CORAL GABLES, Fla. – Florida Atlantic University men's tennis, playing their seventh-consecutive match on the road, fell to 5-5 on the season with a 4-0 loss to the University of Miami, on Sunday afternoon, in Coral Gables.
The Owls, continued to try new doubles partners in search of the right combination, but saw UM narrowly take the doubles point. UM then captured courts one and five before clinching on court six.
Feb 12, 2023, at Coral Gables, Fla. (Neil Schiff Tennis Center) | Miami 4, Florida Atlantic 0
Singles competition
1. #21 Dan Martin (UM) def. Acevedo, Nicolas (FAU) 6-3, 6-3
2. #51 Martin Katz (UM) vs. Colas, Alberto (FAU) 6-2, 5-7, 1-0, unfinished
3. Antonio Prat (UM) vs. Huempfner, Kevin (FAU) 3-6, 6-2, unfinished
4. Franco Aubone (UM) vs. Graca, Joao (FAU) 4-6, 3-5, unfinished
5. Nacho Serra Sanchez (UM) def. Fernandez Horta, A (FAU) 6-2, 6-4
6. Leo Bierbaum (UM) def. Robbins, Hunter (FAU) 6-2, 6-4
Doubles competition
1. Juan Martin Jalif/Martin Vergara (UM) def. Acevedo, Nicolas/Huempfner, Kevin (FAU) 6-4
2. Franco Aubone/Dan Martin (UM) def. Colas, Alberto/Robbins, Hunter (FAU) 6-4
3. Martin Katz/Antonio Prat (UM) vs. Fernandez Horta, A/Krolo, Filip (FAU) 5-6, unfinished
Match Notes:
FAU 5-5 | Miami 4-2
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1); Singles (1,5,6)
T-2:10 A-35
The Owls will next travel to Clemson, South Carolina for a 2 p.m. Friday match versus the Tigers and will then face Vanderbilt in Nashville, Tennessee on Saturday, Feb. 18 at 1 p.m. FAU will not return home until March 3.
Home matches are played at the Kimberly V. Strauss Tennis Center and are free and open to the public. Seating is available and cheering is encouraged.
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