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FGCU Men's Tennis Beats #16 Eckerd

FORT MYERS, Fla. '" Junior Juan Carlos Osorio won his 15th consecutive singles match to propel No. 12 Florida Gulf Coast University to a 6-3 win Thursday afternoon over Eckerd College in men'™s tennis action at the FGCU Tennis Complex. Osorio, a transfer from Ventura College, improved to 15-0 in dual match play with a 6-4, 6-4 win at No. 3 singles over Nikola Vujovic. Senior Seth Fogelman extended his winning streak to 13 consecutive watches by knocking off Byron Kidd in two sets at No. 5 singles, 6-3 and 6-4, to improve his record to 15-2. FGCU improves to 15-3 on the season while Eckerd College drops to 12-4. The Eagles captured the number one and three doubles matches, taking a 2-1 lead heading into singles play. Stempnowski and senior Jose Pastrello, ranked 19th, defeated Sebastian Neidermeyer and Sanjar Shodiev 8-2 to improve their dual match record to 16-2 this spring. Fogelman and sophomore Alberto Gutierrez were defeated at No. 2 doubles by Eckerd'™s Elmar Koenig and Javier Romero-Barrio 8-3, but the Eagles won the third doubles match as Tim Offerman and Juan Carlos Osorio picked up an easy 8-1 win over David Lopez and Javier Romero-Barrio. The Eagles solidified the victory with straight set wins in four of the six singles matches. Seventh-ranked Stempnowski breezed past 17th-ranked Neidermeyer, 6-2 and 6-1, at the No. 1 singles position while Pastrello won 7-6, 6-0, in the No. 2 position. The Tritons picked up wins at No. 4 singles as Koenig topped Gutierrez in three sets, 6-4, 4-6, 7-5, and Lopez won in three sets over Tim Offerman, who retired with the score 3-3 in the third set with back spasms. The Eagles (15-3) travels to Florida Southern for a 2 p.m. match on Friday afternoon. Singles competition 1. Richard Stempnowski (FGCU) def. Sebastian Neidermeyer (EC) 6-2, 6-1 2. Jose Pastrello (FGCU) def. Javier Romero-Barrio (EC) 7-5, 6-0 3. Juan Carlos Osorio (FGCU) def. Nikola Vujovic (EC) 6-4, 6-4 4. Elmar Koenig (EC) def. Alberto Gutierrez (FGCU) 6-4, 4-6, 7-5 5. Seth Fogelman (FGCU) def. Byron Kidd (EC) 6-3, 6-4 6. Tim Offerman (FGCU) def. David Lopez (EC) 4-6, 7-5, 3-3 ret. Doubles competition 1. Stempnowski/Pastrello (FGCU) def. Neidermeyer/Shodiev (EC) 8-2 2. Koenig/Romero-Barrio (EC) def. Gutierrez/Fogelman (FGCU) 8-3 3. Osorio/Offerman (FGCU) def. Lopez/Romero-Barrio (EC) 8-1
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Players Mentioned

Alberto Gutierrez

Alberto Gutierrez

6' 1"
Sophomore
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

Alberto Gutierrez

Alberto Gutierrez

6' 1"
Sophomore
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