BOCA RATON, Fla. - The Stetson University men's tennis team opened the 2024 season on the road, taking on the Florida Atlantic Owls on Saturday afternoon at the Kimberly V. Strauss Tennis Center in Boca Raton. It was not the start that the Hatters had hoped for, however, as the squad fell to the Owls 0-7.

Stetson (0-0) at Florida Atlantic (2-0)
DATE: 01/20/2024 | TIME: 1:00 PM | ARENA: Kimberly V. Strauss Tennis Center | SITE: Boca Raton, Fla.

Doubles
#1 Jenicek, Jiri / Myslivec, Simon [FAU] def. Rodriguez Garceran, Juan Jose / Saura, Marc [STETSON]            6-2
#2 Colas, Alberto / Jalif, Juan Martin [FAU] def. Blanco, Eder / Haris Eminefendic, Ervin  [STETSON]           6-2
#3 Joao Graca / Mark Havlicek [FAU] vs. Baldi, Riccardo / Olivier, Lucas [STETSON] 4-4 UF
Order of Finish: 1, 2
 
Singles
#1 Colas, Alberto [FAU] def. Haris Eminefendic, Ervin [STETSON] 6-0, 6-0
#2 Jenicek, Jiri [FAU] def. Olivier, Lucas [STETSON] 6-2, 6-1
#3 Graca, Joao [FAU] def. Gennes, Tim [STETSON] 6-3, 6-0
#4 Jalif, Juan Martin [FAU] def. Blanco, Eder [STETSON] 7-6 (7-2), 6-3
#5 Havlicek, Mark [FAU] def. Ozzor, Sami [STETSON] 6-0, 7-5
#6 Bernard, John [FAU] def. Rodriguez Garceran, Juan Jose [STETSON] 6-3, 6-4
Order of Finish: 1, 3, 6, 5, 2, 4

WORDS FROM COACH
"First off, credit to FAU, they played extremely well and they are very good this year and they certainly proved it, they really didn't give us much of a chance to get into the match. They play very well from the first point in doubles and throughout the entire singles lineup so credits to them, they have a very good team and will do well this year," said Head Coach Christophe Noblet. "Tough one but the guys showed maturity and always try to find solutions even though it didn't go our way. So we need to keep that attitude and always be fighting regardless of who we play, where we play and when we play and simply we will need that in our home opener tomorrow against Citadel. This group has tremendous potential so we will only get better from here."

NEXT UP
Now 0-1 on the season, the Hatters will return home to the Mandy Stoll Tennis Center where they will host The Citadel for their home opener on Sunday, Jan. 21 at noon.