Florida Atlantic Downs UTSA 4-1

Sunday, February 25

Boca Raton, Fla.

11 a.m.

Florida Atlantic

UTSA

2/25/2024 9:33:00 PM | Men's Tennis

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BOCA RATON, Fla. – The Florida Atlantic men's tennis team, who hold a 9-3 record and are ranked No. 41 nationally, defeated fellow American Athletic Conference member UTSA by a 4-1 score on Sunday afternoon.

The Owls captured courts #1 and #3 to secure the doubles point. FAU continued to make singles lineup changes in search of the winning combination and saw three players play up a position on Sunday. The shift paid off with all three capturing their matches and recording the three necessary singles victories to secure the win.

Kurt Miller captured court #6 with a 6-2, 6-4 win, putting the Owls up 2-0. A court #5 win pulled UTSA within one, at 2-1. Juan Martin Jalif, who played #2 on Sunday, used a 6-3, 6-4 win to improve to 8-1 on the year.The match was clinched by a 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 John Bernard win on court #4.

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"I'm proud of how our team performed today, said Director of Tennis Ricardo Gonzalez?"We stayed tough in the tough moments and fought together as a team.

Kurt (Miller) and Juan (Martin Jalif) did a very good job taking care of business in straight sets. We always talk about staying focused and disciplined throughout the entire match and avoiding mental checkouts.

JB [John Bernard] played a tough match against a very tough opponent and won a tough mental and physical battle. He really earned the win.

Alberto (Colas) and Jiri (Jalif) also played some great tennis and were close to winning their matches. They both played a big role in our team's win today.

I'm extremely proud of this group."

RESULTS

UTSA (4-7) at #41 Florida Atlantic (9-3)
DATE: 02/25/2024 TIME: 11:00 AM ARENA: Kimberly V. Strauss Tennis Center SITE: Boca Raton, Fla.
Doubles
#1 Colas, Alberto / Jalif, Juan Martin [FAU] def. Alan Magadan / Tomas Pinho [UTSA] 6-0
#2 Jackson Ross / Garrett Skelly [UTSA] vs. Havlicek, Mark / Jenicek, Jiri [FAU] 5-4 uf
#3 Bernard, John / Myslivec, Simon [FAU] def. Miguel Alonso / Tiago Torres [UTSA] 6-4
Order of Finish: 1, 3

Singles
#1 Alan Magadan [UTSA] vs. Colas, Alberto [FAU] 6-2, 5-7, 4-3 UF
#2 Jalif, Juan Martin [FAU] def. Tiago Torres [UTSA] 6-3, 6-4
#3 Tomas Pinho [UTSA] vs. Jenicek, Jiri [FAU] 6-3, 1-6, 5-2 UF
#4 Bernard, John [FAU] def. Danijal Muminovic [UTSA] 2-6, 6-3, 6-4
#5 Jackson Ross [UTSA] def. Havlicek, Mark [FAU] 6-4, 6-4
#6 Miller, Kurt [FAU] def. Garrett Skelly [UTSA] 6-2, 6-4
Order of Finish: 6, 5, 2, 4

UP NEXT

The Owls will next play host to North Florida on Friday, Mar. 1 at 11 a.m. at the Kimberly V. Strauss Tennis Center.

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