BOCA RATON, Fla. – Florida Atlantic men's tennis captured their season opener over Georgia Southern 5-2 on Saturday night, playing for the first time under the lights at the Kimberly V. Strauss Tennis Center.
The match, delayed by an hour to wait for weather to move through the area, saw the Owls capture the doubles point by recording wins on courts one and two.
FAU's second point was earned by
Alberto Colas' quick work on court one: 6-0, 6-3. The match was clinched by
Juan Martin Jalif, who won court four: 6-3, 6-4. The two teams would go on to play out the remaining matches to gain early season work.
Gallery: (1-19-2024) Men's Tennis versus Georgia Southern '24
Georgia Southern (0-2) at Florida Atlantic (1-0)
DATE: 01/13/2024 | TIME: 6:00 PM | PLACE: Kimberly V. Strauss Tennis Center SITE: Boca Raton, Fla.
Doubles
#1 Myslivec, Simon / Jenicek, Jiri [FAU] def. Pol del Castillo / Dimitris Paliouras [GSU] 6-1
#2 Colas, Alberto / Jalif, Juan Martin [FAU] def. Judson Blair / Aaron James Williams [GSU] 6-3
#3 Matthew Mitchell / Pierre Mouesca [GSU] vs Graca, Joao / Havlicek, Mark [FAU] 4-5 UF
Order of Finish: 1, 2
Singles
#1 Colas, Alberto [FAU] def. Aaron James Williams [GSU] 6-0, 6-3
#2 Jenicek, Jiri [FAU] def. Dimitris Paliouras [GSU] 6-4, 0-6, 1-0 (12-10)
#3 Pierre Mouesca [GSU] def. Graca, Joao [FAU] 6-4, 7-5
#4 Jalif, Juan Martin [FAU] def. Pol del Castillo [GSU] 6-3, 6-4
#5 Judson Blair [GSU] def. Havlicek, Mark [FAU] 6-2, 6-7 (7-4), 10-5
#6 Bernard, John [FAU] def. 6-2, 6-1
Order of Finish: 1, 6, 4, 5, 3, 2
The Owls will play host to Louisiana on Friday, Jan. 19 at 3:30 p.m.
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