{"id":163610,"date":"2026-02-21T07:14:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-21T07:14:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/163610\/"},"modified":"2026-02-21T07:14:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T07:14:08","slug":"owls-topped-in-orlando-florida-atlantic-university-athletics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/163610\/","title":{"rendered":"Owls Topped in Orlando – Florida Atlantic University Athletics"},"content":{"rendered":"

ORLANDO, Fla. \u2013 The Florida Atlantic women’s tennis team returned to the road where they fell 4-0 to host UCF, Friday night.
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\nThe loss moves FAU’s record to 3-4 on the year, while the Knights improve to 6-1.
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\nTHE BEGINNING
\nThe Owls used new lineups in both doubles and singles on Friday night. Lara Smejkal<\/a> and Panna Bartha<\/a> picked up a 6-2 win on court #1. UCF captured court #3 with the decider on court #2 going to the Knights by a 7-5 score to give the host the first point of the match.
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\nTHE MIDDLE
\nThe two teams moved to singles play only to see the Knights pick up a two-set win on court #3, and less than 15 minutes later, UCF was up 3-0, needing just one more for the match.
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\nTHE FINISH
\nThe match was clinched on court #5 with three courts in play and ending with the contest decided.
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\nNEXT UP
\nThe Owls will follow up Friday’s match with a Sunday home contest versus Princeton. That match can be followed via live stats HERE<\/a>. The two teams met just once previously, with FAU taking the match 4-2 on March 18, 2018.
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\nUP NEXT\/COMPLETE SCHEDULE
\nOn February 28-March 1, FAU will be in Tampa. The Owls will play Charlotte in a neutral-site match on the 28th and will then play host USF on Saturday, March 1, at 11 a.m. The USF match can be watched on Playsight.
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\nFOLLOW THE OWLS
\nFollow the Owls on X and Instagram @FAUWTennis.
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