Owls Beat FGCU in Shutout Fashion

Friday, January 31

Fort Myers, Florida

12 p.m.

Florida Atlantic

FGCU

Victoria Gomez O'Hayon and Millie-Mae Matthews

1/31/2025 5:08:00 PM | Women's Tennis

Box Score

FORT MYERS, Fla. – Florida Atlantic's women's tennis took control of Friday afternoon's match at Florida Gulf Coast by winning the doubles point and then cruised to a 4-0 victory.

FAU, which moved to 3-0 in the young season, saw the senior doubles team of Victoria Gomez O'Hayon / Millie-Mae Matthews win their doubles match comfortably by a 6-0 score. On doubles court #3, the duo of Panna Bartha / Lexi Silna went down early, took control, and were holding a 5-2 lead in the 6-6 tiebreaker when the court #1 doubles duo of Malwina Rowinska and Lara Smejkal also came from behind with a 7-5 clinching win.

Sophomore Panna Bartha gave the Owls their second point with a 6-2, 6-4 court #2 win. Much like her doubles match, Gomez O'Hayon cruised to a 6-0, 6-2 win on court #1, putting FAU up 3-0. The match was clinched on court #4 with a 6-1, 6-2 win.

QUOTABLE

Maria Alvarez, assistant women's tennis coach
"The girls did a great job today being professional and caring for business. The number two doubles team had a swift victory, followed by the number one doubles team, who stayed tough in the tight 7-5 win to get the doubles point. I am proud that the girls stayed strong and played well to continue their dominance over FGCU."

RESULTS

Florida Atlantic (3-0) at Florida Gulf Coast University (3-3)
Date: 01/31/25 Time: 12 pm Arena: FGCU Tennis Complex Site: Fort Myers, Fla.

Doubles
#1 Rowinska, Malwina / Smejkal, Lara [FAU] def. Gabriela Macias / Paloma Goldsmith [FGCU] 7-5
#2 Winner Gomez O'Hayon, Victoria / Matthews, Millie-Mae [FAU] def. Ashley Matz / Francisca Vergara [FGCU] 6-0
#3 Bartha, Panna / Silna, Lexi [FAU] vs.Isabella Colmenares / Anjali Kotecha [FGCU] 6-6 (5-2) UF

Order of Finish: 2, 1

Singles
#1 Gomez O'Hayon, Victoria [FAU] def. Ashley Matz [FGCU] 6-0, 6-2
#2 Bartha, Panna [FAU] def. Isabella Colmenares [FGCU] 6-2, 6-4
#3 Smejkal, Lara [FAU] vs. Francisca Vergara [FGCU] 6-4, 2-1
#4 Rowinska, Malwina [FAU] def. Gabriela Macias [FGCU] 6-1, 6-2
#5 Silna, Lexi [FAU] vs. Anjali Kotecha [FGCU] 2-6, 1-1 UF
#6 Matthews, Millie-Mae [FAU] vs. Paloma Goldsmith [FGCU] 6-1, 2-1 UF

Order of Finish: 2, 1, 4

NEXT UP

The Owls will play host to North Florida on Saturday, Feb. 1 at 11 a.m. at the Kimberly Strauss Center.

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