BOCA RATON, Fla. — A three-way tie atop No. 55 Charlotte’s singles wins leaderboard helped fuel the 49ers on Sunday against Florida Atlantic.
Andres Medus, Vasco Prata, and finally Moritz Muenster each grabbed singles wins to secure a 4-3 victory for the 49ers at the Kimberly V. Strauss Tennis Center. The final win, courtesy of Muenster, sealed it and kept the trio tied atop the team with 12 wins apiece.
Florida Atlantic made quick work of the doubles point, capturing a 6-0 win at No. 2 before a 6-1 triumph at No. 1 clinched the opening point, and cut Muenster and Danny Yassine’s bid for a win short, going unfinished at No. 3 with a 3-2 lead.
Medus, after opening at No. 2 doubles, bounced back quickly at No. 3 singles. His 6-3, 6-2 victory tied the match before Prata, who fell at No. 1 doubles, had a similar bounce-back effort from No. 2 singles, 6-2, 6-3 to give Charlotte its first edge.
The Owls’ Mark Havlicek nabbed a 6-4, 6-0 mark over Ivan Dreycopp at No. 1 to bring the match back even before Emilio Sanchez Bronzetti’s three-set battle ended in a 6-2, 2-6, 6-3 victory to put Charlotte up 3-2 with Muenster on the verge of sending his matchup at No. 4 to a third set.
Massimo Pizzigoni dropped a 5-7, 6-4, 6-4 decision at No. 5, but only after Muenster forced the deciding match to a third set. The latter pulled through, grabbing a 5-7, 7-6 (2), 6-4 triumph to clinch the decision, and ensure a weekend split in Florida for Charlotte.
Up Next
Charlotte returns home for Senior Day on Saturday at 11 a.m. against Tulsa. The 49ers will celebrate the trio of Vasco Prata, Ivan Dreycopp, and Brett Gloria at the Halton-Wagner Tennis Complex in their final match before the American Conference Championships, also in Tulsa.