Box Score BOCA RATON, Fla. – Luck did not go the way of the FGCU men's tennis team Saturday as the Eagles fell 5-2 to FAU. The Eagles (1-5) claimed the doubles point but fell behind in singles only for an injury to prevent any chance of a comeback against the Owls (5-2).

"Today was another really hard-fought match," said head coach CJ Weber. "We did a great job jumping on them in doubles especially when they just beat Georgia two days ago. FAU responded well and did what they needed to do in singles. We continue to get tested early in the season but I'm still very confident in this team."

Trailing 3-1 but with chances to extend the match with performances at No. 1 and No. 4, FGCU's Oliver Landert (Naples, Fla./Florida Virtual School/Florida) was unable to continue his match after splitting the first two sets. Following the retirement, Felipe Ramirez (Armenia, Colombia/Florida Virtual School) defeated Jason Legall 6-1, 1-6, 6-4 at No. 1 and Felipe Escobar (Pereira, Colombia/Liceo Frances de Pereira/TCU) fell 7-6, 7-6 at No. 4 to Gabriel Sidney.

FGCU's day started off strong with a pair of doubles victories. Escobar and Austin Bates (Marietta, Ga./Pope HS) secured a 6-4 win over Ignacio Garcia and Arthur Stefani. While Ramirez and Landert were trailing 5-4 to Remi Chancerel and Sidney, Mateo Ruiz (Bucaramanga, Colombia/Oklahoma State) and Javier Fernandez (Ibiza, Spain/IES CTEIB) took down Legall and Thomas Guy by the same 6-4 scoreline to secure the doubles point.  

With the lead, FAU stormed back with victories at No. 2, 6 and 5 before the injury. Ezequiel Cerrini (Sunny Isles Beach, Fla./Homeschool) dropped his match at No. 2 to Chancerel 6-1, 6-4 while Fernandez fell 6-4, 6-3 to Stefani.

At No. 5, Ruiz lost 6-4, 6-2 to Thomas Bugeaud in the match just before Landert's.

FGCU faces a quick turnaround with a match tomorrow at 12:00 p.m. against Florida A&M.

COMPLETE RESULTS
DOUBLES RESULTS
1) Oliver Landert/Felipe Ramirez (FGCU) vs. Remi Chancerel/Gabriel Sidney (FAU) 5-4 DNF
2) Felipe Escobar/Austin Bates (FGCU) def. Ignacio Garcia/Arthur Stefani (FAU) 6-4
3) Mateo Ruiz/Javier Fernandez (FGCU) def. Jason Legall/Thomas Guy (FAU) 6-4
SINGLES RESULTS
1) Felipe Ramirez (FGCU) def. Jason Legall (FAU) 6-1, 1-6, 6-4
2) Remi Chancerel (FAU) def. Ezequiel Cerrini (FGCU) 6-1, 6-4
3) Igancio Garcia (FAU) def. Oliver Landert (FGCU) 4-6, 6- 4, retired
4) Gabriel Sidney (FAU) def. Felipe Escobar (FGCU) 7-6, 7-6
5) Thomas Bugeaud (FAU) def. Mateo Ruiz (FGCU) 6-4, 6-2
6) Arthur Stefani (FAU) def. Javier Fernandez (FGCU) 6-4, 6-3
Order of Finish: Doubles (2, 3), Singles (2, 6, 5, 3, 1, 4)
 
CJ WEBER
FGCU is led by CJ Weber who has coached 26 ASUN All-Conference selections since joining the Green and Blue in 2011. In his sixth year, Weber has compiled a 75-61 (.552) overall record and a 29-14 (.694) record in ASUN play. In 2014-15, Weber guided the Eagles to their first-ever ASUN Championship and first-ever ASUN 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. The Eagles completed consecutive perfect ASUN seasons in 2016 and back-to-back conference titles as well as a second-straight Coach of the Year honor for Weber.
 
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