ATLANTA – The FGCU women's tennis team ended day two in the tournament of the Southeast's best picking up two wins from singles play at the Ken Byers Tennis Complex in Atlanta. The victories were the efforts of Sarah Means and Julianna Curtis.
 
Registering her second win for the Eagles this weekend was Curtis (Tampa, Fla./Allendale Academy), playing the round of 16 in the B singles draw. The freshman needed just a pair of sets to find victory over Georgia State's Veronika Golanova, taking both of them with a score of 6-4. Curtis will continue her run with a quarterfinals matchup against Evveline Lepinay of Stetson tomorrow morning.
 
"I am very happy for Julianna and the courage she has shown over the past two days," head coach Courtney Vernon said. "This weekend has been a great opportunity for her and she has shown tremendous bravery in big moments."
 
Earning a win in the consolation bracket of the main draw was Means (Wesley Chapel, Fla./Wiregrass Ranch HS), topping Atlantic Sun conference rival Marina Cunningham North Florida. After falling behind in the beginning of the match, the result of Cunningham's 6-0 decision in the first set, Means put up a fight in the second frame and found victory at 6-4. The final set told a different story as Means cruised to a 6-1 win to take the contest. In the consolation round of 16, Means couldn't escape Miami's Lina Lilekite, falling 6-4, 6-0.
 
"Sarah battled hard in both of her matches," Vernon said. "I was happy to see her continue to make steps in working to achieve her goals."
 
For complete coverage of FGCU women's tennis at the ITA Southeast Regional Championships follow us on Twitter at @FGCU_WTEN and visit www.FGCUAthletics.com where full recaps and results will be available at the end of each day.
 
FGCU is led by Courtney Vernon, whose inaugural campaign saw the Eagles finish third in the conference standings with a Division-I best 14 wins overall in 2013-14. She has produced five A-Sun All-Conference selections and the 2014 Freshman of the Year.
 
SATURDAY RESULTS
 
Main Singles Consolation Round of 32
Sarah Means (FGCU) def. Maria Cunningham (North Florida) 0-6, 6-4, 6-1
Carlotta Orlando (Florida International) def. Breana Stampfli (FGCU) 6-3, 7-6 (7-1)
 
Main Singles Consolation Round of 16
Lina Lilekite (Miami) def. Sarah Means (FGCU) 6-4, 6-0
 
B Singles Round of 16
Julianna Curtis (FGCU) def. Veronika Golanova (Georgia State) 6-4, 6-4
 
 
TOURNAMENT FORMAT
No-ad scoring will be in place for both singles and doubles. In doubles competition, matches prior to the semifinals will consist of an 8-game pro set (tiebreak at 7-all), with the semifinals and finals doubles matches consisting of two out of three sets (to 6) with a match tiebreak in lieu of the third set.
 
Sunday, October 19th (8:00 a.m. start)
Main Singles – Quarterfinals
Main Singles Consolation – Quarterfinals
B Singles – Quarterfinals
Main Doubles – Semifinals* (If there is overlap, this will move to the end of the day)  
Main Singles – Semifinals
Main Singles Consolation – Semifinals
B Singles – Semifinals
B Doubles – Semifinals

Monday, October 20th (9:00 a.m. start)
Main Singles - Finals
Main Singles Consolation – Finals
Main Doubles – Finals
B Singles – Finals
B Doubles – Finals 
 
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