CORAL GABLES, Fla. – The FGCU women's tennis team began the fall season at the Miami Fall Invite this weekend. The Eagles faced the likes of Pittsburgh, Miami, and Auburn over the weekend.

Sofia Perez (Costa Rica/Florida Virtual School) led the team with two singles wins and was also involved in two more doubles victories alongside Sofia Blanno (Johns Creek, Ga./K12 International Academy/Auburn). Maja Ornberg (Kil, Sweden/De la Gardiegymnasiet, Lidkoping) produced the biggest win of the weekend, defeating #9 Alizee Michaud of Auburn 7-6, 4-6, 10-6.

Full results from the weekend are listed below:
 
Doubles Results
Jaeda Daniel/Alizee Michaud (Auburn) def. Bridget Forster/Maja Ornberg (FGCU) 6-1
Alannah Griffin/Madeline Meredith (Auburn) def. Julia Ascúa/Madison Gallegos (FGCU) 6-4
Mary Katherine Lewis/Caroline Turner (Auburn) def. Laura Falceto Font/Patricia Villar (FGCU) 6-4
Sofia Blanno/Sofia Perez (FGCU) def. Clara Lucas/Natsumi Okamoto (Pittsburgh) 6-2
Ana Madcur/E. Perez-Somarriba (Miami) def. Bridget Forster/Maja Ornberg (FGCU) 6-1
Daniella Roldan/Ulyana Shirokova (Miami) def. Julia Ascúa/Madison Gallegos (FGCU) 6-1
Laura Falceto Font/Patricia Villar (FGCU) def. Sara Culbertson/Sharon Danquah (Miami) 6-4
Camila Moreno/Luisa Varon (Pittsburgh) def. Sofia Blanno/Sofia Perez (FGCU) 6-4
Bridget Forster/Maja Ornberg (FGCU) def. Jovana Knezevic/Gabriela Rezende (Pittsburgh) 6-3
Julia Ascúa/Madison Gallegos (FGCU) def. Camila Moreno/Luisa Varon (Pittsburgh) 6-4
Claudia Bartolome/Callie Frey (Pittsburgh) def. Laura Falceto Font/Patricia Villar (FGCU) 6-3
Sofia Blanno/Sofia Perez (FGCU) def. Clara Lucas/Natsumi Okamoto (Pittsburgh) 6-2

Singles Results
Gabriela Rezende (Pittsburgh) def. Maja Ornberg (FGCU) 7-6 (7-5), 7-6 (7-3)
Luisa Varon (Pittsburgh) def. Julia Ascúa (FGCU) 2-6, 6-2, 6-3
Bridget Forster (FGCU) def. Jovana Knezevic (Pittsburgh) 6-1, 6-0
Claudia Bartolome (Pittsburgh) def. Patricia Villar (FGCU) 6-2, 6-4
Callie Frey (Pittsburgh) def. Laura Falceto Font (FGCU) 7-6 (7-4), 6-4
Camila Moreno (Pittsburgh) def. Madison Gallegos (FGCU) 6-2, 4-6, 10-6
Sofia Perez (FGCU) def. Clara Lucas (Pittsburgh) 6-2, 6-1
Natsumi Okamoto (Pittsburgh) def. Sofia Blanno (FGCU) 3-6, 6-2, 10-3
Jaeda Daniel (Auburn) def. Bridget Forster (FGCU) 6-2, 6-3
Maja Ornberg (FGCU) def. #9 Alizee Michaud (Auburn) 7-6, 4-6, 10-6
Julia Ascúa (FGCU) def. Caroline Turner (Auburn) 6-2, 4-6, 10-3
Laura Falceto Font (FGCU) def. Madeline Meredith (Auburn) 2-6, 6-2, 10-4
Sofia Perez (FGCU) def. Natsumi Okamoto (Pittsburgh) 6-4, 6-2
Jovana Knezevic (Pittsburgh) def. Sofia Blanno (FGCU) 7-6, 2-6, 10-6

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HEAD COACH COURTNEY VERNON
FGCU's women's tennis team is led by two-time ASUN Coach of the Year Courtney Vernon, whose fourth season under the helm saw the Eagles claim their first ASUN Championship in program history. She has mentored her student-athletes into earning a total of 43 ASUN All-Conference and All-Academic honors, including the 2014, 2016 and 2017 ASUN Freshman of the Year as well as the 2016 and 2017 Scholar-Athlete of the Year. Vernon has led the Green and Blue to a 51-34 overall record (.600) and 21-5 conference record (.808) in her four years at FGCU.
 
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