Men Tennis Participates in Two Tournaments

HOUSTON and GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Florida Atlantic men's tennis team split the roster with three participating in the first American Athletic Conference Individual Tennis Championship, hosted by Rice, and the remainder participating in a weather-moved Bedford Cup, played at Florida.

John Bernard captured his first match at the AAC Championship and will advance in the winner's bracket for a 10:30 a.m. Friday match. Jiri Jenicek captured his first match on a busy day for the grad student but fell in his second.

All Bedford Cup matches begin on Friday.

RESULTS/SCHEDULE

Singles
Jiri Jenicek (Florida Atlantic) def. Arthus de la Bassetiere (Rice) 7-5 6-2
John Bernard (Florida Atlantic) def. Kristof Minarik (Wichita State) 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (3)
Tiago Torres (UTSA) def. Jiri Jenicek (Florida Atlantic) 6-4, 6-2
John Bernard (Florida Atlantic) vs. Thamara Frasser Kawaratami (Temple) Friday at 10:30 a.m.

Doubles
Alex Okonkwo / Timothy Carlsson Seger (Tulas) def. Jiri Jenicek / Simon Myslivec (Florida Atlantic) 8-7 (4)

Bedford Cup Hosted by Florida
Orange Draw
Mark Havlicek (Florida Atlantic) vs. Marc Saura (Stetson) Friday at 9 a.m.

Blue Draw
Luca Miremont (Florida Atlantic) vs Ninad Raut (FGCU) Friday at 9 a.m.
Jan Kusy (Florida Atlantic) vs Ettore Danesi (USF) on Friday at 10 a.m.
Marek Pazdera (Florida Atlantic) vs Lorenzo Leti Messina (UNF) Friday at 10 a.m.
Segundo Goity Zapico (Florida Atlantic) vs. winner of Francesca Cordova (UF) vs. Stavos Hadjivarnava (FGCU) Friday 1 p.m.
Lucca Pignaton (Florida Atlantic) vs. Harry Michalowski (FGCU) Friday 10 a.m.

Doubles
Lucca Pignaton / Marek Pazdera (Florida Atlantic) vs. Michael Chan / Elijah Cham (USF) on Friday at 4 p.m.
Jan Kusy / Mark Havlicek (Florida Atlantic) vs. Havros Hadjivarnava / Ninaul Raut (FGCU) Friday at 4 p.m.
Lucca Miremont / Segundo Goity Zapio (Florida Atlantic) vs. Guglielmo Stefanacci / Pablo Paternastro (FGCU) Friday at 4 p.m.

Calendar

Upcoming Events

Players Mentioned

John Bernard

Segundo Goity Zapico

Mark Havlicek

Jiri Jenicek

Jan Kusy

Luca Miremont

Simon Myslivec

Marek Pazdera

Lucca Pignaton

Upcoming Events

Upcoming Event: Men's Tennis versus North Florida on January 15, 2026 at 4 p.m.

Upcoming Event: Men's Tennis at UCSB on January 17, 2026 at TBA

Upcoming Event: Men's Tennis at Pepperdine on January 18, 2026 at 3 p.m.

Upcoming Event: Men's Tennis versus Stetson on January 23, 2026

Upcoming Event: Men's Tennis at South Alabama on January 29, 2026

Upcoming Event: Men's Tennis versus Florida Gulf Coast on February 20, 2026 at 1 p.m.

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