Owls Drop Friday Affair to USF

Friday, April 9

Tampa, Fla.

1:30 PM

Florida Atlantic

USF

Photo by: JC Ridley/Owlpix.com

4/9/2021 5:40:00 PM | Men's Tennis

Box Score

TAMPA, Fla. – Florida Atlantic University men's tennis and No. 39 USF battled Friday afternoon in a match lasting 3:30, with the Bulls prevailing, 4-1.

Notables:

After USF (12-8) won the first doubles decision, FAU (6-9) used 7-6 wins on No. 2 and No. 3 to gain that match's first point
The third-court combo of Filip Krolo and Finn Stodder knotted it up, while Hunter Robbins and Alvaro Fernandez Horta on No. 2 was the decider
The Bulls took the first three singles results to gain a 3-1 lead
The other three battles all went out to a third set
The teams played to the clinch, which was had by USF on court No. 1

Full Results:
USF 4, FAU 1
Doubles
1. #24 Rithvik Bollipalli/Jakub Wojcik (USF) def. Maxime Lapraille/Kevin Huempfner (FAU) 6-4
2. A. Fernandez Horta/Hunter Robbins (FAU) def. Chase Ferguson/Alvin Tudorica (USF) 7-6 (7-2)
3. Filip Krolo/Finn Stodder (FAU) def. Antonio Muniz/Ivan Yatsuk (USF) 7-6 (7-4)

Singles
1. #72 Jakub Wojcik (USF) def. Maxime Lapraille (FAU) 3-6, 7-5, 6-2
2. #58 Chase Ferguson (USF) def. Kevin Huempfner (FAU) 7-5, 6-2
3. Ivan Yatsuk (USF) def. Filip Krolo (FAU) 6-0, 6-2
4. Antonio Muniz (USF) vs. A. Fernandez Horta (FAU) 6-4, 4-6, 5-5, unfinished
5. Sergio Gomez Montesa (USF) def. Finn Stodder (FAU) 6-4, 6-3
6. Alvin Tudorica (USF) vs. Hunter Robbins (FAU) 6-3, 3-6, 5-4, unfinished

What's Next:
The next two scheduled matches for FAU are both at home and both against Temple to – as of now – close out the regular season. The Owls vs. Owls matchups are April 18 (noon) and April 19 (9 a.m.) at the FAU Tennis Complex.