FORT MYERS, Fla. - Florida Gulf Coast University men's tennis dropped the spring season opener against Troy, 5-2, on Saturday.
Doubles court number one was won by
Hugo Magnusson and
Eric Oncins (7-5) but the point ultimately went to Troy.
Troy would clinch at 4-0 but the poise of the Eagles shined through as the remaining three courts had strong showings.
Pablo Paternostro was the first to get the Green and Blue a point with a 6-4, 1-6, 6-4 victory on court three, bringing the score to 4-1. It was shortly after Paternostro's win that
Philipp Bosse secured another point for FGCU, winning court two 4-6, 6-3, 6-4.
All eyes turned to court five where
Mika Bunjes forced a 10-point tie breaker. He fought valiantly but narrowly lost the breaker culminating in the 5-2 loss.
COMPLETE RESULTS
DOUBLES
No. 1 - Magnusson/Oncins (FGCU) def. Alcocer/Andres Pastor (TU) 7-5
No. 2 - Anton/Martinez Serrano (TU) def. Michalowski/Bunjes (FGCU) 6-4
No. 3 - Ambrosio/Martens (TU) def. Zakowski/Paternostro (FGCU) 6-4
SINGLES
No. 1 - Martinez Serrano (TU) def. Magnusson (FGCU) 7-5, 6-2
No. 2 - Bosse (FGCU) def. Anton (TU) 4-6, 6-3, 6-4
No. 3 - Paternostro (FGCU) def. Ambrosio (TU) 6-4, 1-6, 6-4
No. 4 - Martens (TU) def. Oncins (FGCU) 6-2, 6-4
No. 5 - Andres Pastor (TU) def. Bunjes (FGCU) - 6-4, 7-6 (7-2), 10-4
No. 6 - Simkin (TU) def. Michalowski (FGCU) - 6-2, 7-5
