George Washington University Athletics
Saturday, March 9
Boca Raton, Fla.
12:30 p.m.
George Washington University
0
at
7
#48 Florida Atlantic
Men's Tennis Falls at #48 FAU
3/9/2019 5:39:00 PM | Men's Tennis
Colonials continue Florida swing at FGCU Sunday
BOCA RATON, Fla. -Â Facing its first ranked foe of the campaign, GW men's tennis started strong by nearly taking the doubles point before ultimately falling, 7-0, at #48 Florida Atlantic Saturday.
First-year Ryan Navarro and junior Dennis Afanasev forced a tiebreak at #3 doubles in a 7-6 setback while first-year Hanyu Liu went to three sets at #6 singles to highlight the day for GW.
#48 FAU 7, GW 0
First-year Ryan Navarro and junior Dennis Afanasev forced a tiebreak at #3 doubles in a 7-6 setback while first-year Hanyu Liu went to three sets at #6 singles to highlight the day for GW.
#48 FAU 7, GW 0
Singles
1. Jason Legall def. Zicheng Zeng 6-0, 6-2
2. Kirac Bekisoglu def. Ryan Navarro 6-4, 7-6
3. Mehdi Laalej def. Ben Barnett 6-1, 6-1
4. Gabriel Sidney def. Dennis Afanasev 6-1, 6-3
5. A. Fernandez Horta def. Lawrence Sciglitano 6-4, 6-0
1. Gabriel Sidney / Mehdi Laalej def. Ben Barnett / Zicheng Zeng 6-4
2. Kirac Bekisoglu / Thomas Guy vs. Lawrence Sciglitano / Hanyu Liu 6-5
3. A. Fernandez Horta / Hunter Robbins def. Dennis Afanasev / Ryan Navarro 7-6
UP NEXT:Â GW travels across the state for its second match on its Spring Break trip, taking on FGCU Sunday at noon.
UP NEXT:Â GW travels across the state for its second match on its Spring Break trip, taking on FGCU Sunday at noon.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,3
#1 Singles Match
12
02
Jason Legall / 0 [FAU]
66
#2 Singles Match
12
46
Kirac Bekisoglu / 0 [FAU]
67
#3 Singles Match
12
11
Mehdi Laalej / 0 [FAU]
66
#4 Singles Match
12
13
Gabriel Sidney / 0 [FAU]
66
#5 Singles Match
12
40
A. Fernandez Horta / 0 [FAU]
66
#6 Singles Match
123
264
L. Fernandez Labarta / 0 [FAU]
6410
Order of Finish:
1,3,4,5,2,6
Players Mentioned
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