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#46 Owls Win the Big Points in 5-2 Win
3/14/2024 8:44:00 PM | Men's Tennis
BOCA RATON, Fla. – The Florida Atlantic men's tennis team, ranked No. 46 nationally, won the big points in Thursday evening's match versus the visiting East Tennessee to capture the match 5-2.
The match was the first outing for the Owls in 10 days and it came down to the narrowest of margins. FAU captured each doubles court in the best-of-three match with Mark Havlicek / Jiri Jenicek winning 7-5 on court #1. Courts #2 and #3 walked off at the same time. Court #2 featuring Alberto Colas / Juan Martin Jalif was a 7-5 winner and the FAU duo of John Bernard / Simon Myslivec won on #3 7-6 (9-7).
Holding the 1-0 lead over ET, the Owls moved to singles play. Jiri Jenicek was the first Owl to come off the courts with a win to put FAU up 2-1 and John Bernard quickly followed on court #5 for a 3-1 Owl lead. The match was clinched by freshman Kurt Miller, who won court #6 by a 6-2, 7-5 score. The two teams elected to play it out on each of the singles courts, giving time for Juan Martin Jalif to capture court #3 by a 7-5, 6-4 score and a 5-2 victory.
With the win, Florida Atlantic moves to 12-4 while East Tennessee falls to 4-9.
DATE: 03/14/2024 TIME: 5:00 PM ARENA: Kimberly V. Strauss Tennis Center SITE: Boca Raton, Fla. ATTENDANCE: VIEW Match History vs East Tennessee State
Doubles
#1 Havlicek, Mark / Jenicek, Jiri [FAU] def. Milledge Cossu / Francisco Lamas [ETSU] 7-5
#2 Colas, Alberto / Jalif, Juan Martin [FAU] def. Dimitri Badra / Adam Nagoudi [ETSU] 7-5
#3 Bernard, John / Myslivec, Simon [FAU] def. Pedro Cressoni / Alberto Garcia [ETSU] 7-6 (7-9)
Order of Finish: 1, 2, 3
Singles
#1 Dimitri Badra [ETSU] def. Colas, Alberto [FAU] 6-4, 6-1
#2 Jenicek, Jiri [FAU] def. Milledge Cossu [ETSU] 6-3, 6-3
#3 Jalif, Juan Martin [FAU] def. Pedro Cressoni [ETSU] 7-5, 6-4
#4 Alberto Garcia [ETSU] def. Havlicek, Mark [FAU] 2-6, 6-2, 6-2
#5 Bernard, John [FAU] def. Francisco Lamas [ETSU] 6-4, 6-4
#6 Miller, Kurt [FAU] def. Lucas Britez [ETSU] 6-2, 7-5
Order of Finish: 1, 2, 5, 6, 4, 3
The match was the first outing for the Owls in 10 days and it came down to the narrowest of margins. FAU captured each doubles court in the best-of-three match with Mark Havlicek / Jiri Jenicek winning 7-5 on court #1. Courts #2 and #3 walked off at the same time. Court #2 featuring Alberto Colas / Juan Martin Jalif was a 7-5 winner and the FAU duo of John Bernard / Simon Myslivec won on #3 7-6 (9-7).
Holding the 1-0 lead over ET, the Owls moved to singles play. Jiri Jenicek was the first Owl to come off the courts with a win to put FAU up 2-1 and John Bernard quickly followed on court #5 for a 3-1 Owl lead. The match was clinched by freshman Kurt Miller, who won court #6 by a 6-2, 7-5 score. The two teams elected to play it out on each of the singles courts, giving time for Juan Martin Jalif to capture court #3 by a 7-5, 6-4 score and a 5-2 victory.
With the win, Florida Atlantic moves to 12-4 while East Tennessee falls to 4-9.
THE RESULTS
East Tennessee State (4-9) at #46 Florida Atlantic (12-4)DATE: 03/14/2024 TIME: 5:00 PM ARENA: Kimberly V. Strauss Tennis Center SITE: Boca Raton, Fla. ATTENDANCE: VIEW Match History vs East Tennessee State
Doubles
#1 Havlicek, Mark / Jenicek, Jiri [FAU] def. Milledge Cossu / Francisco Lamas [ETSU] 7-5
#2 Colas, Alberto / Jalif, Juan Martin [FAU] def. Dimitri Badra / Adam Nagoudi [ETSU] 7-5
#3 Bernard, John / Myslivec, Simon [FAU] def. Pedro Cressoni / Alberto Garcia [ETSU] 7-6 (7-9)
Order of Finish: 1, 2, 3
Singles
#1 Dimitri Badra [ETSU] def. Colas, Alberto [FAU] 6-4, 6-1
#2 Jenicek, Jiri [FAU] def. Milledge Cossu [ETSU] 6-3, 6-3
#3 Jalif, Juan Martin [FAU] def. Pedro Cressoni [ETSU] 7-5, 6-4
#4 Alberto Garcia [ETSU] def. Havlicek, Mark [FAU] 2-6, 6-2, 6-2
#5 Bernard, John [FAU] def. Francisco Lamas [ETSU] 6-4, 6-4
#6 Miller, Kurt [FAU] def. Lucas Britez [ETSU] 6-2, 7-5
Order of Finish: 1, 2, 5, 6, 4, 3
UP NEXT
The Owls will next play host to Liberty on Wednesday, Mar. 27 at 5 p.m. The match will be played at the Kimberly V. Strauss Tennis Center.FOLLOW ALONG
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