NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Winning the doubles point for the fifth-straight match, the FGCU men's tennis team kept its momentum to defeat Lipscomb late Thursday night 5-2. The Eagles (6-9, 1-1 ASUN) were in control throughout, dominating doubles before winning three of the first four singles matches against the Bisons (6-9, 1-1).

"Today was a great college match," said head coach CJ Weber. "Lipscomb competed well, but we did a great job of getting on top and not letting go. We actually had a great crowd out there who supported us well, which is always nice to have on the road. Now we shift our focus to Kennesaw State."

Doubles win from No. 3 and No. 2 allowed FGCU to secure a quick doubles point. The pairing of Austin Bates (Marietta, Ga./Pope HS) and Felipe Ramirez (Armenia, Colombia/Florida Virtual School) took down Daniel Cardenas and Pedro Uribe at No. 3 6-2 before Ezequiel Cerrini (Sunny Isles Beach, Fla./Homeschool) and Mateo Ruiz (Bucaramanga, Colombia/Oklahoma State) took down Jorge Ortegon and Francesco Tacconi 6-1.

Javier Fernandez (Ibiza, Spain/IES CTEIB) continued his dominance in ASUN play, defeating Tacconi 6-4, 6-4 at No. 5 to put the Eagles in front 2-0 before Daniel Cardenas took down Marcelo Tebet (Londrina, Brazil/Colégio Anglo Americano) by the same scoreline.

Lipscomb briefly tied the match at 2-2 when Victor Chaw defeated Cerrini 6-4, 7-5.

The Green and Blue, however, won the next three matches, started by a 6-3, 7-5 victory by Ramirez over Manzanares at No. 1. Leading 3-2, Bates secured the victory by taking down Uribe 7-5, 7-6.


Oliver Landert (Naples, Fla./Florida Virtual School/Florida) was the last off the courts, beating Ortegon 6-2, 4-6, 7-6.

UP NEXT
FGCU continues ASUN play with a Saturday afternoon match at Kennesaw State.

COMPLETE RESULTS
Doubles Results
1) Oliver Landert/Marcelo Tebet (FGCU) vs. Alejandro Manzanares/Victor Chaw (LIP) 4-4, DNF
2) Ezequiel Cerrini/Mateo Ruiz (FGCU) def. Jorge Ortegon/Francesco Tacconi (LIP) 6-1
3) Austin Bates/Felipe Ramirez (FGCU) def. Daniel Cardenas/Pedro Uribe (LIP) 6-2
Singles Results
1) Felipe Ramirez (FGCU) def. Alejandra Manzanares (LIP) 6-3, 7-5
2) Victor Chaw (LIP) def. Ezequiel Cerrini (FGCU) 6-4, 7-5
3) Oliver Landert (FGCU) def. Jorge Ortegon (LIP) 6-2, 4-6, 7-6
4) Daniel Cardenas (LIP) def. Marcelo Tebet (FGCU) 6-4, 6-4
5) Javier Fernandez (FGCU) def. Francesco Tacconi (LIP) 6-4, 6-4
6) Austin Bates (FGCU) def. Pedro Uribe (LIP) 7-5, 7-6
Order of Finish: Doubles (3,2), Singles (5,4,2,1,6,3)

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 79-65 (.549) overall record and a 30-15 (.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. FGCU again won the ASUN Championship in 2017, advancing to its second NCAA Tournament.

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