FORT MYERS, Fla. – The FGCU women's tennis team (7-9, 4-0 Atlantic Sun) extended its winning streak to five matches with a 6-1 victory over UTSA (9-11, 1-4 Conference USA) on Sunday afternoon at the FGCU Tennis Complex.

"The girls competed well today," said head coach Courtney Vernon. "They're making steps, and we must continue to focus on sticking to our plan when we are competing. We are looking forward to playing North Florida next Saturday morning."

The duo of Elizabeth Means and Sarah Means (Wesley Chapel, Fla./Wiregrass Ranch HS) defeated the Roadrunners' pair of M. Rosell Canudas and Jacobea Junger by a 6-2 count in the No. 1 doubles slot while Johanna Sterkel (Schwetzingen, Germany/Carl-Theodor-Schule HS) and Alex Landert (Naples, Fla./Seton Hall) picked up the second match win in doubles play over Daniela Garcia-Diaz and Lina Hallgren to give the Eagles the first point by an 6-4 score in the No. 3 doubles slot.

Breana Stampfli (Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago/St. Joseph's Convent) continued her strong play with a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Jacobea Junger in the No. 2 slot.

Sterkel cruised to a 6-3 victory in the first set against Alena Shichkova in the No. 3 slot before winning the match after a challenging second set by a 7-5 score. With the win, the junior improves her record to 12-3 during the dual season. Sterkel has been a strong force in the middle of the Eagles' lineup as the Schwetzingen, Germany native has wins over opponents from UCF, No. 61 Georgia State, No. 59 USF and No. 9 Miami.

In the No. 4 slot, Elizabeth Means battled Nicole Karaklis and earned the victory during the third set tiebreaker. Means dropped the first set by a 6-7 score before bouncing back to win the second set, 6-4. The junior then won the third set tie breaker by an 11-9 count. Candela Munoz Giron (Alicante, Spain/Troy) continued her excellent form with a 6-1, 7-6 victory over Lina Hallgren in the No. 5 slot.

Rounding out the day for the Eagles was Landert in the No. 6 slot. The junior won her first set by a 6-2 count against S. Madronal Medina before falling in the second set by a 4-6 score. Landert rallied in the final set to win by a 6-3 count.

The Green and Blue will return to the courts next weekend when they play North Florida on Saturday, April 4 at 10 a.m. and Marquette on Sunday, April 5 at 10 a.m.

FINAL RESULTS

FGCU: 6 UTSA: 1

SINGLES
1. M. Rosell Canudas (UTSA) def. Sarah Means (FGCU) 6-3, 6-1
2. Breana Stampfli (FGCU) def. Jacobea Junger (UTSA) 6-3, 6-4
3. Johanna Sterkel (FGCU) def. Alena Shichkova (UTSA) 6-3, 7-5
4. Elizabeth Means (FGCU) def. Nicole Karaklis (UTSA) 6-7, 6-4, 11-9
5. Candela Munoz Giron (FGCU) def. Lina Hallgren (UTSA) 6-1, 7-6
6. Alex Landert (FGCU) def. S. Madroñal Medina (UTSA) 6-2, 4-6, 6-3

DOUBLES
1. Sarah Means/Elizabeth Means (FGCU) def. M. Rosell Canudas/Jacobea Junger (UTSA) 6-2
2. Breana Stampfli/Candela Munoz Giron (FGCU) vs. Alena Shichkova/Nicole Karaklis (UTSA) 5-4, DNF
3. Johanna Sterkel/Alex Landert (FGCU) def. Daniela Garcia-Diaz/Lina Hallgren (UTSA) 6-4

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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.

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