overall, to move over .500 for the first time on the year. The Owls topped Georgia Southern Saturday afternoon on the road, shutting out the Eagles, 7-0.

Notables:

Just as they did Friday, the Owls (4-3) moved ahead 1-0 with the doubles point, again winning on the first and second courts
No. 2 was won by the pairing of Filip Krolo and Yovan Lambros, 6-4, and on the top court, Kevin Huempfner and Hunter Robbins were victorious by the same score
Also, Finn Stodder and Thomas Guy were leading on No. 3, 5-3, when the doubles point was decided
Singles was more of the same, and included four straight-set wins
Alvaro Fernandez Horta was first in, on No. 4, 6-1, 6-2, followed by Stodder's 6-0, 6-2 win at No. 6
The clinching point was by Huempfner on the third court, 6-1, 6-3
Gerard Escandell (6-4, 6-2 on No. 5), Maxime Lapraille (6-4, 4-6, 1-0 (10-3) on No. 1) and Krolo (4-6, 7-5, 1-0 (11-9) on No. 6) completed the whitewash

Quotable
Head Coach Ricardo Gonzalez:
"Overall a solid performance for our team. Our boys dug deep and found ways to win. It is exciting to be back on the court again after being away from competition for a few weeks. We still have to clean up some things in our games but overall I am proud with our team. Tomorrow will be another tough task so we will now focus on recovery so we can continue to perform at a high level."

Full Results:
FAU 7, GS 0
Doubles
1. Kevin Huempfner/Hunter Robbins (FAU) def. Pascal Wagemaker/Alexandros Roumpis (GS) 6-4
2. Filip Krolo/Yovan Lambros (FAU) def. Tao Castillo/Murphy McCullough (GS) 6-4
3. Valentin Dun/Carter French (GS) vs. Finn Stodder/Thomas Guy (FAU) 3-5, unfinished

Singles
1. #122 Maxime Lapraille (FAU) def. Pascal Wagemaker (GS) 6-4, 4-6, 1-0 (10-3)
2. Filip Krolo (FAU) def. Murphy McCullough (GS) 4-6, 7-5, 1-0 (11-9)
3. Kevin Huempfner (FAU) def. Tao Castillo (GS) 6-1, 6-3
4. Alvaro Fernandez Horta (FAU) def. Valentin Dun (GS) 6-1, 6-2
5. Gerard Escandell (FAU) def. Alexandros Roumpis (GS) 6-4, 6-2
6. Finn Stodder (FAU) def. Jonathan Morales (GS) 6-0, 6-2

What's Next:
The Owls' home opener for this season is scheduled for tomorrow at noon, against USF, at the FAU Tennis Complex.