GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Florida Atlantic men's tennis played their first road match of the 2025 season and fell just shy of their first win, dropping the match 4-3 to UNC-Wilmington on Saturday evening.
The doubles duo of
John Bernard /
Mark Havlicek captured their court #1 doubles match, but the Owls gave up the point, falling in two of the three doubles contests.
Down 1-0, the Owls moved into singles play and were guided by the play of Havlicek, who captured court #2.
Jan Kusy's winning ways continued on court #4, and
Simon Myslivec scored the final point on court #6.
Florida Atlantic (0-2) v UNCW (1-0)
Date: 02/01/2025
Time: 1:00 PM
Site: Gainesville, Fla.
Doubles
#1 Bernard, John / Havlicek, Mark [FAU] def. Alex de Gabriele / Joseph Wayand [UNCW] 6-3
#2 Harold Huens / Lukas Steffen [UNCW] def. Myslivec, Simon / Pazdera, Marek [FAU] 6-4
#3 Jordi Domenech / Trey Mallory [UNCW] def. Goity Zapico, Segundo / Pignaton, Lucca [FAU] 6-3
Order of Finish: 1, 3, 2
Singles
#1 Harold Huens [UNCW] def. Bernard, John [FAU] 6-0, 6-4
#2 Havlicek, Mark [FAU] def. Sam Nicholson [UNCW] 7-5, 6-3
#3 Joseph Wayand [UNCW] def. Goity Zapico, Segundo [FAU] 2-6, 7-5, 6-2
#4 Kusy, Jan [FAU] def. Alex de Gabriele [UNCW] 7-6, 4-6, 7-5
#5 Lukas Steffen [UNCW] def. Pazdera, Marek [FAU] 6-3, 4-6, 6-4
#6 Myslivec, Simon [FAU] def. Trey Mallory [UNCW] 7-5, 6-3
Order of Finish: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
The Owls will play on Thursday, Feb. 6 at Stetson in a match scheduled for 2 p.m.
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