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2022-23 Men's Tennis Roster
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Escandell, Gerard
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Gerard Escandell
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 170
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Mallorca, Spain
- High School:
- IES Centre de Tecnificacio Esportiva IB
- Major:
- Undecided
- Birthday:
- 10/10/2000
Bio
Career Record
| Year | Overall Singles | Dual Singles | Overall Doubles | Dual Doubles |
| 2019-20 | 5-0 | 5-10 | 0-6 | 0-6 |
| 2020-21 | 6-7 | 6-7 | 0-5 | 0-5 |
| 2021-22 | 12-10 | 12-8 | 1-2 | 1-2 |
| 2022-23 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Total | 25-27 | 23-27 | 1-14 | 1-13 |
Junior (2023)
- Paired with Nicolas Jadoun at the ITA Fall Regionals, hosted by FSU, but was forced to withdraw, but in singles qualifying he picked up two wins, the first over Mercer and the second over FGCU
Sophomore (2022)
- Opened his sophomore campaign, playing on court No. 5 with a straight-set (6-2, 6-4) win over Illinois State at the Army Arthur Ashe Invite
- Hours after his first win of 2022 he moved to court No. 4 and downed his Army foe 7-5, 6-3
- Versus DePaul he took his match to three sets and fell 11-9 in the final on court No. 5
- Picked up a two-set win, 6-1, 6-2, on court five versus FGCU
- Had the heroic court four match that ended with Escandell taking the 0-6, 6-4, 7-6 (9-7) match over USF to give FAU the win and keep their record perfect on the season
- Pushed his singles record to 5-1 with a straight-set win over Stetson
- Recorded a straight-set win 6-2, 7-6 (2-10) over Mercer
- Worked on court five versus Georgia State and secured a 6-3, 6-2 win over the Panthers
- Fell at Miami 6-4, 6-1, playing No. 5
- Fought for three sets but fell at Santa Clara, in two at Santa Barbara and San Diego
- Three-set match versus Cleveland State was unfinished and he captured his UTSA match in three 6-2, 2-6, 10-4
- Fell in straight-sets to UCF, UNC Wilmington and ODU
- Defeated Liberty 6-3, 6-4
- He and Alvaro Fernandez Horta fell on court three versus USM, however the duo saw the Owls win the doubles point and he then captured court five 6-2, 6-3
- Pulled of a three-set win at Louisiana on court five to even the score and three and FAU went on to win the match 4-3
- The Owls won the Tulane match prior to his being completed; however, he was up 6-4, 6-2
- Fought hard in a three-set loss 6-7 (7-4), 7-5, 6-4 at South Alabama in the day's final match of a three-match road swing that saw the Owls fall 4-3 to USA
- Sped through his first C-USA Tournament match with a 6-1, 6-4 win over USM on court five
- His final match of the season was unfinished with Charlotte taking the 4-0 win in the second round of the C-USA Championship
Second Year Freshman (2021)
- Picked up six singles victories for the Owls, holding a 6-3 mark on the No. 5 court
- Won three of his first five matches, and took his last two completed contests of the season
- Early victories were over opponents from Florida Gulf Coast, Arizona State, South Alabama and Georgia Southern
- Wrapped the year with wins against Rice, in conference, and a three-set victory over a Florida State foe
Freshman (2019-20)
- Joined the squad in December
- Made his debut against FAMU and was leading when the match went unfinished
- Picked up his first collegiate singles win against ETSU
- Ended the spring with five singles victories, second most on the squad, also defeating opponents from Florida Gulf Coast, DePaul and Clemson
High School/International
- Came to FAU with an ITF singles ranking of 1467 and UTR of 13.14
- Held a career-high ATP singles rank of 1759 and posted six wins in the 2019 calendar year, including multiple victories in an ITF tournament in Tunisia in April
Personal
- Born on Oct. 10, 2000
- Undecided major
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