Owls Fall in Home Opener

Sunday, March 7

Boca Raton, Fla.

12 PM

Florida Atlantic

USF

Photo by: JC Ridley/Owlpix.com

3/7/2021 6:47:00 PM | Men's Tennis

Box Score

BOCA RATON, Fla. – Florida Atlantic University men's tennis played its third match in three days, returning home Sunday after trips north to Deland, Florida, and Statesboro, Georgia. The Owls saw a three-match winning streak come to an end at the hands of No. 36 USF at the FAU Tennis Complex, 5-2.

Notables:

For the third time in as many matches, the Owls (4-4) won the doubles point for the early advantage
The No. 2 pairing of Kevin Huempfner and Alvaro Fernandez Horta won, 6-4, after the Bulls (6-2) had taken court No. 3
The clinch came when Maxime Lapraille and Filip Krolo took a 6-4 decision over the nationally-ranked No. 38 doubles pair according to Oracle/ITA
Singles went the Bulls' way quickly, winning the first five decisions
Huempfner closed out the day on a positive note for the Owls, winning a three-setter on No. 3, 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (7-5)

Quotable
Head Coach Ricardo Gonzalez:
"Full credit to USF. They played a great match and competed better than us. Not happy with our performance today. Our team needs to get better. We need to raise our standards.."

Full Results:
USF 5, FAU 2
Doubles
1. Maxime Lapraille/Filip Krolo (FAU) def. #38 Chase Ferguson/Pierre Luquet (USF) 6-4
2. Kevin Huempfner/Alvaro Fernandez Horta (FAU) def. Sergio Gomez Montesa/Jakub Wojcik (USF) 6-4
3. Antonio Muniz/Manuel Goncalves (USF) def. Gerard Escandell/Finn Stodder (FAU) 6-2

Singles
1. Chase Ferguson (USF) def. #122 Maxime Lapraille (FAU) 6-4, 6-0
2. Jakub Wojcik (USF) def. Filip Krolo (FAU) 6-3, 6-4
3. Kevin Huempfner (FAU) def. Ivan Yatsuk (USF) 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (7-5)
4. Pierre Luquet (USF) def. Alvaro Fernandez Horta (FAU) 6-3, 6-3
5. Sergio Gomez Montesa (USF) def. Gerard Escandell (FAU) 6-2, 6-2
6. Alvin Tudorica (USF) def. Finn Stodder (FAU) 6-4, 6-2

What's Next:
The Owls are right in the middle of playing six matches in nine days. The stretch wraps up with the next three, all at home: this Wednesday, March 10 against South Alabama (10:30 a.m.), Friday versus Liberty (9:30 a.m.), and finally Saturday, hosting UCF at noon.