TAMPA, Fla. – The No. 75 FGCU men's tennis wraps up its spring break trip, travelling to Tampa for the USF Invite. While in Tampa, the Eagles will have a rematch with Troy Friday at 2:30 p.m. before taking on No. 23 Penn State Sunday at 12 p.m.

LAST TIME OUT
FGCU faced Troy and Georgia Southern last weekend in Statesboro, Ga., with the Eagles coming away with a split. Against the Trojans, FGCU claimed the doubles point, with wins at No. 1 and No. 2 doubles, however the Eagles would drop four singles matches, falling 4-2 in the match.

Against Georgia Southern, FGCU trailed 1-0 after the doubles point but rebounded to take the match 4-3. Javier Fernandez (Ibiza, Spain/IES CTEIB) and Andres Alfonzo (Hollywood, Fla./Texas Christian University) earned wins at No. 6 and No. 2 singles, respectively to give FGCU a slight edge in the overall match early in singles play. After a loss at No. 4 singles, Ezequiel Cerrini (Sunny Isles Beach, Fla./Homeschool) tied the match at 3-3, winning his match at No. 3 singles. With the match on the line, Ricky Ventura (Barcelona, Spain/University of Barcelona) claimed the No. 1 singles win with a three-set thriller, giving FGCU a 4-3 victory.

SCOUTING THE TROJANS
Along with Troy's match with FGCU, the Trojans also faced Winthrop and Georgia Southern. The Trojans split those matches, moving their 2016 record to 6-10. Daniel Bustamante's record at No. 1 singles now stands at 4-6 with his win over Ventura. Giovani Samaha won his match at No. 2 singles over FGCU and is now 1-3 this season from that spot.

In doubles, Troy continues to change its pairings. The Trojans have used eight different combinations at No. 1 doubles, 11 at No. 2 doubles and seven at No. 3.

With last week's loss, the Eagles are now 2-3 all-time against the Trojans.

SCOUTING THE NITTANY LIONS
Sunday's match with No. 23 Penn State will be the third dual against a ranked opponent this season. The Nittany Lions carry impressive records across the board in singles play, starting at the top of the lineup with Leo Stakhovsky's 8-2 mark from No. 1 singles. Constant De La Bassetiere brings a perfect 6-0 record from his No. 2 position into the weekend while also earning a 1-0 record at No. 1 and a 2-0 record at No. 3. Matt Barry has played both No. 3 and No. 4 singles, compiling 3-0 and 4-2 records respectively.

Barry and Stakhovsky have made up one of three pairings used at the No. 2 doubles position. The duo is 4-2 on the year while Matt Galush and Roman Trkulja are 2-0. At No. 1 doubles, David Kohan and Christian Lutschaunig are 6-4.

Sunday will be the first meeting between Penn State and FGCU.

UP NEXT
FGCU returns home for a midweek matchup with Texas-San Antonio. The match is scheduled for a 6 p.m. start Tuesday as the Eagles look to keep their unblemished home record.

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CJ WEBER
FGCU is led by CJ Weber who has coached 16 A-Sun All-Conference selections since joining the Green and Blue in 2011. In his fifth year, Weber has compiled a 57-40 (.588) overall record and a 20-11 (.645) record in A-Sun play. In 2014-15, Weber guided the Eagles to their first-ever Atlantic Sun Championship and first-ever Atlantic Sun Regular Season title after a program-best 17 wins. In his third season, Weber led 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.
 
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