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ATHENS, GA – (Feb.25, 2019) – In the middle of three matchups on the road, the Florida Atlantic University men’s tennis team continued to be battle-tested, falling in a 5-2 decision as they completed the entire match Monday afternoon against Georgia.
Notables:
FAU (8-7) fell in doubles round
Picking up a win was Alvaro Fernandez Horta at No. 6. Despite losing the first set, he came all the way back to win, 2-6, 6-2, 6-4
At No.3, Mehdi Laalej also battled for a three-set win. He won the first, fell into a tie after the second, but won in extended time in the final result of the day, 6-4, 3-6, 10-6
Full Results:
Georgia 5, FAU 2
Doubles
- Robert Loeb/Jan Zielinski (UGA) def. Jason Legall/Ignacio Garcia (FAU) 6-4
- Trent Bryde/Philip Henning (UGA) vs. Mehdi Laalej/Gabriel Sidney (FAU) 5-2, unfinished
- Emil Reinberg/Alex Diaz (UGA) def. Kirac Bekisoglu/Thomas Guy (FAU) 6-0
Singles
- #5 Jan Zielinski (UGA) def. Jason Legall (FAU) 6-1, 6-3
- #19 Emil Reinberg (UGA) def. Kirac Bekisoglu (FAU) 7-6 (7-4) 6-4
- Mehdi Laalej (FAU) def. Trent Bryde (UGA) 6-4, 3-6, 10-6
- #110 Robert Loeb (UGA) def. Gabriel Sidney (FAU) 7-5, 6-2
- #85 Philip Henning (UGA) def. Ignacio Garcia (FAU) 6-4, 6-1
- Alvaro Farnandez Horta (FAU) def. Walker Duncan (UGA) 2-6, 6-2, 6-4
What’s Next:
The road trip concludes Tuesday, with the Owls facing Georgia State in Atlanta. First serve comes at 1:30 p.m..
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Florida Atlantic University, established in 1961, officially opened its doors in 1964 as the fifth public university in Florida. Today, the University, with an annual economic impact of $6.3 billion, serves more than 30,000 undergraduate and graduate students at sites throughout its six county service region in southeast Florida. FAU’s world-class teaching and research faculty serves students through 10 colleges: the Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, the College of Business, the College for Design and Social Inquiry, the College of Education, the College of Engineering and Computer Science, the Graduate College, the Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, the Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing and the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science. FAU is ranked as a High Research Activity institution by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. The University is placing special focus on the rapid development of critical areas that form the basis of its strategic plan: Healthy aging, biotech, coastal and marine issues, neuroscience, regenerative medicine, informatics, lifespan and the environment. These areas provide opportunities for faculty and students to build upon FAU’s existing strengths in research and scholarship. For more information, visit www.fau.edu.
