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FGCU Men's Tennis Upends #10 Armstrong Atlantic

FORT MYERS, Fla. '" The No. 16 Florida Gulf Coast University men'™s tennis team swept the doubles matches to upset No. 10 Armstrong Atlantic State University 5-4 Friday afternoon at the FGCU Tennis Complex. The senior tandem of Richard Stempnowski (Cape Coral, FL) and Jose Pastrello (Limiera, Brazil) knocked off the top-ranked doubles tandem in Division II, Dale White and Robert Jendelund, 9-8 (5) in a tightly contested No. 1 doubles match. Stempnowski and Pastrello improved their dual match record to 12-1 this spring. Juniors Juan Carlos Osorio (Equito, Ecuador) and Tim Offerman (Hamburg, Germany) captured the second position 8-6, while freshman Gavin Manders (Warwick, Bermuda) and senior Seth Fogelman (Naples, FL) were 9-7 winners in the third spot. The two teams split the six singles matches. Stempnowski, ranked sixth in Division II, knocked off the 47th ranked White in two sets, 6-4 and 6-3. Osorio upset the 27th ranked Jendelund 6-4 and 6-4 (retired) at the third position. Fogelman picked up the Eagles fifth match of the day with a 6-0, 6-4 win over David Secker at No. 5. FGCU improves to 11-2 and will host Franklin Pierce College on Sunday at 11:30 a.m. Following the match, the FGCU Student-Athlete Advisory Committee will be hosting a clinic and carnival for children ages 7-12. Singles competition 1. Richard Stempnowski (FGCU) def. Dale White (AAS) 6-4, 6-3 2. Peter Dedik (AAS) def. Jose Pastrello (FGCU) 6-1, 3-6, 2-1 (ret.) 3. Juan Osorio (FGCU) def. Robert Jendelund (AAS) 6-4, 6-4 (ret.) 4. Davor Zink (AAS) def. Tim Offerman (FGCU) 6-4, 6-4 5. Seth Fogelman (FGCU) def. David Secker (AAS) 6-0, 6-4 6. Jeremy Mastnak (AAS) def. Gavin Manders (FGCU) 6-2, 6-2 Doubles competition 1. Stempnowski/Pastrello (FGCU) def. White/Jendelund (AAS) 9-8(5) 2. Osorio/Offerman (FGCU) def. Dedik/Zink (AAS) 8-6 3. Fogelman/Manders (FGCU) def. Roos/Mastnak (AAS) 9-7
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Players Mentioned

Gavin Manders

Gavin Manders

5' 9"
Freshman
Tim Offerman

Tim Offerman

6' 4"
Junior
Seth Fogelman

Seth Fogelman

5' 9"
Senior
Juan Carlos Osorio

Juan Carlos Osorio

5' 10"
Junior
Jose Pastrello

Jose Pastrello

6' 1"
Senior
Richard Stempnowski

Richard Stempnowski

5' 8"
Redshirt

Players Mentioned

Gavin Manders

Gavin Manders

5' 9"
Freshman
Tim Offerman

Tim Offerman

6' 4"
Junior
Seth Fogelman

Seth Fogelman

5' 9"
Senior
Juan Carlos Osorio

Juan Carlos Osorio

5' 10"
Junior
Jose Pastrello

Jose Pastrello

6' 1"
Senior
Richard Stempnowski

Richard Stempnowski

5' 8"
Redshirt