DAYTONA BEACH Fla. – The FGCU men's tennis team (5-2) claimed the doubles point, but was unable to keep the momentum in singles play as it suffered its second loss of the year against Troy University (6-4), 4-3, at the City Island Tennis Courts in Daytona Beach.
 
"Today was a tough match," said head coach CJ Weber. "Troy has a really good team and they took if from us. Both teams fought with a lot of energy and intensity. It was a really competitive college tennis match. Now we have to reset and get ready for Bethune-Cookman tomorrow."
 
The senior co-captain duo of Tianyu Bao (Tianjin, China/Bayshore HS (Bradenton, Fla.)) and Jordi Vives (Barcelona, Spain/IES Ferran Tallada/USC) got the Eagles going with a 6-2 win in the No. 1 slot over Moreno and Lau. In the No. 3 slot, the junior duo of Ricky Ventura (Barcelona, Spain/University of Barcelona) and Lucas Vaz (Sao Paulo, Brazil/Colegio Fleming/Tulsa) gave the Green and Blue the doubles point after a 6-3 win over Bustamante and Samaha.
 
In the singles action, Ventura gave the Eagles a 2-0 lead after a 6-3, 6-3 score over Bustamante in the No. 4 slot. However, Troy started its comeback bid as the Trojans tied the contest with a pair of wins in the No. 5 and 6 slots. Vives claimed a 3-2 lead for the Eagles after a win over Ndayishimye in the No. 1 slot, 6-4, 7-5. Ndayishimye, currently ranked No. 954 in the world, was Vives' second win in a row over an ATP World Tour ranked opponent as the Barcelona, Spain native bested No. 71 Miami's Lomacki, who is currently ranked No. 736 in the world, last weekend.
 
The Trojans leveled the match at 3-3 as Andres Alfonzo (Hollywood, Fla./Texas Christian University) fell by a narrow margin against ITA No. 89 Gabriel Dias by a 7-6 (5), 6-4 count. In a winner-takes-all No. 3 slot match, Eduardo Alfonzo (Valencia, Venezuela./Barry University) went down early in the third set and ultimately lost to Andy Lau 3-6, 6-2, 6-3.
 
The Eagles will look to get back to their winning ways Saturday at 11 a.m. against Bethune-Cookman in Daytona Beach.
 
FINAL RESULTS
 
Troy: 4 FGCU: 3
 
SINGLES
 
1. #107 Jordi Vives (FGCU) def. Hassan Ndayishimye (TROY) 6-4, 7-5
2. #89 Gabriel Dias (TROY) def. Andres Alfonzo (FGCU) 7-6, 6-4
3. Andy Lau (TROY) def. Eduardo Alfonzo (FGCU) 3-6, 6-2, 6-3
4. Ricky Ventura (FGCU) def. Daniel Bustamante (TROY) 6-3, 6-3
5. Giovani Samaha (TROY) def. Tianyu Bao (FGCU) 6-1, 3-6, 6-1
6. Pablo Moreno (TROY) def. Michael Beiler (FGCU) 6-4, 7-5
 
DOUBLES
 
1. Vives/ Bao (FGCU) def. Moreno/ Lau (TROY) 6-2
2. Ndayishimye/ Dias (TROY) vs. Alfonzo/ Bates (FGCU) 5-3, unfinished
3. Ventura/Lucas Vaz (FGCU) def. Samaha/ Bustamante (TROY) 6-3
 
ORDER OF FINISH
 
Doubles (1, 3); Singles (4, 6, 5, 1, 2, 3)
 
CJ WEBER
FGCU is led by CJ Weber, who has coached 10 A-Sun All-Conference selections since joining the Green and Blue in 2011. In his third season, Weber guided Jordi Vives to a No. 35 national ranking, a nation-leading 14-match unbeaten streak and the round of 32 in the 2014 NCAA Tournament – the program's first appearance. His teams have continually posted winning records and finished the 2014 season a Division-I best third in the conference with 12 wins.
 
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