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Match Recap: Men's Tennis |

No. 65 FAU blanks ETSU, 4-0

Owls snap ETSU’s seven-match winning streak

BOCA RATON, Fla. (March 19, 2025) – The ETSU men's tennis team saw its seven-match winning streak come to an end on Wednesday with a 4-0 loss to No. 65 FAU. Wednesday's loss drops ETSU's record to 8-5 this spring.
 
FAU began Wednesday's matchup with a pair of 6-3 wins in doubles to clinch the first point of the match. ETSU's duo of Pedro Cressoni and James Sim were leading their tilt, 5-4, before it was stopped. In singles, the Owls clinched the match with wins in the No. 3, 4, and 5 singles slots. Martin Garcia-Ripoll won the first set, 6-4 and was up 5-2 in the second before play was halted.
 
Wednesday's full results can be found below.
 
Singles Competition
1. John Bernard (FAU) vs. Peter Kalocsai (ETSU) 4-6, 6-1, 1-0, unfinished
2. Jiri Jenicek (FAU) vs. Martin Garcia-Ripoll (ETSU) 4-6, 2-5, unfinished
3. Mark Havlicek (FAU) def. Pedro Cressoni (ETSU) 6-2, 6-1
4. Segundo Goity Zapico (FAU) def. Francisco Lamas (ETSU) 6-4, 6-1
5. Jan Kusy (FAU) def. Juan Andres Listo (ETSU) 6-3, 6-4
6. Simon Myslivec (FAU) vs. Carlos Gonzales (ETSU) 6-4, 4-3, unfinished
 
Doubles Competition
1. Jiri Jenicek/Simon Myslivec (FAU) def. Martin Garcia-Ripoll/Peter Kalocsai (ETSU) 6-3
2. Mark Havlicek/Marek Pazdera (FAU) def. Francisco Lamas/Juan Andres Listo (ETSU) 6-3
3. John Bernard/Lucca Pignaton (FAU) vs. Pedro Cressoni/James Sim (ETSU) 4-5, unfinished
 
The Bucs will return to SoCon play next week when they travel to take on Mercer on Thursday and Chattanooga on Saturday. Thursday's match is scheduled for a 2 p.m. first serve, while Saturday's is set to begin at Noon.
 
For more information on Buccaneer men's tennis, visit ETSUBucs.com and click on the men's tennis tab.
 
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