BOCA RATON, Fla. – The Florida Atlantic Owls opened up play in the Owls Paradise Classic on Friday, earning a pair of wins over Illinois State, 3-2 (23-25, 25-22, 25-21, 13-25, 15-12), and Mercer, 3-1 (25-21, 25-21, 25-27, 25-10), inside Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena. Florida Atlantic improves to 7-4…