#45 Owls Fall to #41 Host VCU

Saturday, April 13

Richmond, Va.

1 p.m.

Florida Atlantic

VCU

Photo by: Mauricio Paiz

4/13/2024 7:58:00 PM | Men's Tennis

Box Score

RICHMOND, Va. – The Florida Atlantic men's tennis team completed their pre-American Athletic Conference Championship three-match road swing, playing host No. 41 VCU on Saturday afternoon. The Owls, ranked No. 45 nationally, fell to VCU by a 4-0 score.

The Owls uncharacteristically fell in doubles play, then saw VCU's top player, ranked No. 65 nationally, defeat Alberto Colas on court #1. The host would closeout the match with straight set wins on courts #5 and #6.

Florida Atlantic's record moves to 16-6.

RESULTS

#45 Florida Atlantic (14-6) at #41 VCU (12-9)
DATE: 4/13/24 TIME: 1 p.m. ARENA: Thalhimer Tennis Center SITE: Richmond, Va.
Doubles
#1 Colas, Alberto / Jalif, Juan Martin [FAU] vs. German Samofalov / Oscar Pinto Sansano (51/-) [VCU] 6-5 UF
#2 Matisse Bobichon / Hamza El Amine [VCU] def. Havlicek, Mark / Myslivec, Simon [FAU] 6-3
#3 Romain Gales / Mathis Bondaz [VCU] def. Graca, Joao / Bernard, John [FAU] 6-4

Order of Finish: 2, 3

Singles
#1 Mathis Bondaz (65/-) [VCU] def. Colas, Alberto [FAU] 6-2, 6-3
#2 Graca, Joao [FAU] vs. Matisse Bobichon (107/-) [VCU] 7-6 (7-2) 5-3 UF
#3 Jalif, Juan Martin [FAU] vs. Oscar Pinto Sansano [VCU] 7-5, 4-5 UF
#4 Havlicek, Mark [FAU] vs. Romain Gailes [VCU] 2-6, 6-6 (2-5) UF
#5 Hamza El Amine [VCU] def. Bernard, John [FAU] 6-2, 6-1
#6 German Samofalov [VCU] def. Miller, Kurt [FAU] 6-2, 6-4
Order of Finish: 5, 1, 6

UP NEXT

Florida Atlantic will next travel to the AAC Championships scheduled for April 18-21 at Tulsa, Oklahoma on the campus of Tulsa.

FOLLOW ALONG

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