FAU Drops Clemson Match 4-2

Friday, February 17

Clemson, S.C.

2 p.m.

Florida Atlantic

Clemson

2/17/2023 6:08:00 PM | Men's Tennis

Box Score

CLEMSON, S.C. – Florida Atlantic University men's tennis captured doubles courts one and three and took the first point of the Clemson match, but ultimately fell 4-2 on Friday.

The Owls, who move to 5-6 on the season, saw Filip Krolo and Joao Grace capture court by the score of 6-2 and then captured the point with a 6-3 Kevin Huempfner and Nicolas Acevedo win on court one.

The host Tigers would even the score at 1-1 before FAU's Hunter Robbins captured court six in straight sets. Clemson went on to close out the win with victories on courts one, two, three and five.

RESULTS

Feb 17, 2023 at Clemson, S.C. (Duckworth Family Tennis Facility) | Clemson 4, Florida Atlantic 2
Singles competition
1. Ryuhei Azuma (MCLEM) def. Acevedo, Nicolas (FAU-M) 3-6, 6-0, 6-0
2. Jorge Plans Gonzalez (MCLEM) def. Huempfner, Kevin (FAU-M) 2-6, 6-3, 6-2
3. Spencer Whitaker (MCLEM) def. Colas, Alberto (FAU-M) 6-1, 4-6, 7-5
4. Matt Pitts (MCLEM) def. Graca, Joao (FAU-M) 6-1, 6-2
5. Nini Dica (MCLEM) vs. Fernandez Horta, A (FAU-M) 6-3, 4-6, 4-5, unfinished
6. Robbins, Hunter (FAU-M) def. Max Smith (MCLEM) 6-4, 6-4

Doubles competition
1. Huempfner, Kevin/Acevedo, Nicolas (FAU-M) def. Ryuhei Azuma/Spencer Whitaker (MCLEM) 6-3
2. Jorge Plans Gonzalez/Max Smith (MCLEM) vs. Robbins, Hunter/Colas, Alberto (FAU-M) 5-4, unfinished
3. Krolo, Filip/Graca, Joao (FAU-M) def. Matt Pitts/Nini Dica (MCLEM) 6-2

Match Notes:
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (4,6,1,2,3,5)

NEXT UP

The Owls will next move to Nashville, Tennessee for a 1 p.m. Saturday match with Vanderbilt. The match with the Commodores is the team's 10th consecutive road match and the second in as many days. FAU will not return home until March 3rd.

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