#63 FAU Wins Back-to-Back Matches

Thursday, March 9

Boca Raton, Fla.

9:30 a.m.

Florida Atlantic

Kennesaw State

3/9/2023 2:38:00 PM | Men's Tennis

Box Score

BOCA RATON, Fla. – Florida Atlantic University men's tennis, ranked No. 63 nationally, faced their second opponent in as many days. For the second-straight day, the Owls came away with a 4-0 victory. On Thursday, it was a win over Kennesaw State.

FAU, playing under clinch/clinch format, made quick work gaining the doubles point, taking courts one, 6-2, and court three without surrendering a game, at 6-0.

Then, attention turned to singles where Nicolas Acevedo captured the match's second point winning 6-1, 6-1 on court three. Filip Krolo moved the FAU Owls to within one with a 6-4, 6-0 win on court five. The victory was secured by a Joao Graca 6-3, 6-2 win on court five.

Florida Atlantic will be back in action Friday morning playing host to South Alabama, in a match scheduled for 11 a.m.

RESULTS

03/09/2023 at Boca Raton, Fla. (Kimberly V. Strauss Tennis Center)
#63 Florida Atlantic 4, Kennesaw State 0
Singles competition
1. Colas, Alberto (FAU-M) vs. Raul Garcia (KSU) 6-3, 3-2, unfinished
2. Huempfner, Kevin (FAU-M) vs. Harvey Conway (KSU) 6-4, 1-3, unfinished
3. Acevedo, Nicolas (FAU-M) def. Hugo Salmeron (KSU) 6-1, 6-1
4. Graca, Joao (FAU-M) def. Kevin Patel (KSU) 6-3, 6-2
5. Krolo, Filip (FAU-M) def. David Leon (KSU) 6-4, 6-0
6. Robbins, Hunter (FAU-M) vs. Anthony Weingarten (KSU) 6-3, 4-3, unfinished

Doubles competition
1. Acevedo, Nicolas/Huempfner, Kevin (FAU-M) def. Harvey Conway/Raul Garcia (KSU) 6-2
2. Krolo, Filip/Graca, Joao (FAU-M) vs. David Leon/Hugo Salmeron (KSU) 4-4, unfinished
3. Robbins, Hunter/Stodder, Finn (FAU-M) def. Kevin Patel/Anthony Weingarten (KSU) 6-0

Match Notes: Kennesaw State 7-4, Florida Atlantic 9-8; National ranking #63
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1); Singles (3,5,4) T-1:45 p.m.

NEXT UP

FAU will next play host to South Alabama with first serve scheduled for 11 a.m. Friday.

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