SAN ANTONIO, Texas – Florida Atlantic University men's tennis, ranked No. 53 nationally, closed out their two-match road weekend with a 4-3 neutral site win over #66 Wichita State, Saturday evening. The win moves FAU to 7-7 on the season.
"It was a good team win today against a future conference opponent and was a nice way to end our road trip," said Matt Lasprilla, FAU's assistant coach. "We are looking forward to getting back to Boca Raton and preparing for some home matches."
Wichita State vs Florida Atlantic Men's Tennis | 2/25/23 at UTSA Tennis Center
Florida Atlantic Men's Tennis 4, Wichita State 3 Singles competition
1. Minarik, Kristof (WSU) def. Huempfner, Kevin (FAU-M) 7-6, 6-1 (0-6)
2. Kvantaliani, Misha (WSU) def. Colas, Alberto (FAU-M) 4-6, 7-6 (4-0), 6-4
3. Krolo, Filip (FAU-M) def. Ovil, Orel (WSU) 6-4, 5-7 (0-4), 6-4
4. Graca, Joao (FAU-M) def. Richards, Alex (WSU) 7-5, 6-2
5. Jacome, Alejandro (WSU) def. Fernandez Horta, A (FAU-M) 6-4, 6-1
6. Robbins, Hunter (FAU-M) def. Bracks, Luke (WSU) 6-4, 6-3
Doubles competition
1. Minarik, Kristof/Richards, Alex (WSU) def. Huempfner, Kevin/Robbins, Hunter (FAU-M) 6-3
2. Krolo, Filip/Graca, Joao (FAU-M) def. Kvantaliani, Misha/Ovil, Orel (WSU) 7-6 (7-0)
3. Colas, Alberto/Fernandez Horta, A (FAU-M) def. Bracks, Luke/King, Richey (WSU) 6-3
FAU will return home March 3rd to face UCF at 2 p.m.
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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