ATHENS, Ga. – FGCU senior captain Elizabeth Means advanced to the consolation quarterfinals after going 2-0 in singles play on Saturday at the University of Georgia's Dan Magill Tennis Complex.
 
"Elizabeth had a very good day," said FGCU head coach Courtney Vernon. "Winning two matches today against some of the top competition in the region was a huge accomplishment, and I know she is looking forward to getting back out there tomorrow."
 
Means (Washington, D.C./Wiregrass Ranch HS) advanced to the consolation round of 16 after defeating FIU's Andrea Lazaro (6-4, 7-5). Later in the afternoon, she continued to rebound from a first-round defeat on Friday as she took down Georgia Tech's Natasha Prokhnevska (6-3, 6-3). Means advances to play UNF's Quetzali Vazquez on Sunday at 10 a.m.
 
Also in singles play, after falling to the nation's No. 2 singles player Brooke Austin (UF) on Friday, Stampfli (Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago/St. Joseph's Covenant) responded by defeating Stetson's Maja Salibasic (6-2, 6-2) in the consolation round of 32. However, she dropped her round of 16 match to Georgia State's Kristin Rehse (6-2, 6-2)
 
The FGCU duo also teamed up in doubles play and put up a fight against the regional tournament's sixth-seeded tandem in UF's Josie Kuhlman and Belinda Woolcock, but ultimately fell short in the round of 16 after dropping the match 8-2.
 
FGCU RESULTS
Main Draw Doubles – Round of 16
#54 Kuhlman/Woolcock (UF) def. Means/Stampfli (FGCU) 8-2
 
Singles – Consolation Round of 32
Breana Stampfli (FGCU) def. Maja Salibasic (SU) 6-2, 6-2
Elizabeth Means (FGCU) def. Andrea Lazaro (FIU) 6-4, 7-5
 
Singles – Consolation Round of 16
Kristin Rehse (Ga. St.) def. Breana Stampfli (FGCU) 6-2, 6-2
Elizabeth Means (FGCU) def. Natasha Prokhnevska (GT) 6-3, 6-3

UP NEXT
Following this weekend's ITA Southeast Regional, the Green and Blue will travel to Miami, Fla., for the three-day FIU Fall Tournament beginning Friday, Oct. 30 and wrapping up Sunday, Nov. 1.
 
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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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