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FORT MYERS, Fla. – The FGCU doubles team of Julia Ascúa and Julianna Curtis made program history as they won the Eagles' first tournament championship, while Laura Falceto Font advanced to Sunday's semifinal round on Saturday afternoon at the FGCU Tennis Complex.
 
"Today was another really good day for the ladies," said FGCU head coach Courtney Vernon. "Winning the Bedford Cup in the doubles 'B' draw was a huge accomplishment and a program first. We also beat a duo from Miami, who is a top-10 team in the nation, and advanced a girl to the semifinals in singles play. Not to mention, a few other girls won multiple matches today. Our goal was to come out here, play a lot of matches and compete well. We're looking forward to getting to play one more day tomorrow."
 
The tandem of Ascúa (Santa Fe, Argentina/Domingo G. Silva) and Curtis (Tampa, Fla./Allendale Academy) made program history as they became the first doubles team to win a tournament championship. After recording a pair of wins in the 'B' draw Friday, Ascúa and Curtis continued to gel as a duo by defeating UCF's Monica Matias and Clare Mendell (6-4) in the semifinal round before advancing to the finals and taking down USF's Nicole Dzenga and Vanja Klaric (6-0).
 
Also in doubles play, Elizabeth Means (Washington, D.C./Wiregrass Ranch HS) and Breana Stampfli (Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago/St. Joseph's Covenant) went 2-0 on the day and won the 'A' draw north consolation bracket. After trailing 5-4 and facing match point, the duo came from behind to defeat Miami's Clara Tanielian and Ana Madcur (7-5) in the finals. Similarly, Alexandra Landert (Zurich, Switzerland/Seton Hall) and Joselyn Treyes Albarracin (Guayaquil, Ecuador/InterAmerican Academy) won two matches on Saturday to win the 'B' draw north consolation bracket after defeating teams from FAU and Bethune-Cookman.
 
Individually, Falceto Font (Zaragoza, Spain/El Pilar Maristas Zaragoza), who was one of five Eagles to advance to the quarterfinal round, won her lone singles match of the day and advanced to Sunday's semifinal round. She fell behind to Bethune-Cookman's Alejandra Vidal after a 3-6 defeat in the first set, but responded well in her first collegiate tournament and rallied to win the final two sets 6-2, 6-1.
 
In 'A' draw singles play, Stampfli responded well from a first-round loss on Friday and went 2-0 on Saturday to advance to the back draw semifinal round. Stampfli began the morning by defeating Stetson's Maja Salibasic (6-4, 6-3) and went on to also down FAU's Ana Gutierrez (6-4, 6-3) in the late morning session.
 
FGCU SATURDAY RESULTS
Singles 'A' Draw Quarterfinals:
Wendy Zhang (Miami) def. Joselyn Treyes Albarracin (FGCU) 6-0, 6-2
 
Singles 'B' Draw Quarterfinals:
Luise Intert (UNF) def. Julianna Curtis (FGCU) 0-6, 6-1, 6-2
Nerma Caluk (FIU) def. Julia Ascúa (FGCU) 6-0, 6-3
Laura Falceto Font (FGCU) def. Alejandra Vidal (Bethune-Cookman) 3-6, 6-2, 6-1
Nicole Dzenga (USF) def. Alexandra Landert (FGCU) 7-6 (7-5), 6-1
 
Singles 'A' Back Draw Round #2:
Ana Roman Dominguez (USF) def. Elizabeth Means (FGCU) 6-3, 7-5
Breana Stampfli (FGCU) def. Maja Salibasic (Stetson) 6-4, 6-3
 
Singles 'A' Back Draw Quarterfinals:
Breana Stampfli (FGCU) def. Ana Gutierrez (FAU) 6-4, 6-3
 
Singles 'A' South Consolation:
Elizabeth Means (FGCU) def. Cassie Pough (FAU) 7-6 (7-5), 1-0 (injury)
 
Doubles 'B' Draw Semifinals:
Ascúa/Curtis (FGCU) def. Matias/Mendell (UCF) 6-4
 
Doubles 'B' Draw Finals:
Ascúa/Curtis (FGCU) def. Dzenga/Klaric (USF) 6-0
 
Doulbes 'A' North Consolation Semifinals:
Means/Stampfli (FGCU) def. Crenshaw/Whittaker (FAU) 6-4
 
Doubles 'A' North Consolation Finals:
Means/Stampfli (FGCU) def. Tanielian/Madcur (Miami) 7-5
 
Doubles 'B' North Consolation Semifinals:
Landert/Treyes Albarracin (FGCU) def. Companion/Walton (FAU) 6-4
 
Doubles 'B' North Consolation Finals:
Landert/Treyes Albarracin (FGCU) def. Ifill, Vidal (Bethune-Cookman) 6-3
 
UP NEXT
Following this weekend's Bedford Cup, the FGCU women's tennis program will travel to Athens, Ga., to compete in the ITA Women's Southeast Regional Championships. The ITA Tournament is a four-day event beginning on Saturday, Oct. 24 and ending on Tuesday, Oct. 27.
 
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HEAD COACH COURTNEY VERNON
FGCU's women's tennis team is led by Courtney Vernon, whose second season under the helm saw the Eagles finish third in the conference standings with the program's first-ever appearance in the Atlantic Sun Championship Final. She has produced nine A-Sun All-Conference selections and the 2014 A-Sun Freshman of the Year. She has led the Green and Blue to a 24-20 overall record (.545) and 10-4 conference record (.714) in her two years at FGCU.
 
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