FORT MYERS, Fla. – The FGCU men's tennis team (4-6, 1-0 ASUN) will continue its long home swing with two matches in as many days at the FGCU Tennis Complex. The Eagles will host UNC Asheville for a meet at 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 13 before facing off against UNC Wilmington at 5 p.m. on Thursday, March 14.

"This is the first time we've played UNC Asheville and it's always fun playing someone new," head coach CJ Weber said. "They have the No. 1 doubles team in the country in their program so that's exciting, as well. We played UNC Wilmington last year and they are good year in and year out. That's a great match for us, as well."

Last Time Out
•     The Eagles led a well-balanced attack against the George Washington Colonials, earning a 5-2 victory last Sunday afternoon at the FGCU Tennis Complex.  
•     FGCU started off the match by continuing to build on its recent strength in doubles play. The pair of Juan Montes (Pereira, Colombia) and Pedro Maciel (Belo Horizonte, Brazil/Goliath Academy) was the first to finish, claiming a 6-2 victory on court No. 3. Feliksas Sakalauskas (Palanga, Lithuania/Virginia Tech) and Felipe Ramirez (Armenia, Colombia/Florida Virtual School) followed up with a victory of their own at court No. 2 that secured the doubles point for the Eagles.
•     In singles play, four different FGCU athletes earned points. Marcelo Tebet (Londrina, Brazil/Colégio Anglo Americano), Montes, Sakalauskas and Ramirez all won straight-set matches at their respective courts to power the team towards its victory.

Scouting the Bulldogs
•     UNC Asheville enters Wednesday's match with a 10-2 overall record and has yet to have any matchups in Big South Conference play.
•     The Bulldogs were on a 10-match winning streak before falling at College of Charleston (4-3) and at No. 48 FAU (4-0).
•     The duo of Henry Patten and Oli Nolan has been ranked at No. 1 in the nation in doubles play since Feb. 6 and currently owns a 7-0 record.
•     In singles play, Patten owns a 6-2 record at court No. 1 and Nolan is 5-3 on court No. 2.

Scouting the Seahawks
•     UNC Wilmington is currently 6-6, but will face off against the Miami Hurricanes before taking on FGCU. The Seahawks compete in the Colonial Athletic Association.
•     Michael Copeland and Cole Groetsch have earned a 5-4 record in doubles play at court No. 1.
•     Austin Hussey owns the best record of the team in singles play (7-2). Hussey is 1-0 at court No. 1, 2-2 at court No. 2 and 4-0 at court No. 3.
•     Last year, the Eagles took on the Seahawks in a match in Orlando at the ITA Kickoff.
•     The Seahawks, who were the reigning CAA champions, narrowly edged out a 4-3 victory over the Green and Blue.

Up Next
The Eagles will return to the FGCU Tennis Complex on Wednesday, March 20 to take on Georgia State. The match against the Panthers will begin at 5 p.m. and will be the first meeting between the two schools.

FOLLOW ALONG
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CJ WEBER
FGCU is led by CJ Weber who has coached 29 ASUN All-Conference selections since joining the Green and Blue in 2011. In his seventh year, Weber has compiled an 86-74 (.537) overall record and a 32-18 (.640) 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.