KENNESAW, Ga. – The FGCU women's tennis team (8-7, 2-0 A-Sun) overcame more rainy conditions and concluded a successful conference-opening weekend with a dominant performance against Kennesaw State (1-13, 0-1 A-Sun) as they defeated the Owls, 7-0, Saturday afternoon.
 
Afternoon showers postponed the match for nearly five hours after the Eagles claimed the doubles point, and FGCU returned when play resumed to win all six singles matches.
 
With the win, FGCU not only improved to 8-2 all-time against Kennesaw State, but also matched last season's regular-season win total (eight) as the Eagles are currently riding a three-match win streak.
 
"The girls got the win today and competed well," said FGCU head coach Courtney Vernon. "I was proud of how they overcame less than ideal conditions for the second time this weekend. We're looking forward to getting back to work on Monday in preparation of our matches later in the week."
 
SATURDAY RESULTS
Doubles
No. 1 Doubles: Stampfli/Treyes Albarracin (FGCU) def. Hopton/De Wet (KSU): 6-2
No. 2 Doubles: Ascua/Curtis (FGCU) def. Mercado/Martin (KSU): 7-5
No. 3 Doubles: Falceto Font/Means (FGCU) vs. Castro/Bueno (KSU): DNF
 
Singles
No. 1 Singles: Stampfli (FGCU) def. Hopton (KSU): 6-4, 7-5
No. 2 Singles: Treyes Albarracin (FGCU) def. Martin (KSU): 6-2, 6-2
No. 3 Singles: Ascua (FGCU) def. Mercado (KSU): 6-4, 6-2
No. 4 Singles: Curtis (FGCU) def. Castro (KSU): 6-3, 6-4
No. 5 Singles: Means (FGCU) def. De Wet (KSU): 4-6, 6-4, 11-9
No. 6 Singles: Falceto Font (FGCU) def. Cantrell (KSU): 6-3, 6-1
 
Order of Finish: Doubles (1,2); Singles (3, 2, 4, 1, 5, 6)

 
UP NEXT
FGCU hosts its conference home-opener next week by welcoming A-Sun newcomer NJIT and USC Upstate. The Eagles will play the Highlanders Thursday at 6 p.m. at the FGCU Tennis Complex and have a quick turnaround before their matchup with the Spartans Saturday at 2 p.m.
 
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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 32-27 overall record (.542) and 11-4 conference record (.750) in her two years at FGCU.
 
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