FAU Doomed by Late ODU Surge

Tuesday, March 17

Boca Raton, Fla.

11 a.m.

Florida Atlantic

Old Dominion

3/17/2026 3:47:00 PM | Men's Tennis

Box Score

BOCA RATON, Fla. – The Florida Atlantic men's tennis team returned to the courts for another busy week of play, facing the Owls' second ranked opponent in as many matches, this time falling 4-2 to No. 75 Old Dominion on Tuesday afternoon.

The Owls drop to 6-7 on the season while ODU, which holds the all-times series at 7-5, improved to 11-5 in 2026.

THE BEGINNING
The duo of Mark Havlicek / Marek Pazdera picked up a 6-2 win on the top court while FAU's Vanja Hodzic / Lucca Pignaton were 6-4 victors on court #3.

THE MIDDLE
With the doubles point in hand, the Owls doubled the lead with a Jan Kusy 6-3, 6-2 win on court #5, but saw the lead cut in half with a straight-set loss on court #1. ODU evened the score at 2-2 with a 6-4, 7-6(7-5) court #6 win.

THE FINISH
With four courts still in play, attention turned to the middle courts, all in their third set. ODU took its first lead of the match at 3-2 with three-set win on court #2. Two matches battled on with ODU clinching with a win on court #3.

THE RESULT
Florida Atlantic (6-7) 2 vs #75 Old Dominion (11-5) 4
03/17/2026 at Boca Raton, Fla. -- Kimberly V. Strauss Tennis Center

Doubles
1 Mark Havlicek and Marek Pazdera (FAU) def. Thomas Nelson and Adam Majchrzak (ODUM)
6-2
2 Zechariah Hamrouni and Piet Steveker (ODUM) def. Segundo Goity Zapico and Simon Myslivec (FAU) 6-3 0-0
3 Vanja Hodzic and Lucca Pignaton (FAU) def. Yanis Moundir and Felix Obermair (ODUM)
6-4

Singles
1 Adam Majchrzak (ODUM) def. Mark Havlicek (FAU) 6-4 6-1
2 Felix Obermair (ODUM) def. Segundo Goity Zapico (FAU) 4-6 7-5 6-2
3 J Olivier De Sardan (ODUM) def. Marek Pazdera (FAU) 4-6 6-3 6-4
4 Simon Myslivec (FAU) vs. Zechariah Hamrouni (ODUM) 4-6 6-2 5-5 UF
5 Jan Kusy (FAU) def. Aryan Saleh (ODUM) 6-3 6-2
6 Yanis Moundir (ODUM) def. Luca Miremont (FAU) 6-3 7-6 (7-5)

Order of finish:
Singles -- 5 1 6 2 3; Doubles -- 1 2 3
Start Time: 11:00 AM
Duration: 3:05

UP NEXT
The Owls will remain at home to play host to No. 68 East Tennessee on Wednesday, March 18. With one day's rest, FAU will return to the courts for an 11 a.m. match versus fellow American Conference member and in-state foe South Florida in a non-conference contest. The week will conclude with No. 54 Memphis, also a member of the American, on Sunday, March 22 with first serve scheduled for noon. All matches played at the Kimberly V. Strauss Tennis Center are free and open to the public. Matches may also be followed via live stats at Fausports.com.

THE SCHEDULE
For a complete schedule click HERE.

FOLLOW ALONG
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