| FGCU Women's Tennis |
| Match |
Saturday, Mar. 27 | 2 PM | Stetson (6-5, 1-1 ASUN) vs FGCU (3-4, 1-1 ASUN) |
| Location |
FGCU Tennis Complex |
| Twitter |
@FGCU_WTen |
| Facebook |
FGCU Women's Tennis |
FORT MYERS, Fla. – The FGCU women's tennis team continues ASUN play this weekend hosting the Stetson Hatters in an afternoon battle.
The Green and Blue
FGCU is coming off a 1-1 start to conference play after falling to North Florida on the road this weekend, 5-2, before bouncing back and defeating Kennesaw State, 4-3 at the USTA site. In singles competition for the Eagles,
Ida Ferding (Vastera, Sweden/Akademi Bastad Gymnasium) is on a three-match win streak, going 2-0 on court No. 4 while
Fanny Norin (Stockholm, Sweden/Thoren Business School) has won her last two matches. Overall, she is 3-1 on court No. 4.
In doubles play,
Alba Retortillo (Leon, Spain/ La Anunciata) and
Lourdes Ramalle (Buenos Aires, Argentina/Portland) have teamed up to collect four wins, each coming on court No. 3 as they are on a two-match win streak.
Stetson Hatters
Stetson enters The Nest having won its last five of seven matches as North Florida ended its four-match winning streak Monday afternoon. On the No. 5 court, Noa Cohen is 5-2 while Anais Gabriel is 4-2, playing anywhere from courts one through four.
In doubles, Danel Ashirova has teamed up with Elodie Foster to produce five wins on the top court. Meanwhile, Brooke Milner and Katie Kubicz have also produced five victories, all coming on court No. 2.
All-Time Series
Despite trailing the series, 10-9, FGCU has won the last seven of nine matches and holds a 5-2 record at home.
Recent Results (Wednesday, Mar. 24)
North Florida def. FAU, 4-3
Charleston (W.V.) def. Bellarmine, 7-0.
Upcoming Matches (Saturday, Mar. 27)
North Florida @ Kennesaw State (11 am)
Liberty @ Marshall (11 am)
North Alabama @ Lipscomb (11 am)
ASUN Standings
South Division
| Place |
Team |
ASUN |
Overall |
| 1. |
North Florida |
2-0 |
10-6 |
| 2. |
Stetson |
1-1 |
6-5 |
| 3. |
FGCU |
1-1 |
3-4 |
| 4. |
Kennesaw State |
0-2 |
5-8 |
North Division
| Place |
Team |
ASUN |
Overall |
| 1. |
Liberty |
2-0 |
12-3 |
| 2. |
Lipscomb |
1-1 |
6-7 |
| 3. |
North Alabama |
1-1 |
5-9 |
| 4. |
Bellarmine |
0-2 |
0-12 |
FOLLOW ALONG
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HEAD COACH COURTNEY VERNON
FGCU's women's tennis team is led by three-time ASUN Coach of the Year Courtney Vernon (8th season)
who led the Eagles to back-to-back ASUN regular-season crowns in her fifth season in 2018. She has mentored her student-athletes into earning 59 ASUN All-Conference and All-Academic honors, including 2014, 2016 and 2017 ASUN Freshman of the Year as well as the 2016, 2017 and 2019 Scholar-Athlete of the Year and the 2018 Player of the Year. Vernon has led the Green and Blue to an 80-61 overall record (.567) and 33-9 conference record (.786).
#FEEDFGCU
FGCU Athletics sponsors events in November and April to benefit the FGCU Campus Food Pantry (www.fgcu.edu/foodpantry) and the Harry Chapin Food Bank (www.harrychapinfoodbank.org), FGCU Athletics' charities of choice. For more information, including how to make a contribution, please visit www.fgcu.edu/foodpantry and utilize the hashtag #FeedFGCU to help raise awareness.
ABOUT FGCU
FGCU teams have combined to win an incredible 85 conference regular season and tournament titles in just 13+ seasons at the Division I level. Additionally, in just nine seasons of D-I postseason eligibility, the Eagles have had a combined 40 teams or individuals compete in NCAA championships. Eight FGCU programs have earned a top-25 national ranking in their respective sport - including women's basketball (No. 21, 2020-21), beach volleyball (No. 20, 2021) and both men's soccer (2018, 2019) and women's soccer (2018) as three of the most recent. In 2016-17, the Green and Blue posted a department-best sixth-place finish in the DI-AAA Learfield Directors' Cup and top-100 showing nationally, ahead of several Power-5 and FBS institutions. In 2018-19, the Eagles had an ASUN and state of Florida best seven teams earn the NCAA's Public Recognition Award for their Academic Progress Rate in their sport. FGCU also collectively earned a record 3.50 GPA in the classroom in the fall 2020 semester and has outperformed the general University undergraduate population for 23 consecutive semesters. The 2019 Fall, 2020 Spring, and 2020 Fall semesters each saw another milestone reached as all 15 programs achieved a 3.0-or-higher team GPA. The Eagles also served an all-time high 7,200 volunteer hours in 2017 - being recognized as one of two runners-up for the inaugural NACDA Community Service Award presented by the Fiesta Bowl.
