Florida Atlantic University Athletics
#53 FAU Falls to In-State Foe UCF
3/3/2023 7:46:00 PM | Men's Tennis
BOCA RATON, Fla. – Florida Atlantic University men's tennis, ranked No. 53 nationally, returned home Friday afternoon to host their first game in more than a month, but the result did not fall in the Owls favor with UCF taking the 5-2 win.
Singles competition
1. Bogdan Pavel (UCF) def. Huempfner, Kevin (FAU-M) 6-2, 7-5
2. Lleyton Cronje (UCF) def. Acevedo, Nicolas (FAU-M) 7-5, 7-6 (9-7)
3. Yassine Dlimi (UCF) def. Krolo, Filip (FAU-M) 6-1, 6-3
4. Graca, Joao (FAU-M) def. Mehdi Benchakroun (UCF) 6-2, 6-4
5. Liam Branger (UCF) def. Alv Fernandez Horta (FAU-M) 7-6 (7-5), 7-6 (7-5)
6. Francisco Llanes (UCF) def. Robbins, Hunter (FAU-M) 7-5, 0-6, 6-1
Doubles competition
1. Acevedo, Nicolas/Huempfner, Kevin (FAU-M) def. Lleyton Cronje/Bogdan Pavel (UCF) 6-4
2. Krolo, Filip/Graca, Joao (FAU-M) def. Liam Branger/Yassine Dlimi (UCF) 6-2
3. Alv Fernandez Horta/Robbins, Hunter (FAU-M) vs. Mehdi Benchakroun/Francisco Llanes (UCF) 4-4, unfinished
Match Notes:
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1); Singles (3,4,1,5,2,6) T-0300
RESULTS
03/03/2023 UCF 5, Florida Atlantic 2Singles competition
1. Bogdan Pavel (UCF) def. Huempfner, Kevin (FAU-M) 6-2, 7-5
2. Lleyton Cronje (UCF) def. Acevedo, Nicolas (FAU-M) 7-5, 7-6 (9-7)
3. Yassine Dlimi (UCF) def. Krolo, Filip (FAU-M) 6-1, 6-3
4. Graca, Joao (FAU-M) def. Mehdi Benchakroun (UCF) 6-2, 6-4
5. Liam Branger (UCF) def. Alv Fernandez Horta (FAU-M) 7-6 (7-5), 7-6 (7-5)
6. Francisco Llanes (UCF) def. Robbins, Hunter (FAU-M) 7-5, 0-6, 6-1
Doubles competition
1. Acevedo, Nicolas/Huempfner, Kevin (FAU-M) def. Lleyton Cronje/Bogdan Pavel (UCF) 6-4
2. Krolo, Filip/Graca, Joao (FAU-M) def. Liam Branger/Yassine Dlimi (UCF) 6-2
3. Alv Fernandez Horta/Robbins, Hunter (FAU-M) vs. Mehdi Benchakroun/Francisco Llanes (UCF) 4-4, unfinished
Match Notes:
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1); Singles (3,4,1,5,2,6) T-0300
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