Florida Atlantic University Athletics
Owls to Play 10 Over the Next 36 Days
2/19/2026 8:59:00 AM | Women's Tennis
BOCA RATON, Fla. – The Florida Atlantic's women's tennis team has built a 3-3 record, playing a competitive schedule to open 2026. The Owls will keep that pace playing ten matches in the next month, beginning this Friday, Feb. 20 when they travel to Orlando to face UCF at 6 p.m.
A seven-match home stint will be broken up by two matches versus American Conference teams, although they are non-conference contests, played in Tampa. The home slate includes Princeton, Yale, Boston, James Madison, East Tennessee State, Harvard and DePaul.
Doubles play has been where the Owls set the match tone. The Owls have dropped the point just once in 2026 with the duo of Lara Smejkal and Malwina Rowinska holding a 4-1 record on court #1 while Panna Bartha and Katrin Pavkova have built a 5-1 mark on court #2.
The right lineup seems to be the key the Owls have yet to unlock. Three have seen time on court #1 with the only constant being court #6 where Alexia Patru holds a 3-2 record. Both Bartha and Smejkal are 3-3 on the year while Katrin Pavkova and Rowinska are 2-2 and freshman Malia Amirgaliyveva is 2-3 with both wins being captured on court #4.
The Owls will follow up Friday's match with a Sunday home contest versus Princeton. That match can be followed via live stats HERE. The two teams met just once prior with FAU taking the match by a 4-2 score on March 18, 2018.
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UP NEXT/COMPLETE SCHEDULE
On February 28-March 1, FAU will be in Tampa. The Owls will play Charlotte in a neutral site match on the 28th and will then play host USF on Saturday, March 1 at 11 a.m. The USF match can be watched on Playsight.
FOLLOW THE OWLS
Follow the Owls on X and Instagram @FAUWTennis.
A seven-match home stint will be broken up by two matches versus American Conference teams, although they are non-conference contests, played in Tampa. The home slate includes Princeton, Yale, Boston, James Madison, East Tennessee State, Harvard and DePaul.
Doubles play has been where the Owls set the match tone. The Owls have dropped the point just once in 2026 with the duo of Lara Smejkal and Malwina Rowinska holding a 4-1 record on court #1 while Panna Bartha and Katrin Pavkova have built a 5-1 mark on court #2.
The right lineup seems to be the key the Owls have yet to unlock. Three have seen time on court #1 with the only constant being court #6 where Alexia Patru holds a 3-2 record. Both Bartha and Smejkal are 3-3 on the year while Katrin Pavkova and Rowinska are 2-2 and freshman Malia Amirgaliyveva is 2-3 with both wins being captured on court #4.
The Owls will follow up Friday's match with a Sunday home contest versus Princeton. That match can be followed via live stats HERE. The two teams met just once prior with FAU taking the match by a 4-2 score on March 18, 2018.
MATCH VIDEO
Click HERE
UP NEXT/COMPLETE SCHEDULE
On February 28-March 1, FAU will be in Tampa. The Owls will play Charlotte in a neutral site match on the 28th and will then play host USF on Saturday, March 1 at 11 a.m. The USF match can be watched on Playsight.
FOLLOW THE OWLS
Follow the Owls on X and Instagram @FAUWTennis.
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