The Owls Serve a Shutout and Advance

Thursday, April 16

Tulsa, Okla.

2 p.m.

Florida Atlantic

Temple

4/16/2026 8:33:00 PM | Men's Tennis

Box Score

BOCA RATON, Fla. – The Florida Atlantic men's tennis team served up a shutout versus Temple in the first round of the American Conference Tennis Championship, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on Thursday afternoon.

The #7 FAU Owls improve to 9-11 on the season and to 5-1 all-time versus the #10 seed Temple Owls, who fell to 8-10.

FAU secured the doubles point versus Temple and continues to dominate doubles tennis, winning 14 of 20 doubles points this season.

THE BEGINNING
The Owls breezed through doubles play with Mark Havlicek / Marek Pazdera earning a 6-1 win on the top court. Simon Myslivec / Segundo Goity Zapico grabbed a court #2 win to clinch the point while court #3 was abandoned at 4-4.

THE MIDDLE
Myslivec, a junior and one of just two upperclassmen, both juniors, put the Owls up 2-0 with a 6-1, 6-3 win on court #5. Sophomore Jan Kusy followed with a 6-1, 6-2 win on court #4, putting FAU within one of a victory.

THE END
The match was clinched by sophomore Goity Zapico, who captured court #2 at 6-2, 6-4, to give the Owls a shutout.

PHOTO GALLERY

Gallery: (4-16-2026) Men's American Tennis Championship

THE RESULTS
Temple 0, Florida Atlantic 4
Doubles
Final
1 Mark Havlicek / Marek Pazdera (FAU) def. Lance Cochran / Maj Najvirt Kolaric (Temple) 6-1
2 Segundo Goity Zapico / Simon Myslivec (FAU) def. Oliver Aguilar / Alberto Blumenschein (Temple) 6-3
3 Aayush Bhat / Harshith Pennabadi (Temple) vs. Vanja Hodzic / Lucca Pignaton (FAU) 4-4 UF
Order of Finish: 1, 2

Singles
1 Aayush Bhat (Temple) vs. Mark Havlicek (FAU) 7-6(7-4), 2-3 UF
2 Segundo Goity Zapico (FAU) def. Lance Cochran (Temple) 6-2, 6-4
3 Oliver Aguilar (Temple) vs. Marek Pazdera (FAU) 6-4, 0-6, 0-1 UF
4 Jan Kusy (FAU) def. Maj Najvirt Kolaric (Temple) 6-1, 6-2
5 Simon Myslivec (FAU) def. Alberto Blumenschein (Temple) 6-1, 6-3
6 Harshith Pennabadi (Temple) vs. Lucca Pignaton (FAU) 6-1, 4-5, UF
Order of Finish: 5, 4, 2

UP NEXT
The championship is a single-elimination event. FAU will play No. 2 Charlotte at 3 p.m. on Friday. FAU and Charlotte played recently in Boca Raton, with the 49ers walking away with the 4-3 win. Should the Owls advance, they will play the winner of the Memphis vs. Tulsa match on Saturday at 1 p.m.

THE SCHEDULE
For a complete schedule click HERE.

FOLLOW ALONG
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