No. 29 Owls Remain Perfect, Run Winning Streak to a Program-Long 12

Wednesday, April 2

Memphis, Tenn.

5 p.m.

Florida Atlantic

Memphis

Photo by: Mauricio Paiz

No. 29 Owls Remain Perfect, Run Winning Streak to a Program-Long 12

4/2/2025 11:11:00 PM | Women's Tennis

Box Score

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The No. 29 Florida Atlantic women's tennis team used a 4-1 win over host Memphis on Wednesday evening to extend the program-long winning streak to 12 and remain the only team among NCAA Division I members that is still undefeated.

The match, which aired on ESPN+, was moved inside, the first indoor match for FAU this season, which eliminated the wind element, something the Owls have mastered as an advantage. But the surface didn't matter for a team that captured the doubles point and then the first three of four singles matches to clinch the win.

Newcomers Malwina Rowinska and Lara Smejkal ran their doubles record to 10-1 with a court one victory while veterans Millie-Mae Matthews and Victoria Gomez O'Hayon were the other half of the doubles' winning effort. That duo is 9-3 on the year. Holding a 1-0 lead, the 12-0 Owls moved into singles play versus a 6-12 team that has big wins of their own over No. 67 Wichita State and No. 22 Clemson.

Florida Atlantic found it's Wednesday heroes on courts six where senior Matthews gave the Owls their first singles' point and a 2-0 lead with a 6-2, 6-2 victory. Matthews is 6-1 as a senior in dual matches. The Owls dropped court two and saw courts one and five move to three sets putting pressure on courts three and four and both cashed in for wins to clinch an Owls victory. Rowinska held off a late charge with a 6-4, 6-4 win inching FAU within one point of the win. She is 10-1 on the year the first to reach the double-digit plateau. Moments later, Lara Smejkal's match was pushed to an extra game in both sets but the freshman prevailed with a 7-5, 7-6 (8-6) match clinching win,

NEXT UP

The Owls will remain on the road and will continue to be tested by American Athletic Conference members in non-conference regular season contests with two matches in New Orleans. FAU will first play host Tulane on Friday, April 4 at 2 p.m. and will then play Tulsa in a neutral site contest on the campus of Tulane on Saturday, April 5 at a time to be determined. The regular season will conclude on Saturday, April 12 at home versus FIU. That match will celebrate two-year seniors Lexi Silna and Millie-Mae Matthews prior to the 11 a.m. first serve.

QUOTABLE

Ricardo Gonzalez, FAU's Director of Tennis
"Today was about toughness. Our girls were tough and composed in the tough moments. I'm proud of this group for beating a tough Memphis team on the road."

RESULTS

No. 29 Florida Atlantic (12-0) vs Memphis (6-12)
Date: Apr 02, 2025, Location: at Memphis, Tenn. Facility: Leftwich Tennis Center
#29 Florida Atlantic 4, Memphis 1

Doubles
#1Rowinska, Malwina/Smejkal, Lara def. Mykhaliets, Sofia/Richter, Alyssa (MEM) 7-5
#2 Moeller, Leonie/Meyer, Emily (MEM) vs. O'Hayon, Victoria Gomez O'Hayon/Matthews, Millie-Mae Matthews 5-5, unfinished
#3 Bartha, Panna/Silna, Lexi def. Amendola, Alice/Grosmann, Miriam (MEM) 6-2

Singles
#1 Moeller, Leonie (MEM) vs. O'Hayon, Victoria Gomez O'Hayon 6-4, 2-6, 2-1, unfinished
#2 Mykhaliets, Sofia (MEM) def. Bartha, Panna 6-3, 6-3
#3 Smejkal, Lara def. Richter, Alyssa (MEM) 7-5, 7-6 (8-6)
#4 Rowinska, Malwina def. Amendola, Alice (MEM) 6-4, 6-4
#5 Meyer, Emily (MEM) vs. Silna, Lexi (229) 6-4, 3-6, 2-2, unfinished
#6 Matthews, Millie-Mae Matthewsdef. Thouard, Clemence (MEM) 6-2, 6-2

FOLLOW ALONG

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