BOCA RATON, Fla.  (March 14, 2024) – The ETSU men's tennis team battled but fell on the road at No. 46 FAU on Thursday night. The loss, which wraps up the non-conference schedule for ETSU, moves ETSU's record to 4-9 on the 2024 season.
 
While the Owls won all three doubles matches on Thursday, the Bucs were in all three. Two of the matches had final scores of 7-5, while the third was pushed to a tiebreaker.
 
In singles, Dimitri Badra and Alberto Garcia both picked up singles victories for the second consecutive match. Badra won his tilt 6-4, 6-1 and Garcia won his 2-6, 6-2, 6-2.
 
Singles Competition
1. Dimitri Badra (ETSU) def. Alberto Colas (FAU) – 6-4, 6-1
2. Jiri Jenicek (FAU) def. Milledge Cossu (ETSU) – 6-3, 6-3
3. Juan Martin Jalif (FAU) def. Pedro Cressoni (ETSU) – 7-5, 6-4
4. Alberto Garcia (ETSU) def. Mark Havlicek (FAU) – 2-6, 6-2, 6-2
5. John Bernard (FAU) def. Francisco Lamas (ETSU) – 6-4, 6-4
6. Kurt Miller (FAU) def. Lucas Britez (ETSU) – 6-2, 7-5
 
Doubles Competition
1. Mark Havlicek & Jiri Jenicek (FAU) def. Milledge Cossu & Francisco Lamas (ETSU) – 7-5
2. Alberto Colas & Juan Martin Jalif (FAU) def. Dimitri Badra & Adam Nagoudi (ETSU) – 7-5
3. John Bernard & Simon Mysilvec (FAU) def. Pedro Cressoni & Alberto Garcia (ETSU) – 7-6 (9-7)
 
ETSU will return to action on March 24 when it hosts Wofford. First serve for that match is set for 2 p.m.
 
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