Tulane Men’s Tennis Falls to No. 50 Florida Atlantic

Friday, April 8

NEW ORLEANS

3:30 P.M.

Tulane University

FAU

Photo by: Parker Waters

Tulane Men’s Tennis Falls to No. 50 Florida Atlantic

Apr 8, 2022 | Men's Tennis

NEW ORLEANS – The No. 64 Tulane University men's tennis team dropped its home match to No. 50 Florida Atlantic 4-1 on Friday afternoon. After falling behind 2-0, the Green Wave cut the deficit to 2-1 but ultimately failed to pull off any comeback as the Owls claimed the final two points of the match.

With the loss, Tulane drops to 7-13 overall on the season and 4-7 in home matches this year.

"It's about growth. It's about development."

Listen in to what Coach Booras had to say following today's match 🆚 #50 Florida Atlantic. #RollWave🌊 pic.twitter.com/GIk96WNCnW
— Tulane Men's Tennis (@GreenWaveMTenn) April 8, 2022

The Wave held an advantage on two of the three doubles courts as Charlie Barry and Benji Jacobson led 2-1 early on court one and Fynn Kuenkler and Luka Petrovic jumped out to a 3-1 lead. Tulane was unable to hold off the Owls, however, as Florida Atlantic came back to win on court one before clinching the doubles point on court three.

The first point in singles action went to the Owls to push the Green Wave's deficit to 2-0. On court four Alex Bancila put Tulane on the board with a two-set win 6-4, 6-4. Bancila's win was not enough to change the momentum on the courts though as Florida Atlantic picked up wins on courts one and two to secure the overall match victory.

Up next, the Green Wave will host No. 31 SMU in New Orleans on Sunday, April 10. The match between Tulane and the Mustangs is set for 1 p.m. CT at City Park Tennis Center.

No. 50 Florida Atlantic (17-4) defeated No. 64 Tulane (7-13), 4-1
April 8, 2022, in New Orleans, La.
City Park Tennis Center

Doubles

Kevin Huempfner/Filip Krolo (FAU) def. Charlie Barry/Benji Jacobson (Tulane) 6-3
Fynn Kuenkler/Luka Petrovic (Tulane) vs. Carles Sarrio/Hunter Robbins (FAU) 5-3, unfinished
Alvaro Fernandez Horta/Finn Stodder (FAU) def. Luc Hoeijmans/Rafael de Alba (Tulane) 6-4

Order of Finish – 1,3*
*Clinched the doubles point

Singles

Kevin Huempfner (FAU) def. Fynn Kuenkler (Tulane) 6-1, 6-4
Carles Sarrio (FAU) def. Luc Hoeijmans (Tulane) 6-4, 6-2
Alvaro Fernandez Horta (FAU) def. Luka Petrovic (Tulane) 6-4, 6-4
Alex Bancila (Tulane) def. Nicolas Jadoun (FAU) 6-2, 6-3
Charlie Barry (Tulane) vs. Gerard Escandell (FAU) 4-6, 2-4, unfinished
Rafael de Alba (Tulane) vs. Finn Stodder (FAU) 4-6, 2-5, unfinished

Order of Finish – 3,4,1,2^
^Clinched the overall match

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