Florida Atlantic University Athletics
Tuesday, March 18
Boca Raton, Fla.
11 a.m.
Florida Atlantic
6
vs
1
Georgia State
Owls Win and Break into National Poll
3/18/2025 4:29:00 PM | Men's Tennis
BOCA RATON, Fla. – The Florida Atlantic men's tennis team recorded its fifth-consecutive win by defeating the visiting Georgia State Panthers 6-1 on Tuesday afternoon. Prior to the victory being logged, the Owls broke into the national rankings at No. 65, announced by the ITA.
The win moves the Owls to 6-7 on the year while GSU falls to 4-8. The Owls took the early lead by winning the doubles point on victories from courts one and two. Playing under a clinch play-out scenario, court three doubles did not finish, but each of the singles' courts completed their matches.
FAU freshman Marek Pazdera was the first complete his match with a 6-1, 6-1 court six victory while fellow freshman and last week's match hero Segundo Goity Zapico clinched the match with a court four 6-3, 6-3 win. GSU would take court one, but the Owls closed out the final two courts for the match final.
Gallery: (3-18-2025) Florida Atlantic vs GSU
Date: 03/18/2025 Time: 11:00 AM Facility: Kimberly V. Strauss Tennis Center Site: Boca Raton, Fla.
Doubles
#1 Jenicek, Jiri / Myslivec, Simon [FAU] def. Edward Tymes / Aryan Jit Singh [GSU] 6-1
#2 Havlicek, Mark / Pazdera, Marek [FAU] def. McKane Johnson / Ethan Vander Auwera [GSU] 6-2
#3 Gabriele Datei / Baran Soyler [GSU] def. Bernard, John / Pignaton, Lucca [FAU] 4-4 UF
Order of Finish: 1, 2
Singles
#1 Baran Soyler [GSU] def. Bernard, John [FAU] 6-3, 6-2
#2 Jenicek, Jiri [FAU] def. Edward Tymes [GSU] 6-3, 6-1
#3 Havlicek, Mark [FAU] def. Aryan Jit Singh [GSU] 6-3, 6-2
#4 Goity Zapico, Segundo [FAU] def. Gabriele Datei [GSU] 6-3, 6-3
#5 Kusy, Jan [FAU] def. McKane Johnson [GSU] 6-2, 4-6, 1-0 (10-4)
#6 Pazdera, Marek [FAU] def. Ethan Vander Auwera [GSU] 6-1, 6-1
Order of Finish: 6, 3, 4, 1, 2, 5
The win moves the Owls to 6-7 on the year while GSU falls to 4-8. The Owls took the early lead by winning the doubles point on victories from courts one and two. Playing under a clinch play-out scenario, court three doubles did not finish, but each of the singles' courts completed their matches.
FAU freshman Marek Pazdera was the first complete his match with a 6-1, 6-1 court six victory while fellow freshman and last week's match hero Segundo Goity Zapico clinched the match with a court four 6-3, 6-3 win. GSU would take court one, but the Owls closed out the final two courts for the match final.
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THE RESULTS
Georgia State (4-8) at #65 Florida Atlantic (6-7)Date: 03/18/2025 Time: 11:00 AM Facility: Kimberly V. Strauss Tennis Center Site: Boca Raton, Fla.
Doubles
#1 Jenicek, Jiri / Myslivec, Simon [FAU] def. Edward Tymes / Aryan Jit Singh [GSU] 6-1
#2 Havlicek, Mark / Pazdera, Marek [FAU] def. McKane Johnson / Ethan Vander Auwera [GSU] 6-2
#3 Gabriele Datei / Baran Soyler [GSU] def. Bernard, John / Pignaton, Lucca [FAU] 4-4 UF
Order of Finish: 1, 2
Singles
#1 Baran Soyler [GSU] def. Bernard, John [FAU] 6-3, 6-2
#2 Jenicek, Jiri [FAU] def. Edward Tymes [GSU] 6-3, 6-1
#3 Havlicek, Mark [FAU] def. Aryan Jit Singh [GSU] 6-3, 6-2
#4 Goity Zapico, Segundo [FAU] def. Gabriele Datei [GSU] 6-3, 6-3
#5 Kusy, Jan [FAU] def. McKane Johnson [GSU] 6-2, 4-6, 1-0 (10-4)
#6 Pazdera, Marek [FAU] def. Ethan Vander Auwera [GSU] 6-1, 6-1
Order of Finish: 6, 3, 4, 1, 2, 5
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,2
#1 Singles Match
12
Baran Soyler / 0 [GSU]
66
32
#2 Singles Match
12
Edward Tymes / 0 [GSU]
31
66
#3 Singles Match
12
Aryan Jit Singh / 0 [GSU]
32
66
#4 Singles Match
12
Gabriele Datei / 0 [GSU]
33
66
#5 Singles Match
123
McKane Johnson / 0 [GSU]
260
641
#6 Singles Match
12
Ethan Vander Auwera / 0 [GSU]
11
66
Order of Finish:
6,3,4,1,2,5
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