Florida Atlantic University Athletics
Friday, March 29
Boca Raton, Fla.
5 p.m.
Florida Atlantic
5
vs
2
Brown
#45 Owls Take Down Brown
3/29/2024 11:31:00 PM | Men's Tennis
BOCA RATON, Fla. – The Florida Atlantic men's tennis team, ranked No. 45 nationally, played its second match in two days and pulled off a 5-2 win over Brown on Friday.
The Owls' day began with the men's and women's teams recognizing Jeff Kanouse, who has been the FAU's racket stringer for more than 20 years.
Following team introductions, Florida Atlantic took to the courts, winning doubles matches on both courts #1 and #2.
Holding the 1-0 lead, John Bernard was the first to capture his singles court with a 6-4, 6-1 win. Alberto Colas followed with a straight set win on court #1 and Joao Graca, who is returning from injury, clinched the match for FAU with a 7-5, 6-4 win on court #4. The Owls' fifth and final point was scored by Jiri Jenicek, playing on court #3.
FAU will next play host to DePaul at 12 p.m. Saturday.
DATE: 03/29/2024 TIME: ARENA: Kimberly V. Strauss Tennis Center SITE: Boca Raton, Fla.
Doubles
#1 Colas, Alberto / Jalif, Juan Martin [FAU] def. Zander Bravo / Alex Finkelstein [B] 7-5
#2 Havlicek, Mark / Jenicek, Jiri [FAU] def. Noah Hernandez / Chun Lam [B] 6-2
#3 Sam Feldman / James Lian [B] vs. Myslivec, Simon / Miller, Kurt [FAU] 6-5 UF
Order of Finish: 2, 1
Singles
#1 Colas, Alberto [FAU] def. Noah Hernandez [B] 7-6, 6-3
#2 Alex Finkelstein [B] def. Jalif, Juan Martin [FAU] 2-6, 6-2, 6-1
#3 Jenicek, Jiri [FAU] def. Chun Lam [B] 6-2, 7-6
#4 Graca, Joao [FAU] def. James Lian [B] 7-5, 6-4
#5 Zander Bravo [B] def. Havlicek, Mark [FAU] 3-6, 7-6 (7-2), 1-0 (10-8)
#6 Bernard, John [FAU] def. Sam Feldman [B] 6-4, 6-1
Order of Finish: 6, 1, 4, 3, 2, 5
The Owls' day began with the men's and women's teams recognizing Jeff Kanouse, who has been the FAU's racket stringer for more than 20 years.
Following team introductions, Florida Atlantic took to the courts, winning doubles matches on both courts #1 and #2.
Holding the 1-0 lead, John Bernard was the first to capture his singles court with a 6-4, 6-1 win. Alberto Colas followed with a straight set win on court #1 and Joao Graca, who is returning from injury, clinched the match for FAU with a 7-5, 6-4 win on court #4. The Owls' fifth and final point was scored by Jiri Jenicek, playing on court #3.
FAU will next play host to DePaul at 12 p.m. Saturday.
THE RESULTS
Brown (5-12) at #45 Florida Atlantic (13-5)DATE: 03/29/2024 TIME: ARENA: Kimberly V. Strauss Tennis Center SITE: Boca Raton, Fla.
Doubles
#1 Colas, Alberto / Jalif, Juan Martin [FAU] def. Zander Bravo / Alex Finkelstein [B] 7-5
#2 Havlicek, Mark / Jenicek, Jiri [FAU] def. Noah Hernandez / Chun Lam [B] 6-2
#3 Sam Feldman / James Lian [B] vs. Myslivec, Simon / Miller, Kurt [FAU] 6-5 UF
Order of Finish: 2, 1
Singles
#1 Colas, Alberto [FAU] def. Noah Hernandez [B] 7-6, 6-3
#2 Alex Finkelstein [B] def. Jalif, Juan Martin [FAU] 2-6, 6-2, 6-1
#3 Jenicek, Jiri [FAU] def. Chun Lam [B] 6-2, 7-6
#4 Graca, Joao [FAU] def. James Lian [B] 7-5, 6-4
#5 Zander Bravo [B] def. Havlicek, Mark [FAU] 3-6, 7-6 (7-2), 1-0 (10-8)
#6 Bernard, John [FAU] def. Sam Feldman [B] 6-4, 6-1
Order of Finish: 6, 1, 4, 3, 2, 5
UP NEXT
The Owls will next play host to DePaul at noon on Saturday. The match will be played at the Kimberly V. Strauss Tennis Center.FOLLOW ALONG
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,1
#1 Singles Match
12
Noah Hernandez / 0 [B]
63
76
#2 Singles Match
123
Alex Finkelstein / 0 [B]
266
621
#3 Singles Match
12
Chun Lam / 0 [B]
26
67
#4 Singles Match
12
James Lian / 0 [B]
54
76
#5 Singles Match
123
Zander Bravo / 0 [B]
371
660
#6 Singles Match
12
Sam Feldman / 0 [B]
41
66
Order of Finish:
6,1,4,3,2,5
Players Mentioned
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