#45 Owls Take Down Brown

Friday, March 29

Boca Raton, Fla.

5 p.m.

Florida Atlantic

Brown

3/29/2024 11:31:00 PM | Men's Tennis

Box Score

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. Jeff Kanouse and Ricardo Gonzalez

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.

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