Owls Season Ended in the Quarterfinals

Friday, April 17

Tulsa Okla.

3 p.m.

Florida Atlantic

Charlotte

4/17/2026 8:49:00 PM | Men's Tennis

Box Score

TULSA, Okla. – The Florida Atlantic men's tennis team was defeated 4-1 by Charlotte in the American Conference Championship quarterfinals on Friday afternoon in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

The #7 Owls season comes to an end with a record of 9-12. It was the second time in as many weeks that the #2 49ers have bested FAU. Charlotte improved to 15-7 and advances to the league's Saturday semifinal

THE BEGINNING
The Owls uncharacteristically dropped the doubles point to open the match. Lucca Pignaton / Vanja Hodzic recorded a 6-4 win on court #3. Charlotte captured court #1 and then saw FAU's court #2 duo fall 7-5, which gave the 49ers the best-of-three matches and the doubles point.

THE MIDDLE
Charlotte moved the score to 2-0 with a win on the top court, but sophomore Pignato halved the margin with a straight set 6-4, 6-3 win on court #6. Junior Simon Myslivec captured his first set and fought back on court #5 to even the set at 5-5, broke his opponent's serve for a 6-5 lead only to see Charlotte win a break to even the second set score at 6-6. Charlotte would eventually and had the opportunity to serve for the match. Charlotte evened the set at 6-6 to get back on serve and earn the set win, making it one-set all.

In the meantime, sophomore Jan Kusy came from one set down and a 4-4 tie in the second set to split sets at 2-6, 6-4 and force a third set. A third set was on hand on court #3 when Charlotte won the second set tiebreaker, 7-4 on court #5, to push a third set there as well.

THE END
Charlotte captured court #2 in two sets to hold a 3-1 lead, with courts #3-#5 battling in a deciding set three. The 49ers clinched the match with a 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 win on court #3.

PHOTO GALLERY

Gallery: (4-17-2026) American Quarterfinals

THE RESULTS
#7 Florida Atlantic 1 defeated by #2 Charlotte 4

Doubles
Final
1 Vasco Prata / Ivan Dreycopp (Charlotte) def. Mark Havlicek / Marek Pazdera (FAU) 6-4
2 Andres Medu / Emilio Sanchez (Charlotte) def. Segundo Goity Zapico / Simon Myslivec (FAU) 7-5
3 Vanja Hodzic / Lucca Pignaton (FAU) 4-4 UF def. Mortiz Muenster / Danny Yassine (Charlotte) 6-4
Order of Finish: 3, 1, 2

Singles
1 Vasco Prata (Charlotte) def. Mark Havlicek (FAU) 6-1, 6-4
2 Ivan Dreycopp (Charlotte) def. Segundo Goity Zapico (FAU) 6-2, 6-4
3 Andres Medus (Charlotte) vs. Marek Pazdera (FAU) 3-6, 6-2, 6-2
4 Moritz Muenster (Charlotte) vs. Jan Kusy (FAU) 6-2, 4-6, 3-2 UF
5 Massimo Pizzigoni (Charlotte) vs. Simon Myslivec (FAU) 3-6, 7-6(7-4), 5-3 UF
6 Lucca Pignaton (FAU) def. Emilio Sanchez (Charlotte) 6-4, 6-3
Order of Finish: 6, 1, 2

FOLLOW ALONG
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