Posted: Mar 02, 2025

Men's tennis team defeats Howard University

Team Stats

Howard University

Eastern Florida State College

Score

Doubles

Alberto Perez Mellado / Alexandr Achour def. Michael Major Jr. / Marcel Dawson 6-2
Konstantin Kukaras / Johan Mottlau def. Kaosie Nwokedi / Daniel Dunac 7-5
Pablo Garcia Rodriguez / Tomas Kurz Cardozo def. Kendrick Lash / Hassimiyou Dieng 6-2

Singles

Alexandr Achour def. Michael Major Jr. 7-5, 6-2
Alberto Perez Mellado def. Kaosie Nwokedi 6-3 (6-3), 6-7, 4-7
Salva Mulet def. Marcel Dawson 7-6, 6-3
Pablo Garcia Rodriguez def. Kendrick Lash 6-4, 6-0
Tomas Kurz Cardozo def. Daniel Dunac 6-2, 6-1
Mitchell Yon def. Johan Mottlau 3-6, 6-3

The Eastern Florida State College men's tennis team picked up its third straight win on Sunday morning, defeating Howard University.

The Titans, who are ranked No. 2 in the ITA Junior College rankings, defeated Howard University 6-1 at Titan Tennis Center.

Eastern Florida State College swept the three doubles matches to open with a 1-0 lead.

Alexandr Achour and Alberto Perez Mellado won the No. 1 doubles with a 6-2 victory while Johan Mottlau and Konstantin Kukaras won 7-5 and Pablo Garcia Rodriguez and Tomas Kurz Cardozo won 6-2.

In singles matches, Alexandr Achour won 7-5, 6-2 at No. 1 singles while Perez won in three sets, winning the first set 6-3, but lost the second set 7-6(4) and Perez won the third set 6-3.

Salva Mulet won at No. 3 in straight sets 7-6, 6-3 and Pablo Garcia Rodriguez won 6-4, 6-0 at No. 4 singles. Tomas Kurz Cardozo won at No. 5 singles 6-2, 6-1.

At No. 6 singles, Mottlau lost in a third set tiebreaker 10-6.

Eastern Florida State College will be back at home on Friday, hosting the University of Findlay at 9:30 a.m.