FAU Wins 4-3 at UTSA

Friday, February 21

San Antonio, Texas

11 a.m.

Florida Atlantic

UTSA

2/21/2025 5:02:00 PM | Men's Tennis

Box Score

SAN ANTONIO– Florida Atlantic men's tennis defeated UTSA, in a non-conference contest, by a 4-3 score Friday afternoon in sub 40 degree weather.

The Owls edged out UTSA for the doubles point. The duo of Simon Myslivec and Marek Pazdera shutout their court #6 opponent at 6-0. UTSA used a tiebreaker to secure court #1 and minutes later, the Owls clinched the best two-of-three-point format, courtesy of Segundo Goity Zapico and Lucca Pignaton winning court #2 by the narrowest of margins at 7-6(8-6).

The two teams began singles play and with one match to go it was 3-3 with court #3 in progress. It was the seventh time in 2025 that all eyes turned to one deciding court. FAU newcomer Segundo Goity Zapico won two of the next three games to capture the final set and clinch the match 6-2, 2-6, 6-3.

The win moves the Owls to 2-7 on the year. FAU will next play host to South Alabama at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Mar. 6.

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Ricardo Gonzalez, FAU's Director of Tennis
"I am proud of this group for today's win. But most importantly, I am proud of the way our boys have handled adversity over the last month. It has been a rough start, but our team has never doubted themselves and has kept pushing through. This team is hungry for more."

RESULTS

Florida Atlantic (1-7) at #63 Rice (7-3)
Date: 2/21/2025 Time: 12 pm Facility: UTSA Tennis Center Site: San Antonio, Texas

Doubles
#1 Miguel Alonso / Tiago Torres [UTSA] def. John Bernard / Mark Havlicek [FAU] 7-6(7-2)
#2 Segundo Goity Zapico / Lucca Pignaton [FAU] def. Oskar Grzegorzewski / Ben Chetewy Ungar [FAU] 7-6(8-6)
#3 Myslivec, Simon / Pazdera, Marek [FAU] def. Danijal Muminovic / Enzo Vargas [UTSA] 6-0

Order of Finish: 3,1,2

Singles
#1 Tiago Torres [UTSA] def. Bernard, John [FAU] 6-4, 6-0
#2 Danijal Muminovic [UTSA] def. Mark Havlicek [FAU] 7-6(7-5), 6-2
#3 Goity Zapico, Segundo [FAU] def. Oskar Grzegorzewski [UTSA] 6-2, 2-6, 6-3
#4 Ben Chetewy [UTSA] def. Kusy, Jan [FAU] 6-2, 6-4
#5 Myslivec, Simon [FAU] def. Miguel Alonso [UTSA] 6-4, 7-5
#6 Pazdera, Marek [FAU] def. Enzo Vargas [UTSA] 7-6(7-1), 6-4

Order of Finish: 1, 5, 4, 6, 2, 3

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The Owls will continue their two-match Texas road swing with an 11 a.m. EST match on Friday, Feb. 21 at UTSA.

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